9 years later your video helps someone yet again. Only video that helped and I looked at all kinds of videos for the last two days trying different stuff and dumping into parts. Crazy enough my cubcadet 1320 hydro prehistoric mower with sentimental value I can still reverse drive forward my blades actually don't engage until I move my pulley lever luckily as applying pressure makes the belt spin. I followed you killswitch didn't work for me but.... the throttle did so thanks a lot I appreciate the video brother.

Of all the videos I have watched on riding lawnmowers, you are the first to explain the coil kill switch is used to ground the coil and kill the engine. Thank you very much! I had a fairly extensive electronics background on old IBM card equipment, but I didn’t know how small engines, electronics were supposed to work. This makes safety switches current usage understandable. Thanks again.

@RaymondCastro-qj6ll

4 ай бұрын

Same here he's good 💯 I just doing a wizard mower with a 20 HP motor that I put in so now with this video I know how thank you brother for the video God bless you 😅

@lensagl5858

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your help

IM STOKED! Just about giving up on finding the information. And there this video is renewing my hope. (Four nights in a row I burnt the midnight oil, because it's too hot to work during the day here in Mississippi) out of money and most resources but I do have these simple items you suggest. I'm going to leave you a rave review if this works and share it everywhere. THANKS SO MUCH SIR.. FROM NORTH MISSISSIPPI

Finally somebody that shows how to wire the stater for charging. Everybody else seemed to have white an red wires but mine was black an purple like yours. I did the same wiring job on my murray because the dam safety switch's "idiot helpers" wouldn't let me start it.

I know this vid is old but thanks to you I was able to bypass everything on a old garden tractor I picked up for $20. It has no deck but had all the safety stuff still on it. And all the wiring was hacked up and wires wrong. You were able to show me how to rewire and have the motor crank over after being off for 20yrs. Thanks!!!

@gergemall

Жыл бұрын

Excellent

thank you so much, i never would be able to fix my own mower without your excellent tutorial..... Kudos

GREAT video sir, I just rewired my old Cub Cadet Hydro 1320 i put a bigger pulley on the engine and it runs real good, it's best to remove all the safety switches, weld up a better exhaust, jet the carby. I run LED lights 2 upfront 2 under the footrests 1 at the back and a 12V- 90amp truck battery up behind the seat, lights up well at night.

didn't go as far as rewiring but you video got me over the hump for troubleshooting why it wouldn't start .next thing on list is adjusting throttle .

Got a Lawn mower for free. Someone messed up all the wiring. Would not run so I followed the video and it is running well now. It is now my new yard cart puller.

Thanks. I have a second riding mower that I am turning into something to ride on my property. I was happy to find when I used the first url you provided, I was able to print it out. This will be a great help.

This is exactly what I needed...making this old Craftsman tractor last one more year...or so. Thanks!!

Finally! This is what I've been looking for! You cut all the crap out and showed me what is essential to make that thing go! It makes total sense to me. I just got a decent mower for free, but somebody has mangled up all the factory wiring and I can't figure out what is what. Now that I know the essentials, I can skip the spaghetti mess that came with the mower! And without buying a new wiring harness for $80.

@theobserver9131

2 жыл бұрын

I am going to use it for mowing, so I might put a safety switch in here and there. Whatever is necessary to make sure nobody dies on it.

@MikeTyson2

2 жыл бұрын

Did it work . Can I get some feedback from you

@theobserver9131

2 жыл бұрын

@@MikeTyson2 yes, turns out I didn't have to do much. This video helped me understand what I was looking at, and realizing that it wasn't as bad as I thought. Just some loose connections. Though, I don't think I'm getting a good charge to the battery yet. I need to chase that problem down, but it's not a big deal. I get 30 to 40 starts out of one charge from my charger.

@raymondcastro-gb5xw

Жыл бұрын

Same here, this was the best video yet thanks

Hi Mate , I live In Sydney Australia Thanks so much for your clip I saved like $80 Aus , I done it my self , because no one wants to work here , lol I am going to pimp out my mower thanks again Steve

@EivinSukoi

4 жыл бұрын

Lol " Down under pimping " sounds scary , but Australians know how to do it . Greetings from Rhode Island 🇺🇸

You really do crack the method to the madness, Great Job and easily understood.

