I have a Kubota Z411 that is 4 years old. all of a sudden the pto would not engage blades. thought I was going to have to replace it, until I found this site. This HACK really does work just as he says. I could not have been more happy, took about 10 min. and I was cutting again .👍👍👍👍

It’s so hot - Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard boiled eggs.

Great tip. Haven't seen that one. Might have to plug the hole up so the rain and stuff doesn't get in. Depending on if a new switch is coming.

Thank you so much. I now can finish my mowing day. Nice fix!

always loving the tips!!!! and it was 110 F here in Arizona

Nice one! Never really tried that way. I made a connector to bypass to the on position a long time ago I use to test if it's the switch or one of the many relays, fuses, or safeties though. (If it's easy to get ahold of the plug on the bottom of the switch I'll usually test if it's the switch before pulling the multimeter out.)

Hot here in Cleveland. Cool down next week. Love your Channel👍

Great tip Jeremy, thank ya sir!!

Worked like a charm on my ztrak 925. Thank you sir

I have never had that problem but I have used a lot of equipment and driven trucks with the same switches very good to know !

Thanks so much for this couldn't have come at a better time. My Sears 24hp was down for a month with a starting bug which finally ended up to being a ground & crud inside the key switch & a small spring laid over. Meanwhile had clutch off & cleaned up to replace the belt & blade worked great at 1st then had to hold it out by hand finally putting a bungee on it. Then it quit & I read your hack. Seems I had to drill the hole deeper than expected thinking I'd hit wiring or? Been working great for 3 weeks now & cancelled order for a new switch. Btw 54dg. here in Iowa now but 90's expected again for the weekend. Thanks again!!

Great tip and nice job. Thanks

Worked like a charm man.. thank you! 👌🏼

Awesome video. Can you please do one on proper belt tension. Also one on battery voltage requirement for an electric clutch to work. Thanks you are the best on KZfaq

Awesome tip!

Just tried this last week. AMAZING! It worked immediately. Who knows how much money and time this saved me. THANKS!!!

Appreciate that one...will use this option in the future hopefully

Thank you so much, I thought I was going to buy another pto for my z245, you saved me sir!!!!!!!

NICE hack.. Wow you rock!! DVD:)

wow ...great idea...thank you so much

Ive had to do this on my pto switch AND a few solenoid switches when they don't make connection en just click then plug the holes with grease or soft wax till it needs some more WD en some blast'in

You dah man sir!!! I’m going to try that RIGHT NOW MY FRIEND!

John Deere had a service bulletin out for this problem. They did not recommend this process because they were losing sales on new switches! Just kidding. I have 3 JD mowers that use this switch and will try this if I have a switch go bad, thanks for the advice!

I just wanted to thank you. This worked!!!!great hack

75 and rain just south of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania!! Great tip

I’m going to try that! Recently the switch (large button) exactly like yours, on my DR POWER XL30 is not engaging the blade. Everything else works perfectly, I checked the cable and everything is fine. But the large button isn’t working to make the blade spin. I am going to try it this evening. Thank you 🙏!!!

Its unseasonably cool here cause of IDA rained all night and all day today its 75 degrees at the moment. Thanks for the hack. That might come in handy in a pinch for me.

Thanks you are a life saver

Is that a Z720A? I have one with very low hours and the blades come on but it bogs the motor way down for a few seconds. Do you know what may cause that?

This tip got my Kubota mower back on the job. Thank You!

Thanks!

Good fix. I have a light switch that I will try a similar fix

Wow that’s good 👍 I will try this on a John Deere with that same issue! Thanks MM/One, out.

°85 degrees feels like °105 here in Texarkana Arkansas at 10 am Wednesday 9/1/2021 have a great day Brother love the videos

Contact cleaner or tuner cleaner works better!

89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 75 pct Rel Humidity and a dew point in the 60 degree range = buggy 🥵 hot! Cicadas singing in harmony too!

Now that is in genius

Looks like a great fix. I think you might take a hot glue gun and put a dab on the hole to keep trash from doing the same thing again. That would be a quick easy fix. Thanks as always for the great info!

Now there is a tip that can save the day.

I like knocker-loose it works really good

Dude,.. I know it’s going to work. Cause it acts like a short. Thanks a lot !

Very helpful

I am having a heck of a time with my PTO nothing seems to work I checked all of the safety switches I checked the actual PTO switch but nothing seems to get it going even purchased a new PTO switch im stumped

You the man

From Don's Small engine repair can you tell people what kind of spark plug they need for the equipment they have and is there a chart that tells you what you need for that engine

Very cool 😎

Have you tried to take the parking break off?

