I have a Kubota Z411 that is 4 years old. all of a sudden the pto would not engage blades. thought I was going to have to replace it, until I found this site. This HACK really does work just as he says. I could not have been more happy, took about 10 min. and I was cutting again .👍👍👍👍

It’s so hot - Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard boiled eggs.

Great tip. Haven't seen that one. Might have to plug the hole up so the rain and stuff doesn't get in. Depending on if a new switch is coming.

always loving the tips!!!! and it was 110 F here in Arizona

Thank you so much. I now can finish my mowing day. Nice fix!

Nice one! Never really tried that way. I made a connector to bypass to the on position a long time ago I use to test if it's the switch or one of the many relays, fuses, or safeties though. (If it's easy to get ahold of the plug on the bottom of the switch I'll usually test if it's the switch before pulling the multimeter out.)

Just tried this last week. AMAZING! It worked immediately. Who knows how much money and time this saved me. THANKS!!!

Great tip Jeremy, thank ya sir!!

I have never had that problem but I have used a lot of equipment and driven trucks with the same switches very good to know !

Thanks so much for this couldn't have come at a better time. My Sears 24hp was down for a month with a starting bug which finally ended up to being a ground & crud inside the key switch & a small spring laid over. Meanwhile had clutch off & cleaned up to replace the belt & blade worked great at 1st then had to hold it out by hand finally putting a bungee on it. Then it quit & I read your hack. Seems I had to drill the hole deeper than expected thinking I'd hit wiring or? Been working great for 3 weeks now & cancelled order for a new switch. Btw 54dg. here in Iowa now but 90's expected again for the weekend. Thanks again!!

Hot here in Cleveland. Cool down next week. Love your Channel👍

Worked like a charm on my ztrak 925. Thank you sir

Great tip and nice job. Thanks

Worked like a charm man.. thank you! 👌🏼

Awesome tip!

wow ...great idea...thank you so much

NICE hack.. Wow you rock!! DVD:)

75 and rain just south of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania!! Great tip

Appreciate that one...will use this option in the future hopefully

I just wanted to thank you. This worked!!!!great hack

Thank you so much, I thought I was going to buy another pto for my z245, you saved me sir!!!!!!!

John Deere had a service bulletin out for this problem. They did not recommend this process because they were losing sales on new switches! Just kidding. I have 3 JD mowers that use this switch and will try this if I have a switch go bad, thanks for the advice!

Thanks you are a life saver

You dah man sir!!! I’m going to try that RIGHT NOW MY FRIEND!

Its unseasonably cool here cause of IDA rained all night and all day today its 75 degrees at the moment. Thanks for the hack. That might come in handy in a pinch for me.

Awesome video. Can you please do one on proper belt tension. Also one on battery voltage requirement for an electric clutch to work. Thanks you are the best on KZread

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

2 жыл бұрын

I have videos On all that

@marianneweinfurt896

Жыл бұрын

@@THEMOWERMEDIC1 let us know where???

Ive had to do this on my pto switch AND a few solenoid switches when they don't make connection en just click then plug the holes with grease or soft wax till it needs some more WD en some blast'in

Wow that’s good 👍 I will try this on a John Deere with that same issue! Thanks MM/One, out.

Good fix. I have a light switch that I will try a similar fix

This tip got my Kubota mower back on the job. Thank You!

89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 75 pct Rel Humidity and a dew point in the 60 degree range = buggy 🥵 hot! Cicadas singing in harmony too!

I’m going to try that! Recently the switch (large button) exactly like yours, on my DR POWER XL30 is not engaging the blade. Everything else works perfectly, I checked the cable and everything is fine. But the large button isn’t working to make the blade spin. I am going to try it this evening. Thank you 🙏!!!

Now that is in genius

Now there is a tip that can save the day.

Contact cleaner or tuner cleaner works better!

Very cool 😎

Very helpful

°85 degrees feels like °105 here in Texarkana Arkansas at 10 am Wednesday 9/1/2021 have a great day Brother love the videos

I like knocker-loose it works really good

Thanks!

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve!!!!

