Blowing Fuses

[garyiden]

Hello, hope someone can help me out. Today, for some unknown (to me) reason, when I engaged my rear PTO to begin mowing, a fuse blew and shut down the entire tractor. I replaced the fuse and all was well. I tried to mow again. As soon as I engaged the PTO, you guessed it, the same fuse blew. Ok, so there's a problem. I'm guessing it has something to do with a "KILL SWITCH" but I have no idea where to look. I've looked under the seat, but the switch there looks to be ok, no frayed wires etc. Can anyone give me a heads up where else to look? Thanks.

 

[85Hokie]

Re: Blowig Fuses

Hello, hope someone can help me out. Today, for some unknown (to me) reason, when I engaged my rear PTO to begin mowing, a fuse blew and shut down the entire tractor. I replaced the fuse and all was well. I tried to mow again. As soon as I engaged the PTO, you guessed it, the same fuse blew. Ok, so there's a problem. I'm guessing it has something to do with a "KILL SWITCH" but I have no idea where to look. I've looked under the seat, but the switch there looks to be ok, no frayed wires etc. Can anyone give me a heads up where else to look? Thanks.

Gonna guess this is on your B3000?
Is that an electric PTO?

 

[garyiden]

Re: Blowig Fuses

Gonna guess this is on your B3000?
Is that an electric PTO?

Hi and thanks for the response. Yes, it IS a B3000.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

It's not an electric PTO, switch, or clutch, so blowing any fuse would be the result of the lever or linkage hitting a wire and shorting it out.

What does the fuse you are blowing control?

 

[garyiden]

It's not an electric PTO, switch, or clutch, so blowing any fuse would be the result of the lever or linkage hitting a wire and shorting it out.

What does the fuse you are blowing control?

The fuse is a 5amp fuse in the OBD slot. It shuts down the whole tractor.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

That is not an easy model to find problems with the wiring, but you need to find where they they are being rubbed / chaffed / pinched, also check the seat witches and the PTO switch for proper connections and fitment.