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Sat, Jul 17, 10 at 17:35
| have a 2000 42" 18.5 vtwin craftsman riding mower automatic - been working great- went to cut grass today- pulled lever up to engage blades and blades would not turn- about 10 sec later they kicked on- noticed while cutting they would shut off a few times like i disengaged lever then kick back on a sec later- i went threw and cleaned deck- lubed cable & linkage - 50% of the time blades will engage -did notice belt does tighten up like it should - is their a switch going bad or?? whats your thoughts? |
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| look in cavity under tilting seat - get full model # (917.xxxxxxxx) - post it back here. |
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| It may be that the weld at the back of the deck's top plate is pulling through the deck. best pull the deck and give the works a good inspection. It is also possible that one of the legs of a deck spindle is broken. Either one of these conditions makes it dificult keeping tension on the belt. |
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