Excellent demo. Thanks for the quick run through of the wiring... very useful tutorial!

Best precise info out there man , I've struggled so much with mower tractors cause issues like these , you are the man . Bowed to you .

Omg thank you for making this video was trying to rewire my mower myself and it just wasnt gunna happen until i found this video

So glad to find your channel. I have several mowers and other projects small engines and ,

Greetings from Rocket City!!! Thank you for taking time to enlighten me! Love it!

nice vid very helpful! restoring the same mower right now a Montgomery Ward made by MTD.

Thanks a lot. Very well done and that diagram helped a lot too.

Thank you for simplifying this mess! I just need this crapped out old Murray to last a little longer till I get a new one. Just the info I was looking for!

Super helpful! This is gold. Thanks so much!

This is a very good tutorial for me, thank you, My Craftsman shut-down on me. I tested the 4 Pole Solenoid, i got power from the Battery, power to the White wire when the key is turned, but not power on the out wire the the starter. I bought a 3 pole and Cowboyd the original ground. When i turn the key a get a Clunk sound on the chassis, think its the Solenoid. I have have found 2 Safety Switches. Though my Solenoid test should tell me the Safe switch's are good.

Great job dude been needing to know this for awhile

great easy to follow video. Job well done.! Ontario Canada

Hey thanks alot !! I got the right same tractor and I needs some details about wiring and you reply right and simple about my ask 😀

I will try it. I pulled a 20hp kohler off my ranchking (trashed steering gears) and put it on my Lt 1000. The kohler is supposedly fuel injected. I will figure it out. Good video bro. Peace

yep but i think that insted of the bolt that holds it to the frame one of the connectors goes to ground ive got one like you describe and ended up swapping it for the style i have in the vid because i did not know that it needed to be grounded

Brilliant. Thanks. Worked a treat. I have a carb solenoid and I found on another video you can remove fuel solenoid and grind off the spring pin in the centre. This will mean your fuel won’t cut off at shut down but I’m not racing or puddle jumping. I’m wondering if the alternator/generators on mowers give trouble

@MikeTyson2

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

Thanks man the only video on you tube that heaped me with wiring my mower

Great video man. Very well explained.

you can get a wiring diagram on the net if you know your model # a lot of brands are wired alike craftsman has a very good diagram it explains every wire on it good info.

@MikeTyson2

2 жыл бұрын

Please supply the link Frank

You are awesome, saved me a lot of headache👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

I got my mower set up for pull start so I don't need a battery or starter. so what would I need to do with the 2 stator wires?

two small wires conennecting solenoid, which side does the red wire connect too?

Just defeated 2 safety switches on an old Toro Wheelhorse. All I did was find the switch and ran the wires together creating a loop. The one for the clutch safety were 2 red and one green wire. I tried a loop first with the 2 red wires. That didn't work. Next I tried using the green for a ground. Still nothing. Ended up by simply twisting all three together. The pto switch was just two wires, again just twisted them together. If you have small kids or grandkids, obviously don't do this and when you sell make sure the new owner is aware of what the situation is with the mower. If it works its a heck of a lot easier than this way, at least to me. And of course you try this at your own risk.

Does a snapper zero turn 33" has a fuse that goes to the battery?? I bought one and I was told it has to have one. I'm asking because it keeps killing my battery. When I buy a new one it takes like 2 weeks till it goes dead all the way or could it be the solinoid??

I respectfully suggest IF you need or want a BETTER quality solenoid switch that you get a automotive one, I used a automotive solenoid that's used on a 1965 Ford F100 truck. Many do not know these little mower solenoids are not truly waterproof, many are damaged by folks washing off their mowers etc. Compare YOUR ROOM where the lawn mower one fits to the Ford switch, the actual mount holes of my Ford switch MATCHED the hole pattern of the mower one, all I had to do is adapt wires to the switch, the cable terminals of the auto switch is larger.

do you need the ground wire going from motor to frame ?

WOW!! awesome .. sooooooooo helpful . and practical .. yep .. I subscribed to your channel .. thank you for making EASY .. I really appreciate this !!!

