HELP! My ZD326 kills when I move a handle

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I had one where the switches were misaligned. If you brought either handle in it died. Both handles pulled at same time and it would go.
Good luck, these things get frustrating
 
   / HELP! My ZD326 kills when I move a handle
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Is this the brake light switch or the brake safety switch? The pedal does not align with this switch and never pushes it in. If the engine is running and I am off the tractor and push this switch in, it will kill the motor. If I am sitting on the seat and push the button in, it will keep running but when I move the control levers, it kills.
 

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   / HELP! My ZD326 kills when I move a handle
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#15  
Got it fixed. The brake pedal was not pushing the brake switch in because an inch broke off of the brace that is supposed to push in the button. I don't know what could have caused that 1/4" steel brace to break because it wasn't in an area where it could hit anything.

With a little tenderness and a lot of sweat I was able to bend some brackets where the pedal would line up with the button. Very unusual situation.
 
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The switch mounting bracket is definitely bent or broke. You can see in the pictures were the button normally hits the tab to push the button.
 
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#17  
It isn't the mounting bracket that's broken. It is the tab on the brake pedal that pushes in the switch button. In the photo you can see it is broken off about 1/8" before it touches the button.
 
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I have not found any info on a BRAKE SAFETY SWITCH. I Googled and can not find anything called that or any info on where it is or what it looks like. There are lots of brake light switches and lots of safety switches. I couldn't find anything on Messick's website.
I searched it on fridayparts and maxi force, I found it called "safe brake switch" at fridayparts(Is it same?), but,,, it's not compatible with your brand equipment. Maybe you can search more on different platforms.

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