Actually, that is the voltage sensor for the light in the dash.
There is a red and blue wire on the Evac-PTO solenoid. If the ignition switch is on, the red wire has 12 VDC. They break the blue wire (ground wire) through the PTO switch and also the reverse switch under the floor pan. Did you check the reverse switch? These tractors will not mow in reverse.
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