Would you happen to know if I could wire my fuel shut off solenoid into that extra connector on my solenoid

what is that little sqare thing which is situated beside the place where the solenoid should be? the one with 2 pins. is it the v.regulator?

ok well i have two questions my positive wire on my stator does not have a diode in it can i still hook it up with out one and n the bottom of my carb there are two wires coming off the bottom of wich i think is an electric chock how do i hook it up or by pass it. its a 14.5 ohv Briggs and Straton. and the engine come off another lawn mower so the wires on this one are not the same

When u grab the 2 red wires one goes to the switch and the other one goes to the charger wire what about the solenoid wire where does it run to

Does the solenoid need to have a clean ground or does it need to have paint on it?

Thank you for your HELP

i have 2 wires comeing from under flywheel red black black goes to ground red wire goes to a conater a wire goes to key switch other red wire goes to the bottom of solenloid have another wire goes from big post of solleniod to a fuse to key switch is this right ?

+jesse hureta, my friend, check to see if the magneto (altenator) is pluged up, its 2 wires mostly red and black, some times white /yellow and black, thr red one should have a diode ( tiny little barrell looking thingy, that is what runs your lights and recharges ur bat, if its not that, you have a grounding prob draining your bat goodluck and i hope its a simple fix for u cause i hate working on the elect

Thank you. Very good video

My dynamark makes spark when I push the button down I got the red connected to the push button and the black connected to the push button any ideas why it sparks won't turn over at all

Great job!! Very helpful.

What wire gauge do you recommend

I have a 1999 Murray which has the red wire with diode and black AC output wire on motor side of connector. But on the harness side of connector, I have 3 wires, a white AC wire on one pin, a red DC wire and a gray wire connected together on the another pin. These wires separate with the gray wire feeding into another connector on the motor side thats runs to the carburetor solenoid. I know the red wire runs to the battery side of the solenoid, but what do I do with the white AC wire and the gray wire that would run to the carb? I read on the comments where you said to run one to the lights and if so, which one and what do I do with the 3rd one? Gray and white?

The card solenoid how do you fix that problem when rewiring? Rats ate my wiring over the winter

How do i match the wiring from a craftman motor to a Husqvarna riding mower

This saved my butt. Glad I can throw out most of the wires on my mower

Ok so where did you get the solenoid from in the video

thanks i have a lt1000 to wire this weekend.

I replaced my solenoid, go to start it, nothing happens, but my battery wires get hot. any ideas?

great how tos!. have you posted the video on how to rewire the fuel shut off solenoid?

I subbed & hit like...you are straight to the point brother!

what if you have a craftsman with a 4 pole solenoid 2 spade connectors and your 2 round ones with a carburetor solenoid? help

What about the inline fuse from the solenoid ?

ty I fixed it your site helped

Very useful video, thank you. I've been searching for this kind of information for too long and nobody, not even manufacturers, seem to want to provide it. I still have a question you might have some insight on: What about a rectifier/regulator in the charging circuit? Does the solenoid also provide this function (AC to DC/voltage control)? I recently acquired a B&S Powerbuilt 12.5hp elec start engine with charging system that came out of an unknown lawn tractor and am trying to figure out the proper way to wire up the charging system.

@williambailey7365

6 жыл бұрын

AlwaysFreeAmerica manufacturer are not going to tell you anything.

Hey podna need to see how to hook up carb and pto with this system you built. I’m melting wires.

What is the negative on the battery go?

The throttle adjustment on these things is a pain in the ass!

did you make make the other video that parallels this one? The one for wiring a riding mower with electric wired cards? i need some pointers. i liked this video. you are a good teacher and easy to follow along with.

Hello, I tore or cut out all wiring. There was at least four wires running to top of motor under shroud. I cut them off, attached new selenoid, starter and battery, along with new push button gadget. I push the button and NOTHING! Don't know what to do now, other than buy a meter and check to see where there is no power or whatnot. HELP!

perfect video helped me a lot!!!!!!!😁👍

Hello, my solenoid has 2 spade commenters at the bottom and, in this video yours only has one at the bottom and 2 at top. Can I do this same exact wiring with my variation of a solenoid. Once again my solenoid has the 2 bolts at the top and has 2 spade commenters at bottom

13:47 So you have 2 red wires going from the push button to the solenoid???

