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GordoSD

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I have a four year old Cub Cadet ,about 90 hors on it, a 26hp Kohler, 50 inch cut.
It has the orange button you depress, after turning the key CC, a lttle light comes on and you can mow in both reverse and fwd gears. Mine has quit working.
No light, and the blades disengage when you hit the reverse pedal. There are about a dozen wires tto the ignition and other leads going to thaose switches. Where to start troubleshooting this problem?

I have both the operators manual and a parts manual but there is no electrical section in either one of them.

Gordo
 
If you want to repair it properly, take it to the dealer.

What I did on my Cub RZT50 is hotwire the switch that engages when you use reverse. I assume your pedal depresses a button switch that shuts off the pto. Find it, either connect or disconnect the wires depending what is required to leave the pto on, and it's over. Forever.

I'm all for safety, but the mower shutting off in reverse on a zero turn was unacceptable for me. That's as bad as the safety tips they used to put on chain saw bars in the 80's
 
I have a cheap yardman that sort of does the same thing, but it shuts the engine down if you try to go back wards. On mine if you mess with the ignition switch you can get it to work and I'll almost bet if you do that you will find a sweet spot in your switch also. On mine you turn it till it dies then just enough to keep it running push the back-u-up cut button and it works till you hit a big bump
 
Probably a switch in the reverse linkage out of adjustment. I have had that happen on my JD 455. Trace the pedal linkage out and see if you can find it. Replace or adjust. Don't do a wire around.
 
On some applications the light bulb must work , (acts as a fuse ) simplicity uses that on some of their lawn tractors.
 
And the winner was...drumroll, Old. Worked the key switch ever so lightly back and forth and found the "sweetspot" Been a while since I have done that:)

Thankds everyone, Gordo
 
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