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Lawn mower stops when blades

padowado · 2011-04-07 16:35:20

Hi I have a Castle garden ride on lawn mower I was mowing the lawn when engine stopped I turned off the blades and it started again engine is ok but when i press the button to turn the blades on the engine stops......any one come across this before...........THANKS

07-04-2011 4:35pm

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padowado

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Hi I have a Castle garden ride on lawn mower
I was mowing the lawn when engine stopped
I turned off the blades and it started again
engine is ok but when i press the button to turn
the blades on the engine stops......any one come
across this before...........THANKS

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#2 07-04-2011 4:46pm

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sounds like one of those safety devices. is the box closed right and is the handbrake off and are you sittingon the chair

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#3 07-04-2011 5:09pm

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Did you check under the blades to make sure there is no twine or rope twisted around the rotor? That would stall it!

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#4 07-04-2011 9:35pm

fastrac94

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definatly safety switch sumwhere.check all the switches with multimeter and ull find ur problem...

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#5 07-04-2011 9:41pm

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Moved to Gardening, may be more appropriate here.

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#6 18-06-2011 4:19pm

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i got my mower fixed with a lad near drogheda he was great ang cheap too.

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#7 18-06-2011 6:47pm

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did he tell u what was wrong???

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