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I just put new blades on my Deere LT160, I removed the deck when doing so. I got it all put back together and now when I

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Customer: I just put new blades on my John Deere LT160, I removed the deck when doing so. I got it all put back together and now when I engage the mower blades it shuts down the tractor!!! I don't see anything different that I did that would cause this...HELP please.

Answered by wtolkson in 6 mins 6 years ago

wtolkson

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Hi I'm Wayne

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sounds to me that you knocked a wire off the PTO switch, or the neutral safety switch, check them, a wire is loose from some where

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Customer

I check all my wires and nothing is wrong. It's a physical issue, when I throw the arm/engage the blades it shuts down the tractor. Is there something physically that I could have done wrong? Some sort of safety that is preventing the tractor blades from engaging? They spin for a few seconds then the tractor dies.

Customer

The belts are on all of the pulleys and nothing is wrong that I see.

wtolkson, Expert

Hi Sorry for the delay

our computer was out for almost 2 hours

the only thing I can think of is the safety switch

did you check all fuses ,

also unplug the PTO clutch , see if it still does that

Customer

No problem. When I push in the clutch on the left hand side of the tractor to move the deck up and down it doesn't feel right. Also, the dial that sets the depth of the deck won't continuously spin clockwise. It gets hung up on 4" whereas it use to go past 4" and back to 1"

Customer

I will check the fuses and clutch after dinner. But this feels like a mechanical issue when I push the clutch in and try and raise and lower the deck..ugghhh!

wtolkson, Expert

Thank you for that

Yes that is unusual all worked fine before blade change ??

yes try that unplug the PTO clutch

Customer

When I activate the blades with the "engage handle" it 'opens' a switch under the hood, however for some reason it kills the engine. So, I bypassed that safety switch by keeping it in the 'closed' position under the hood to temporarily make it work. So, I'm thinking there could be a bad relay or there is another switch that is bad under the tractor. I have not unplugged the PTO clutch yet.

Customer

We are getting closer;)

wtolkson, Expert

Morning

yes unplug that switch, see what it does

yes getting closer

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