engagement lever over extended

emmdee2 · Mar 12, 2012

So late last mowing season my husband had the lever to engage the deck at center (on/up), the mower was off or had died. He knew you had to move the lever and pushed/forced it all the way to point to the left (wrong) and broke a piece inside under the hood that was supposed to stop if from going to the left of center. Of course it won't start as you cannot get it in the correct position of the mowing deck being off (pointing right).

I am fairly sure this was an alcohol related incident. Any ball park on how much it would take to fix the issue. I can't even find out what the part is called but it was a metal piece that would pull a wire in the same fashion your automatic off on a push mower engages and releases with the lever on the push bar.

Thank you for any help you can offer. Sorry for the lack of technical expertise and vocabulary.

Garybake · Mar 12, 2012

emmdee2 said:
I am fairly sure this was an alcohol related incident.

I am familiar with this type of incident failure.

What type of tractor and model number if you know, is it? The tractor can be looked up and part narrowed down.

emmdee2 · Mar 12, 2012

Garybake said:
I am familiar with this type of incident failure.

I hope you have a forgiving wife, or at least she didn't know.

What type of tractor and model number if you know, is it? The tractor can be looked up and part narrowed down.

Thank you for the quick reply.

It is a John Deere LA 120 riding mower, 42 inch deck, automatic.

Garybake · Mar 13, 2012

Very Forgiving...
Sorry I got caught up in another long thread. Not sure what part you are refering to but we can narrow it down.

John Deere - Parts Catalog

This is a parts list and dealer prices and maybe you can isolate an area in the picture that stops you from going left of center(?). If this is unfamiliar I will look at mine and submit a photo tomorrow of my guess.

I think it maybe part on the body that the deck lever (#2) locks into.