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    Aug 16, 2007, 05:54 PM
    Craftsman LT2000, Belt Broke, Now, No Juice
    While cutting my grass, the main mower belt broke, at the same time, the engine killed. Once I replaced the belt, I tried to start the tractor. When I turned the key, nothing... the volt meter needle doesn't move, the LCD hour meter does not come on, no juice to the starter, nothing.

    I tried to charge the battery, got an error message indicating a problem with connection or battery. Tried to jump start with good battery, nothing.

    I'm wondering if the belt damaged some part of the electrical system when it broke. I know the clutch wiring is next to the drive pully where the belt gave way, but I checked and it is still connected. I don't see any apparent lose or broken wiring.

    Any ideas would be appreciated.

    Thanks
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    Aug 18, 2007, 06:06 PM
    Check your fuse. And safety switches.
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    Aug 20, 2007, 06:21 PM
    Wanted to update all on my original question. After posting my question here, and making an appointment with the Sears repair service for September 19th (my lawn, gardens, and home itself would have been completely over run by grass, weeds, vines, etc... by then) I tried reinspecting all wiring that I could see since I had concluded that my problem was some kind of electrical problem created when the mower belt broke. I did not find any wiring that was clearly compromised but I did find a 20 amp fuse. I checked the fuse and found it had blown. Changed the fuse and the machine is running. My theory is that when the belt broke some sort of surge was created in the process.

    The response I received to my initial question was exactly right.

    Thanks to MOWERMAN.
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    Sep 2, 2007, 12:49 PM
    There you have it, a simple fix. I love it when it is something inexpensive to fix and get you back going.
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