Riding Mower PTO Wiring Repair - John Deere LA130

Riding Mower PTO Wiring Repair - John Deere LA130
While mowing a field, my mower deck just stopped. I looked underneth and there was a wire hanging down.
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[@rphantman8224]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. This is exactly what happened to my John Deere 190C about a week ago. Only difference is it didn't shut my engine down. So I've been using the tractor for projects other than mowing since then. And meanwhile been checking every switch and fuse and relay in the whole system. Thought I'd narrowed the problem down to a bad PTO clutch, which I'd been dreading from the time the blades suddenly quit spinning. I don't know how many videos I've watched on how to diagnose and replace a PTO, so I wasn't dreading the work. I was dreading PAYing for a new PTO! lol! And this is the only video I've seen showing this exact problem. So I promptly took a quick look see underneath and sho nuff, the hot wire was hanging by 2 tiny strands right at the connector. So I jumped power to the PTO and it's fine. Oh what a relief! I'll probably repair mine the same way you did because I don't even know how to do a search for the original little doo dad piece of metal with the tang on it... or even what to call it. But if anybody here knows what to ask for and who to ask, please post it here. A whole box of those things can't be too terribly expensive. And thanks in advance to anyone who knows.

[@phleef]

Hi, I am commenting to thank you for creating this video. I have an LA 140 where the PTO stopped engaging. My grass was tall and my wallet was empty. Also I know nothing about these machines. After watching a heap of KZbin videos about it, I stumbled upon this one. I looked underneath the clutch and saw the yellow wire broken from the harness. I replaced the clip same as you. The blades engaged, my grass is cut, all in cost me a couple pennies for the clip. Thank you, sir, you saved the day big-time around here.

[@LetsFigureThisOut]

I'm so glad this helped you! Don't forget to put some glue or RTV to hold the contact in place.

[@chuckr8727]

Nice work. And yes, as usual, JD doesn't supply a wiring diagram and parts are proprietary to JD. Why anyone would buy a JD new again after going through the learning curve of how they do business is beyond me.

[@bobinmissouri]

What side of mower does that black termanal box go on

[@buzzsah]

Good work, if it runs, the repair was good.

[@LetsFigureThisOut]

I added a bit of RTV to hold the contact in place.

[@tracyhastings2941]

Jeff the fixer!