New Guy With New Question!!!
 

Hello. Wow, I didn't know hooking up a set of lights to my Cub Cadet 123 would be this challenging!!! I hooked up all of my wiring and switch today, but my lights only stay on if I hold down my clutch pedal and hold the key to the starting position. If I release the key to the run position, then the lights go off and if I release the pedal, then the lights go off. Okay, electrical geniuses........what is wrong???.......Any advice would be appreciated....even if it is just telling me that I don't know what I'm doing!!!!hahaha:bash2:

Thanks a lot for reading and responding!!

Cub Cadet 123

OK, you don't know what you're doing....:HeeHee: I'm kidding...

I'm not overly clear, but it should wire in with the + coming off the lights to the switch, switch to battery or charge indicator post , and the lights ground off the cowl or chassis.(tail lights would be same to the switch/ground)

It sounds like you somehow crossed into the safety switch some how.. I will try and get pics off of a friends 123 today and try and post them up later tonight so you can ref them...

Click on this link to our Technical Library Section - NF Wiring Diagrams. Scroll down to the model 123..... Diagrams

Your power wire should go to the same lug on your solenoid that goes to your battery.

If you have an amp gauge you can hook your power wire on the neg. side of that.

Sounds like you hooked on to one of the small lugs on the solenoid.

Many Thanks...
 

Thanks for reading my post and offering advice......I'm impressed by the quality of individuals on this forum, but that stands to reason.....after all, look at the KIND OF GARDEN TRACTORS THEY DRIVE!!! Here's to great friends and great tractors:beer2:!!!!

I thought that I had hooked into the magnetic switch incorrectly, but the original switch with the original wiring had an eyelet that is too small to fit on the top post of the magnetic switch (+ post). I'll have another go at it tomorrow and see what I can come up with......If life hands you a set back, take a step back and prepare for a come back, right?

I've checked the wiring diagrams on the forum in the archives as well as the original documentation on the tractor, but none of them identify which post of the magnetic switch that I hook to.

Also, JayBrd, if you do get around to it, some pics of the wiring on the lights and magnetic switch would be MUCH APPRECIATED!!!

From a guy who really doesn't know what he's doing (but does know a great quality tractor!!!hahah....),

Cub Cadet 123

The pics might not help too much due to it has a non standard switch, ect. from the PO, and did not get changed back but I will do what I can, we did not have that 123 out today. Just make sure your + (purple wire) to to your switch to the lights is direct power, not switched (meaning power coming off of a switch/cutable voltage) like Yosemite Sam said, tap into the + battery lead, and you ground the lights to the cowl or chassis....that should fix the issue.