Cool thanks

Dude,.. I know it’s going to work. Cause it acts like a short. Thanks a lot !

that did the trick.... THANKS

Laporte Texas, 92 degrees high today, with low of 80. 83% Humidity.. Dew point 77% Kinda cool today

Is that a Z720A? I have one with very low hours and the blades come on but it bogs the motor way down for a few seconds. Do you know what may cause that?

Looks like a great fix. I think you might take a hot glue gun and put a dab on the hole to keep trash from doing the same thing again. That would be a quick easy fix. Thanks as always for the great info!

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

2 жыл бұрын

Replaced switch thanks for the tip !

@andyslawnsheretoserveyou2041

Жыл бұрын

Silicone

Good trick to know

You the man

This just saved my life. Blades died right after I let my son steer the mower and made the biggest mess you've ever seen. Lawn was like a jungle too.

Now you need some sort of plug to plug the hole. If not it'll stop working twice as fast now. :)

High was 98 in central North Carolina.

Thanks

thanks

From Don's Small engine repair can you tell people what kind of spark plug they need for the equipment they have and is there a chart that tells you what you need for that engine

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

2 жыл бұрын

Huh?

Hi Jeremy Here near London it's 16' C. Almost freezing for you Texan,s. John

Thanks A lot, just try it this evening It's working now, July 7, 2023😂

75 degrees and humid

Worked for me. I have another switch for later

Good idea but you need to put a piece of tape over the hole to keep more dirt out of the switch.

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

2 жыл бұрын

Why, I’m just going to replace the part on momday

@helicopterjohns

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEMOWERMEDIC1 That's Cool. I must have missed that in your video. Maybe????? spray contact cleaner would do an even better job of cleaning the dirt out of those dirty contacts inside of the switch. P.S. thanks for sharing.

That is a really cool hack, mine is a lever on my John Deere

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

Жыл бұрын

you must have a 100 series John Deere. Those are some pretty good tractors. Thanks for watching.

Oh wow! My blades won't turn. On here hunting for answers. Will try this after checking the fuse. Thanks!

@platinumf2505

5 ай бұрын

Did it work?

@tinamarieb49

5 ай бұрын

@@platinumf2505 Sad to say I never got that far as work and other projects took priority. Had to hire lawn services for the summer. Will try again this spring.... Please let me know if it works for you!

I am missionary in Philippines it is 95 with a feels like over a 100 everyday 😎😎

I would say that MOST of us right off went and bought a new switch and so this here is not needed....but that's a cool trick anyway......LOL.....today I am installing a NEW clutch and noticed there are cracks in the drive belt.....maybe I just need to buy a new tractor LOL....almost every part on this one is new now!

wish it was hot here in the uk

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

2 жыл бұрын

Long time no see where have you been ol bean

Hey I have a mower that sometimes works the blades come on my PTO.So I have restart the engine I I have to put my levers in neutral then it work can you explain it to me

You know some stuff!

I have a JD Z810A mower, i run over some roots and my pto disengaged the blades. I reset the pto and blades come back on. Now the blades keep disengaging mostly in thick grass but will restart when i reset the pto switch off and back on. Any suggestions on troubleshooting? Thank you, Floyd

@bradgokey4534

8 ай бұрын

I have the same issue

@Floyd12345

8 ай бұрын

@@bradgokey4534 Mine ended up being loose battery cable.

You can have our heat!

Myrtle Beach is still hot and humid!

I am having a heck of a time with my PTO nothing seems to work I checked all of the safety switches I checked the actual PTO switch but nothing seems to get it going even purchased a new PTO switch im stumped

Welp I don't know but it's not my bad boy zero turn to drill a hole into the pto switch knob but I'm hunting the 10amp fuse down first

Hello, maybe you can answer this question. The battery in my lawnmower John Deere is dead, so I started with a jumper battery. Once the lawnmower is running I try to run the blades, but they won't engage. Is it because the battery is dead but the engine running?

@sj6404

Ай бұрын

yes, you need a working battery for the (electric) clutch to work

BRAVO BRAVO!

Sure hope this works so I don't have to pull the 3/4 full gas tank on my Cub Cadet LTX 1046 to get to the release points on the switch to remove it.....

