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[inspectorudy]

I hope you do not mean the ccparts.com site because they have it listed as NLA.

[ajgross]

The new one is a welded bracket instead of the spring. I'm not sure if I like it or not. I bought one but never used it. The reason I dislike it is because there is no give in it. I like to old spring version because it will bend and let you apply the brakes. The new version will act as a actual stop for the brake pedal.

AJ

[Wessty]

I found where the switch was attached to the tractor, all that was left was the shell of the switch. The nearest CC dealer wanted $34 for a new one, but I was able to find the exact same switch locally for $9. I now have a functioning safety switch.

Thanks for all the advice.

[Methos]

Originally Posted by inspectorudy

My lever/plate just broke also and I was wondering what the improved model you were talking about is. I tried to weld mine but it is too thin for my machine. Is there a good source for a new one?

AS always check with our site sponsers. They are at the top of every page. If they don't have it there is a list of venders that other members have had good service from in the past.

[inspectorudy]

I did exactly that and e-mailed Rich at Patton's about the piece last night. He e-mailed me back this morning that he had one and mailed it an hour later! He has been a great source for parts and a good man to work with. I too was thinking about making a new lever but without the spring in it, it would destroy the switch in short order plus like you said become a brake pedal stop. It looks like the old engineers at IH knew a little about simplicity and function. I wonder what with all of the safety rules it would require for the same part to be like today. Remember when you could buy a gasoline powered lawn mower and it did NOT have the warning to not put you foot under while starting? Or you could buy an electric kitchen knife without three pages of warnings about how dangerous it was to use? Getting old.

[inspectorudy]

I have an update on my replacing of the brake sw on my 1811. I have included a picture of my mod to the new brake lever that actuates the no start sw if the brake is not set. The part is from another 1811 but didn't come close to actuating the push sw on my mower. Unless the sw is an after market one that is not long enough I don't see how these levers ever worked. The new lever would contact the boot on the sw and then the body of the lever would contact the big shaft just in front of the brake shaft. At that point the lever would actually start to pull away from the sw. I took a carraige head bolt and welded a big washer at an angle to not only give me more surface area to contact the sw with but to also give me an adjustable length on the bolt. I have included a picture of my 1811.

[ACecil]

Great looking 1811, you have there!

[_DX3_]

That's a great mod for the sw spring. It's always the simple things I can never think of, LOL.