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04-09-2026, 02:28 PM
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Kills engine when engaging blades... sometimes (XT1)
Cub Cadet XT1-LT 42 KH
Model Number: 13A0A9CS056 Trying to help my neighbor (who speaks very little english) with his lawn mower. He was cutting grass, stopped and got off to pick something up, got back on it and the deck would not engage. Sounds like one of the safety switches cutting the engine. When you sit on the mower with it running and no brake/clutch and stand up it kills the engine. So, that seems to indicate the switch is working. It doesn't seem to have PTO Clutch, the engage lever puts tension on the belt. The belt at tension is fine. Not too tight, just a little bit of give. Didn't see a safety switch on it. Blades turn fine by hand, and all the pulleys seem to turn fine also. I can actually turn the belt a bit and see all the pulleys and blades turn. Battery seems ok. I put my Noco charger on it and it was already at full and indicated no faults. Tractor seems to run fine. Drives around. No stuttering or loss of power. The next day he got on it again and the blades engaged fine. Then, same thing, he stopped at his shop to grab something, leaving it running, got back and tried to engage the blade and it tries to kill the engine like it would with a safety switch. Only thing, I'm sure that the day before it was killing the engine at the end of the lever throw to engage blades. Now, it is definitely trying to kill it at the top of the throw when you first start moving the engage lever. Weird. But I'm certain it was different the day before. And why did it start working again to stop? Am I missing a safety switch somewhere or is something else going on? I can't figure it out. 
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