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I have a recent problem with my MTD RTZ54 GOLD zero turn mower. While mowing and turning a corner my blades stopped turning. The mower runs, turns, and drives fine. The belts are ALL hooked up and working properly. Thinking there was a problem with the clutch I checked that first. If I jump a wire to the clutch directly from the battery the clutch engages and the mower mows just fine (I finished mowing this way, with a jumper wire, I know it is not the safest thing to so...)
Here is the weird thing, when I unhook the wiring harness to the clutch I get 12 volts at the power end of the connector with the key and clutch button pulled out (clutch button seem okay), but... when I hook up the clutch the voltage goes to zero at the wires... Okay, again 12 volts when unhooked from the clutch and "0" zero when hooked to the clutch. I am thinking there is a blade controlling nanny that might be grounding out the system, just a guess, but why does the juice go away when I hook up the clutch (which works fine with a jumper) ? I am thinking it needs to be the seat pressure control (don't think so), the reverse "blade shutoffs" but there are two and I don't think both would go bad at once, or... I am open to suggestions. Have anyone had this experience ?
Here is the weird thing, when I unhook the wiring harness to the clutch I get 12 volts at the power end of the connector with the key and clutch button pulled out (clutch button seem okay), but... when I hook up the clutch the voltage goes to zero at the wires... Okay, again 12 volts when unhooked from the clutch and "0" zero when hooked to the clutch. I am thinking there is a blade controlling nanny that might be grounding out the system, just a guess, but why does the juice go away when I hook up the clutch (which works fine with a jumper) ? I am thinking it needs to be the seat pressure control (don't think so), the reverse "blade shutoffs" but there are two and I don't think both would go bad at once, or... I am open to suggestions. Have anyone had this experience ?