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Brake safety switch cub cadet 1045
2 fuses. Located to the left of the headlight switch. Down by where you turn the key.
go backwards
I have a 2003 Cub Cadet 1525. This model is designed to shut off the cutting deck when the tractor is put into reverse. Not sure what model you have but my guess is that it's just a safety precation like the Cub.
Check the wire on the kill switch, usually located on the throttle at the carburetor. This wire grounds out the magneto.
bad key switch!
The handles have a lever on each side that suppresses the safety switch that stops the blades while backing up. If you look on the left side where the handle is bolted on you will see a small flat lever on the back. If you place your hand under the black plastic side cover you can feel the button that the lever pushes in. All I did was put a vise grip pliers on the flat lever and bend it up a little. You only need to do one side. Took a minute or two at tops to do. I unplugged the switches first, but then the PTO would not turn the blades on. So I just bent the lever up.
Under the hood in the engine block
pto switch energizes a vacuum solenoid which puts pressure on the pto belts
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It is at the front of the motor off the crankshaft!!