I have a JD X300, 443 hours, 42" deck. Lots of trouble with it in last 3 years. This is the latest. Happened just today, same behavior as in this vid. Just. Quit. while mowing, then blades wouldn't engage. Switch is very different looking, rectangular and about 2-3" long. Is it possible that it's the same problem in this mower? And would it be just the switch that needs replacing, or the clutch too? Thanks.

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

Жыл бұрын

Most likely, it’s the safety interlock module

@kristiarnquist2703

Жыл бұрын

The mower does start and run. Problem is that blades don't come on. Still think it's NOT the switch/clutch? Is there a way I can test for certain?

Genius

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

Жыл бұрын

no just commom sense

Cool and blessed in al

Will that Hack demonstrated in the video using WD40 applied to the PTO switch work on a Toro Z420 ?

@user-vl2lr2gf7z

8 ай бұрын

Guess no one knows

wow !

Fuse blows when engage blades

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

9 ай бұрын

Shorted out harness or clutch

96 degrees in Red Oak, Texas.

@markbreaux4383

2 жыл бұрын

98th and Beaumont Texas with a heat index of 110

Slick

Then put duct tape over hole for next time you need to squirt it.

Great tip!!! 👍 # 50 Stay safe, Joe Z

I have an old exmark turf ranger and my switch is going bad. I need another but since it is so old they don't make the same type. I cannot figure out what type of switch I can use. It is an exmark turf ranger s/N 179,000 range. the switch that parts tree has is not the same connection. What should i do.

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

2 жыл бұрын

Here’s the upgraded switch. amzn.to/3uB3FJS

@southernboyprepper3252

2 жыл бұрын

@@THEMOWERMEDIC1 Thank you but it is the switch that controls the blades on and off.

Have you tried to take the parking break off?

can i do this on my cub cadet riding mower

I have a 717a will work for it?

I have a 2008 exmark lazer z hp 52". My blades engage but keep cutting out after a few miniutes. If I engage them at a lower rpm they seem to stay engaged longer but as soon as I boost up the rpms , they cut out again? I have replaced the pto switch 2x so I know it's not that. Any ideas?

@Floyd12345

11 ай бұрын

I have the same problem, have you found out what's the problem yet?

@patrickgregory7920

11 ай бұрын

@@Floyd12345 it was my pto clutch cable.

@Floyd12345

11 ай бұрын

@@patrickgregory7920 I'll check that on mine. Thank you so much.

@patrickgregory7920

11 ай бұрын

@MrFloyd1968 somehow it got lose and was rubbing on the belt is what happened. I replaced it and everything worked great. Got a new one on Amazon for like $15

@Floyd12345

11 ай бұрын

@@patrickgregory7920 Great information, thank you.

Whoo hoo 🎉🎉 it worked

35 c in Langton ont Canada

wow

Well I tried it and it didn't work. What's my next step a new switch? I'm working on a 73-in zero-turn bush hog. It's been in the barn all winter.

@Jake-tq2vr

Жыл бұрын

May need new clutch. Test the one you have with a multimeter.

What is the problem when your blades won't turn all the way off?? After turning the PTO switch off the blades still spin about 500 to 1000 rpm or so and never quit. Turn the switch back on and the blades are back to full speed and turn the switch back off and they are low speed again but won't never completely quit spinning.

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

Ай бұрын

Bad clutch or improperly mounted clutch

You look like the guy from Men in Black

@THEMOWERMEDIC1

Жыл бұрын

WHO egger?

Good one mate

I can’t believe this works but it does!

👍👍👍👍👍

Clutch

I never go to full throttle before engaging the blades. Any thoughts?

@Floyd12345

11 ай бұрын

That's a good question, I do the opposite. I go to full throttle and then ingage blade, i don't known what's best.

@user-to1tx9mt1e

3 ай бұрын

Go full throttle

@Willy12927

3 ай бұрын

@@user-to1tx9mt1eBeen operating my farm equipment for over 50 years and never engage any piece of equipment at full throttle and some of those pieces are still working flawlessly.

@sj6404

Ай бұрын

@@user-to1tx9mt1e Why? I mean, what's the rationale?