Take the mower deck belt cover off an make sure the belt is not broken. Get the wiring diagram and start testing the circuit with a volt meter. It sounds like you aren't getting 12V to the PTO.
I've been fighting the same issue for a couple weeks now. Finally figured out that there was a short in the ignition switch. It would start the mower but the PTO wouldn't come on. Wiggled the key around and the PTO would click on and off. $14 switch at our local mower parts store.
Clutch or switch even if new don’t mean it’s a good part…. Check with ohm meter continuity both switch and clutch …. Check wires maybe blew connection loose.. mine will engage clutch with engine off so I can hear click and know it’s working. Definitely new belt…. Nothing bound under mower in blades. String wire etc
Thanks Jake, my mechanical abilities when it comes to electrical is not good at all. I’ve never understood how to use ohm meters and testers. I’m going to next week remove the blades and check all that out, but the blades do spin freely. I forgot to and wish I would have included in the video that when the mower is off and key on the pto clutch does click. So I’m thinking it’s getting power. Thanks for the input, I’ll work on it next week when schools back in and maybe do a follow up video of every thing I have checked
@@thecarpentersselfreliance if it’s engaging then only other thing is belt…. But also just because it’s new don’t mean it’s good….maybe bad (new) Chinese clutch….👍. Good luck
Hi Jerry! We had the same problem, different mower. We had a emergency off for blades in case your butt comes off the seat. Our wires needed some work, and poof all good! Maybe same problem? Hope its a easy fix either way.
I just finished repairing a similar problem with my PZ60 commercial grade 2016 mower. Finally traced it to the plug on the wiring harness side of the clutch wire. Plug looked good but on further inspection, found the male/female pins inside the plug were loose and not making contact. Cut it out and wired in a new plug. It's always helpful if you can get a wiring diagram to trace the circuits on whatever part has failed. The diagram will always lead you to an electrical problem if there is one. Owner's manual has the wiring diagram.
My Husky 2452 had recurring bad contact at the ignition switch plug...took a few times but just good ol' WD40 and unplugging and replugging fixed it for couple years now..
mine doing same thing as of today. every belt system has a tensioner pulley , and evey one of those has a spring on it somehow. likely just a separate spring, which has probably broken and fell off of the pulley. it almost has to be that, like You the chutch is engaging but with the spring gone it cannot get tight to the belt, so the blades cannot turn.
@@thecarpentersselfreliancesounds electrical then. All your safety circuits need to be functioning properly to allow the blades to be turned on. Both drive bad safeties, seat, parking brake, reverse pto kill switch if it has one
When Pto clutch froze it threw the belt tension spring off. It was just hanging there. My son found it when I gave up, reattached the spring and I’ve cut over 6 hours since !
Maybe I am missing something but I suspect you have to activate the seat switch and deactivate the parking brake to turn on the belt PTO shaft. Have you checked your safety switches?
I had same problem with my husquavarna. All it was the connection was loose and almost completely unplugged. Plugged it back in and wa-la it worked. Visual check of everything will find the problem.
The repair video
Husqvarna Z254F Blades Not Engaging - The Fix
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The video is private. Can you make it public or tell us what it was?
@@Level3YoyoMasterno longer private, thanks?
@@thecarpentersselfreliance working now, thanks a ton!
Hope you get it sorted.
Working on it 👍
Take the mower deck belt cover off an make sure the belt is not broken. Get the wiring diagram and start testing the circuit with a volt meter. It sounds like you aren't getting 12V to the PTO.
Thanks, I will check all the belt pulley and the belt. Equipment electrical is not my strong point
12v to the PTO
I've been fighting the same issue for a couple weeks now. Finally figured out that there was a short in the ignition switch. It would start the mower but the PTO wouldn't come on. Wiggled the key around and the PTO would click on and off. $14 switch at our local mower parts store.
Great you got it fixed!
Clutch or switch even if new don’t mean it’s a good part…. Check with ohm meter continuity both switch and clutch …. Check wires maybe blew connection loose.. mine will engage clutch with engine off so I can hear click and know it’s working. Definitely new belt…. Nothing bound under mower in blades. String wire etc
Thanks Jake, my mechanical abilities when it comes to electrical is not good at all. I’ve never understood how to use ohm meters and testers. I’m going to next week remove the blades and check all that out, but the blades do spin freely. I forgot to and wish I would have included in the video that when the mower is off and key on the pto clutch does click. So I’m thinking it’s getting power. Thanks for the input, I’ll work on it next week when schools back in and maybe do a follow up video of every thing I have checked
@@thecarpentersselfreliance if it’s engaging then only other thing is belt…. But also just because it’s new don’t mean it’s good….maybe bad (new) Chinese clutch….👍. Good luck
@@NoneyaTexasontheback20 thanks my friend
if it has an electric pto, the drive belt should always be under tension.
