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Question posted by hensmanjohn on April 20th, 2014

Pto Not Engaging?

PTO yellow switch to engage and dis-engage is working, seat, and brake are all working, but not engaging to for cutting blades. Motor is running and will start normal, but simply not engaging.

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Request from stevenwdiffy7 on September 17th, 2018 12:24 PM
Did you find the problem? I have the same issue and there is no adjustment for the cable. It began to cut the bladed on and off. Now they will not even engage at all.

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Answer #1: Posted by BusterDoogen on April 20th, 2014 1:44 PM

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You need to adjust the PTO cable to engage the blades or check the belt tension & make sure it hasn't slipped off the pulley.

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