Ed Fox 20 #1 Posted July 9, 2020 Well, my addiction has started. I now have my second Wheel horse. I picked up a 314-8 with a rear discharge . Seems to run ok, throttle seems a little touchy if you move it too fast but it looks like they installed a replacement carb at some point and I'm assuming it needs to be adjusted. The issue it has that I need to address first is electrical and I need some starting points. He was using a screw driver across the solenoid to start it. You turn on the key switch, jump it out and she starts right up. Now if you get off of the seat it shuts off as if the PTO was left engaged but it is not. Is this an issue with the switch for the PTO? Thanks in advance! Kindest regards Ed 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 88vic #2 Posted July 9, 2020 Certainly sounds like a pto switch. If it shuts off when you get off the seat and doesn't start because it thinks the PTO is engaged, I'm thinking you're getting really close. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,271 #3 Posted July 9, 2020 All our tractors here are older and have no safeties but I know the newer ones used a seat switch. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,032 #4 Posted July 9, 2020 Have a model number and serial number? We should have a good set of wiring diagrams. Garry 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daddy Don 905 #5 Posted July 10, 2020 Sounds like the Seat safety switch. Look under the seat and see if it has one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Fox 20 #6 Posted July 10, 2020 The model is a 314-8. I dont think the seat switch is the issue only because its working as its suppose to. If I get off of the seat once I have it running it shuts down. Ill dig into the PTO switch and report back. Unfortunately its seems to be buried behind the panel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R Scheer 502 #7 Posted July 10, 2020 Sounds like the PTO switch to me as well. My 312H only shuts down when I get off when the pto is engaged. Otherwise I can get off the tractor and the engine will keep running. Maybe the switch is stuck? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #9 Posted July 11, 2020 another area to consider if tractor shuts down when you dismount with mower deck disengaged : check the PTO lever for excess play excess PTO lever play could indicate the lever is not contacting the PTO safety switches properly most times this can easily be tested - push PTO lever toward the pivot area (tower) and then see if the tractor will continue to run 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Fox 20 #10 Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) Ok, luckily a super simple fix. Terminal had fallen off the PTO switch. Not the easiest place to try to fit big hands into but I was able to get it back on without having to take anything apart. Thank you for all of your help and Ill post pics of my two wheel horses below this post.. Kindest regards Ed Edited July 12, 2020 by Ed Fox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