Where does the black wire on the battery charging system go I know where the red one goes I don't know where the black one goes?

very detailed! thank you!

black wire from coil to a 2 wire switch other side gets grounded i have no spark but did before i rewired it this way dont understand im sure coil just didnt go bad

Great information video.

where does wires from stater hook took?

nice i got a 18 horse briggs will it be same ???

Show how u hook up the 2 wires from the battery to the solenoid

I have a tec 8hp electronic ignition on my big old Murray widebody ;)

Thanks you so much this helps me out so much

@ibdalovely1

Жыл бұрын

Happy to help

Love your video

Thanks for your help!

Mate your a legend . helped me out bigtime

@ibdalovely1

10 жыл бұрын

i like showing what i know how to do in a way most wont i like simple thanks bud

@holdenguy75

10 жыл бұрын

I was jump starting it to get it to run.chasing dodgy safety switches so I saw your video and thought fuck it I'm gonna rewire it.it still gets used to cut grass tho.but that risk is on me.

the solenoid for the 20hp,koehlerwith the 2 post and 2 clips

Where is the stater located

thanks helped big time

you say red wire from stater goes to battery not to battery side of solenioid ?

Thank you a million times over!

@ibdalovely1

5 жыл бұрын

What I do

Thanks dude for some no BS information,you need to make more videos.i would definitely share and like them.if you know how to do the same thing to a vtwin Honda gx620 let me know .

@scottsargent1796

2 жыл бұрын

Two 😎

@scottsargent1796

2 жыл бұрын

Again To Cool I forgot to say thank you I hope I am able to save this video. Thanks again. ME.

I have a question can I use a on off switch to for the starter like the kill switch

@ibdalovely1

Жыл бұрын

yeaaaa but you will have to flip it back once its started a button is better

" HEY IBADALOVELY " thanks I guess don't know why you made this big hurry-hurry show how without the parts you needed it would have been more help to me BUT IM THANKFULL 4 what u did explain & hopefully now I can rewire my 2006 LT 3000 if I can guess what I need 4 terminals THANKS-4-YOUR-GOOD-EFFORT-SIR

The solenoid I had in my DR Mower was a 3-post. The starter switch, I think, went to the 3/8" battery post, I think, since it has a 3/8" ring terminal on it. I put a 4-post solenoid because I replaced my old b&s 12.5 hp motor with a 17.5 hp B&S motor with an alternator (regulated system) since the old one is unregulated. I'm not hearing any click at all. My battery is over 11V. Any ideas on what to check short of taking the solenoid back out and bench testing it?

@makerepairbin

2 жыл бұрын

You say you changed to a 4 post solenoid have you earthed it correctly. One of the two small posts should be live when you turn the key to start and the other has to be grounded to the chassis or battery for the solenoid to work.

alternator?

Explained we'll thanks.👍

Heres a problem. I gutted the wire harness and rewired omitting safety switch. Have three pole solinoid. I have check everything several times. When i power the 12v to trip the solinoid to engagé the starter there is only a klicking. Two good batterie. I even connected them in parallel. Still not working. Maybe battery cables? They where also checked voltage threw positive at 13v.. I tride with push button and switch. Still same problem. I can jump the hot terminals on solinoid and starter spins the motor. Tip. You can reuse your key by poking a pointed object in the side grove in the plug. Then rewire and insert the correct wire back into the plug and plug back onto your key.

The 2 wires coming from stator I have 1 with diode ran to selenoid side with battery wire... Where do I run the other wire... I have no wires at all and if I clip the plunger on the fuel selenoid I don't need to hook power to it... am I correct

@ibdalovely1

5 жыл бұрын

The one side on the stater is a for automatic on headlights you don't need to hook it to anything unless you want lights and Yea clip the plunger off becarful with with the seals when you remove it so you won't need new ones and you can just ignore it that way

So what do you do with the other wire from the stator that normally runs to the lights?

@ibdalovely1

4 жыл бұрын

Some have that wire some dont if you run it to your lights one side of the bulb will go to ground the other to that wire if not just tape it up and ignore it