Drive belt is tight it’s not connected to the pto clutch
Hi Jerry well i dont know about lawymowers lol but I know you can figure it out have a great day stay safe
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Hi Jerry! We had the same problem, different mower. We had a emergency off for blades in case your butt comes off the seat. Our wires needed some work, and poof all good! Maybe same problem? Hope its a easy fix either way.
I’ve checked all the wires, I’m stumped
@@thecarpentersselfreliance Ah ok, ya our safety switch and wire under the seat was our problem. Good luck!
Maybe it’s the switch not the wires. You can unplug and short the wires to bypass the switch.
@@69ztang Yep we had a bad switch. Bought a new one poof no issues. Was hoping the same for Jerry. Easy fix.
I just finished repairing a similar problem with my PZ60 commercial grade 2016 mower. Finally traced it to the plug on the wiring harness side of the clutch wire. Plug looked good but on further inspection, found the male/female pins inside the plug were loose and not making contact. Cut it out and wired in a new plug. It's always helpful if you can get a wiring diagram to trace the circuits on whatever part has failed. The diagram will always lead you to an electrical problem if there is one. Owner's manual has the wiring diagram.
Mine was the spring, the fix video soon , thanks!
Sending my support
Thanks my friend
Hope you get it started it. Let me share this with my boyfriend to see if he knows what’s wrong with it.
Please do, still have not figured it out
My Husky 2452 had recurring bad contact at the ignition switch plug...took a few times but just good ol' WD40 and unplugging and replugging fixed it for couple years now..
I got the the fix video uploading soon
I wish I could help bro,,,,,,, 😡😡😡😡😡that kind of stuff makes me mad
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@@thecarpentersselfreliance 🙏🙏
mine doing same thing as of today.
every belt system has a tensioner pulley ,
and evey one of those has a spring on it somehow.
likely just a separate spring, which has probably broken and fell off of the pulley. it almost has to be that, like You the chutch is engaging but with the spring gone it cannot get tight to the belt,
so the blades cannot turn.
Check all the springs, that was our problem, runs great now
check for bad routing of the drive belt or a spring left off from changing out the pto.
Drive belt nice and tight, deck belt loose. The Pto will click but not spin
@@thecarpentersselfreliancesounds electrical then. All your safety circuits need to be functioning properly to allow the blades to be turned on. Both drive bad safeties, seat, parking brake, reverse pto kill switch if it has one
@@thecarpentersselfreliancealso, the blades shouldn’t turn on unless you have both drive bars closed.
@@DamYankeeOutdoorsthanks, fixed. Pto clutch was locked up and when it did it popped the belt spring. Son found it and repaired this morning
Where was the tension spring located? Just ordered a new switch
Email me at jlcmail99@yahoo.com. I’ll send you the fix video
What did you find out? My lawnmower is doing the exact same thing and I have the same model. I just get a clicking noise when I engage the blades.
Same issue. Belts came loose and fixed that. Now it clicks like the clutch did engage but still not turning the blades.
When Pto clutch froze it threw the belt tension spring off. It was just hanging there. My son found it when I gave up, reattached the spring and I’ve cut over 6 hours since !
Check belt tension spring
Maybe I am missing something but I suspect you have to activate the seat switch and deactivate the parking brake to turn on the belt PTO shaft. Have you checked your safety switches?
All were fine, belt tension spring fell off, all fixed! Thanks
I ask my husband
Ty
dont know but interested in finding out what you find out
I’ll let y’all know
U need to pull ur handles in to hit the safety switch’s to engage ur pto
Pto clicks, mower will not start if handles are right
Yea I believe so
having the same issue with the same mower trying to find out the problem myself
Check all springs, tension spring was off on mine
Wish I could help ya ,man ✌🍀
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I had same problem with my husquavarna. All it was the connection was loose and almost completely unplugged. Plugged it back in and wa-la it worked. Visual check of everything will find the problem.
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Is deck spring in place
At end of vid, all springs in place
Check safety switch
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Could your spindles be both seized?
All spin freely
Can you show what you fixed?
What spring did you adjust/reinstall?
Help!!!
I’ll try to get back out there in next couple days, and let you know
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Welcome to the farm
Wiring.
Ended up being a belt spring
Plugging along on #11 of 17
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Electrical issue
least helpful video I have seen in a while
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