John deere lx 288

pdwelder Posts: 1, Reputation: 1

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Sep 2, 2007, 10:39 AM

John deere lx 288

Blades won't engage and when you try to engage them the mower wants to quit running.

MOWERMAN2468 Posts: 3,214, Reputation: 243

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Sep 2, 2007, 12:45 PM

You have a safety switch issue, or a faulty pto clutch assembly.

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