Craftsman dyt 2000

Ran into a problem with my craftsman riding mower this afternoon. Was bagging leaves for what was to be the last time this year when the blades wouldn't turn after emptying the bagger. I could drive across the yard and they would eventually turn on. That worked for a while until I turned on the blades a couple of times later after having emptied the bagger and the mower then started to shut off as if I had gotten off the seat while the blades were turning. One other piece of info that may be a factor is that the battery was dead and I had to jumpstart the mower whne I began this afternoon. Hadn't thought that I would get a new battery right now, though, since it'll just sit all winter.

Thoughts?

Thanks, John

 

John
Yes replace the battery, the clutch that drives the deck will not work without a good battery and good charging system.
You need to check the charging system after you install the new battery to make sure its charging the new battery. I have in the past use a trickle/ floating charger that wont over charge the battery on my mowers. That kept the battery topped off regardless of how much it was run.

 

Got a model # for the mower? I assume this has an electric PTO?

 

The model no. is 917.275670, which has the electronic PTO.

 

Was the battery dead again when the blades quit? If so, the battery is the problem.

 

Thanks, Cheese.

I'm glad that that seems to be the problem, but was thrown off by the fact that the mower worked fine when I first jumped it but failed an hour or so later. I'll wait until spring before I drop $30 on a nedw battery.