Cool thanks

Hey I have a mower that sometimes works the blades come on my PTO.So I have restart the engine I I have to put my levers in neutral then it work can you explain it to me

High was 98 in central North Carolina.

I have a JD Z810A mower, i run over some roots and my pto disengaged the blades. I reset the pto and blades come back on. Now the blades keep disengaging mostly in thick grass but will restart when i reset the pto switch off and back on. Any suggestions on troubleshooting? Thank you, Floyd

Now you need some sort of plug to plug the hole. If not it'll stop working twice as fast now. :)

Laporte Texas, 92 degrees high today, with low of 80. 83% Humidity.. Dew point 77% Kinda cool today

This just saved my life. Blades died right after I let my son steer the mower and made the biggest mess you've ever seen. Lawn was like a jungle too.

Will that Hack demonstrated in the video using WD40 applied to the PTO switch work on a Toro Z420 ?

Hi Jeremy Here near London it's 16' C. Almost freezing for you Texan,s. John

Hello, maybe you can answer this question. The battery in my lawnmower John Deere is dead, so I started with a jumper battery. Once the lawnmower is running I try to run the blades, but they won't engage. Is it because the battery is dead but the engine running?

Good trick to know

I have a JD X300, 443 hours, 42" deck. Lots of trouble with it in last 3 years. This is the latest. Happened just today, same behavior as in this vid. Just. Quit. while mowing, then blades wouldn't engage. Switch is very different looking, rectangular and about 2-3" long. Is it possible that it's the same problem in this mower? And would it be just the switch that needs replacing, or the clutch too? Thanks.

that did the trick.... THANKS

Good idea but you need to put a piece of tape over the hole to keep more dirt out of the switch.

I have a 717a will work for it?

I have an old exmark turf ranger and my switch is going bad. I need another but since it is so old they don't make the same type. I cannot figure out what type of switch I can use. It is an exmark turf ranger s/N 179,000 range. the switch that parts tree has is not the same connection. What should i do.

wish it was hot here in the uk

That is a really cool hack, mine is a lever on my John Deere

I have a 2008 exmark lazer z hp 52". My blades engage but keep cutting out after a few miniutes. If I engage them at a lower rpm they seem to stay engaged longer but as soon as I boost up the rpms , they cut out again? I have replaced the pto switch 2x so I know it's not that. Any ideas?

What is the problem when your blades won't turn all the way off?? After turning the PTO switch off the blades still spin about 500 to 1000 rpm or so and never quit. Turn the switch back on and the blades are back to full speed and turn the switch back off and they are low speed again but won't never completely quit spinning.

Welp I don't know but it's not my bad boy zero turn to drill a hole into the pto switch knob but I'm hunting the 10amp fuse down first

Worked for me. I have another switch for later

Sure hope this works so I don't have to pull the 3/4 full gas tank on my Cub Cadet LTX 1046 to get to the release points on the switch to remove it.....

Oh wow! My blades won't turn. On here hunting for answers. Will try this after checking the fuse. Thanks!

Thanks

Well I tried it and it didn't work. What's my next step a new switch? I'm working on a 73-in zero-turn bush hog. It's been in the barn all winter.

can i do this on my cub cadet riding mower

Thanks A lot, just try it this evening It's working now, July 7, 2023😂

I am missionary in Philippines it is 95 with a feels like over a 100 everyday 😎😎

I would say that MOST of us right off went and bought a new switch and so this here is not needed....but that's a cool trick anyway......LOL.....today I am installing a NEW clutch and noticed there are cracks in the drive belt.....maybe I just need to buy a new tractor LOL....almost every part on this one is new now!

Myrtle Beach is still hot and humid!

I never go to full throttle before engaging the blades. Any thoughts?

You know some stuff!

Fuse blows when engage blades

thanks

75 degrees and humid

Cool and blessed in al

How would this tip work on a JD L110 mower??

You can have our heat!

Great tip!!! 👍 # 50 Stay safe, Joe Z

96 degrees in Red Oak, Texas.

Mine was working intermittenly for a while before failing completely. No continuity between 2 switch terminals so I bought a new switch. I kept the old one so I'll try this trick and see if I can get continuity between those 2 switch terminals. Edit: Didn't work for me.

Good one mate

Genius

35 c in Langton ont Canada

BRAVO BRAVO!

Slick

wow !

Then put duct tape over hole for next time you need to squirt it.

👍👍👍👍👍

it 98 with 76 humidity .

You look like the guy from Men in Black

wow