Troubleshoot Lawn Tractor Mower Blades not Engaging

Thanks! This helped me see that it was the belt giving me issues.

The seat switch prevents the deck from engaging on my Simplicity making this video a waste of time.

My PTO switch does click sound but the blade is not working?

When I was told my small engine mechanic was 6 weeks backlogged, I decided to fix it myself. You made the process doable by clear step by step instructions. THANK YOU!!!

HURRAH FOR THE AMERICANS ! Utterly brilliant video - EXACTLY what I needed to know and thank you Monsieur (from Britain !)

Appreciated the troubleshooting steps. Great explanations. Thanks.

Thank you for the step by step process and especially for the very clear explanation on using the multimeter!

Thank you. that is what I was thinking. When I unplugged the connector wiring harness from the PTO switch I saw eight female slots. Two have 12 volts in them with the key in the on position. Thought if I had a little jumper wire that I might be able to connect one of the twelve volt supplies in the PTO SWITCH plug across to check for the clicking sound of the magnet engaging or disengaging but not to the other 12 volt supply in the plug. That would tell me that the switch is probably defective.

Good instruction ..but what if you are not sitting on the seat or the brake isn't locked on....? Doesn't the seat safety switch need to be engaged to get power to the PTO?

my scag pto engages and works just fine for a while then the blades just stop! and they will not engage until the next day....then the blades engage and they work for a while and then they stop right in the middle of the mow! what on earth is the deal? it must have something to do with heat?

Your instructions are very clear, although you use the word "shiv" to describe several different items which could be misleading to some viewers. Thank you very much however for being the best video available for this kind of issue!!! CUDOS!!

Hello,

Could you in one of your episodes. Show how the heck you replace the battery. Plz

Heck yea! I really appreciate this video. I'm going to get a multimeter tomorrow and start from there.
Thank You sir!