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Old 07-15-2015, 07:07 PM
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Default PTO stopped working - Cadet 2130 Kohler 12.5S
I am new to Cadets and Kohlers but good mechanically. Mowed my neighbors lawn and ran over a very large bag in the hidden weeds. It totally stopped the blades... removed the rubble, all is free and turning by hand.

Now PTO will not turn on blades. Found a burned up ground wire (GRN). It's the one that runs between ignition module and the chassis mounted voltage indicator. I replaced it with a new wire after replacing the PTO clutch with no change. Checked a 20 amp fuse to be good, but couldn't find the other??? I suspect it's part of the 20 amp relay???

Is the ignition module (key switch) or voltage indicator bad or something else???


Please help - my grass is getting tall!
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Old 07-15-2015, 07:18 PM
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First, welcome to OCC..........

To answer your question, the 2130 has three (3) different Wiring Diagrams. It depends on the Serial Number range. What is your Chassis Serial Number...?
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Old 07-15-2015, 07:23 PM
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The serial number is 273648, mfg date J114G3

And thanks for the welcome!
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Old 07-15-2015, 08:46 PM
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Your series is the early one (1994-1995).

There is a Green Wire coming off the Negative ( - ) battery terminal. In that green wire lead, is a Fuse Holder with a 20A fuse, that feeds the Grounding Circuit for the PTO Clutch. I would check that.
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I did already check it but only visually, I will do a continuity test and report back very shortly... at the same time I will examine the wire more closely.

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Old 07-15-2015, 08:51 PM
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Bear in mind........there are two (2) 20A Fuses on this tractor. One for the Electrical System and one for the PTO.
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Fuse is good along with the attached wiring to the battery. I also probed the fuse socket and resulted in continuity, is that good or bad?
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Here is a diagram of the PTO Circuit I drew up a while back. If you have questions......ask away.

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I appreciate your diagram but unfortunately, I'm only a self taught electrician. I know a little about testing circuits with a meter but it doesn't take much smarts for that

I've managed to test the seat and brake circuit just by trial and error or physical testing. I need to start it and rev it up for a rev test.
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Found a burned up ground wire (GRN). It's the one that runs between ignition module and the chassis mounted voltage indicator. I replaced it with a new wire after replacing the PTO clutch with no change
If this were me.......I would be looking for a grounding issue associated with the GREEN wire.

Do you have a DVM or a VOM and know how to use it...???
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