john deere blade clutch will not engage
 

I have a 10 year old john deere sx38 lawn tractor. Over the last year
intermittantly the blade clutch has become disengaged suddenly while
cutting the lawn. When I try to reengage the blade nothing happens. The
engine keeps running it is just the blade that becomes disengaged. Then
it suddenly start working again. Today it stopped working and I have
not been able to get it to reengage. When I pull the electric button
to engage the blade nothing happens. I don't hear anything.The electric
to the clutch appears to be working ~2amps.

Thanks in advance for any sugestions.

Regards,

Warren

john deere blade clutch will not engage
 

On 16 Jun 2006 19:15:47 -0700, wrote:

I have a 10 year old john deere sx38 lawn tractor. Over the last year
intermittantly the blade clutch has become disengaged suddenly while
cutting the lawn. When I try to reengage the blade nothing happens. The
engine keeps running it is just the blade that becomes disengaged. Then
it suddenly start working again. Today it stopped working and I have
not been able to get it to reengage. When I pull the electric button
to engage the blade nothing happens. I don't hear anything.The electric
to the clutch appears to be working ~2amps.

Thanks in advance for any sugestions.

Regards,

Warren

Is there power to the clutch? If so, the air gap may need adjusting.
Otherwise, probably a safety switch or shorted wire.

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