John Deere 145 Mower Deck will not engage
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scaredychicken
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- John Deere 160 (1988), Arctic Cat 400 ATV (2006), Kubota BX23S (2018), Jacobsen Super Chief 1450 (1969), Cub Cadet RZT S50 zero turn mower (2012)
is that the JD 145 lawn tractor ?
I have a JD160, and when that happens - as it does occasionally, I check that all of the mower belts are still in working order (mine has 3 belts). other possibility is that the blades are obstructed ... grass, dirt, plastic bag (or in my case last week - a large carpet fragment that was buried in long grass). immediately shut the machine off, clear any obstructions on the blades, check that the belts are all present and accounted for... then try engaging the mower again. maybe that will solve it. in the meantime, briefly running the engine shouldn't hurt, but don't engage the mower.
fuse under the toggle switch ?
I have a JD160, and when that happens - as it does occasionally, I check that all of the mower belts are still in working order (mine has 3 belts). other possibility is that the blades are obstructed ... grass, dirt, plastic bag (or in my case last week - a large carpet fragment that was buried in long grass). immediately shut the machine off, clear any obstructions on the blades, check that the belts are all present and accounted for... then try engaging the mower again. maybe that will solve it. in the meantime, briefly running the engine shouldn't hurt, but don't engage the mower.
fuse under the toggle switch ?
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Zebrafive
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On my JD285 the wires to the mower drive clutch broke where they entered the clutch. Had to buy a new one, no way to fix the old one.
Seat switch open, Parking brake on. Blown fuse. Bad clutch coil. Broken wire. Broken, missing or jumped intermediate drive belt. Broken, missing or jumped belt on mower deck.
Listen to hear a clutch 'clacking' noise with the engine off and mower engagement selected. If nothing, then its electrical.
Listen to hear a clutch 'clacking' noise with the engine off and mower engagement selected. If nothing, then its electrical.
Gtracks
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My JD 325 ...mower will not engage ...motor runs fine ...any one know how to get a wiring diagram.
I checked Fuses ...interlock Switches are fine..
I checked Fuses ...interlock Switches are fine..
