[GDahmes]

Guys, thank you so much for your help. The first thing I checked was the belt. It was on and running as it should have been. I had to take the belt off to get the blades to stop, then put the belt on when I want to mow.

I will check the switch first thing. I had read a past posting from someone with a PTO problem and they were told it could be an old battery. I wondered about that since my battery is old.

How old is the PTO? I got the tractor 2 years ago. I have no idea how old it would be. The previous owner didn't have it long, and he didn't share much at all about it when I got it. Until recently, it has been working just great.