PTO inop (Now fixed) - Kioti DK5310SE HST Cab.

[MTGreen]

Copy that and appreciate the feedback, unfortunately, I'm not skilled in testing with a meter (I do have a very nice meter given to me by my FIL who was an electrician, but I lack the knowledge / training to use it, I regret to say).

Perhaps this situation will be best left to a professional and maybe I can get him to show me how he isolated the problem so I can learn how to use the dang meter, lol

Pull the plug on the switch -there should be several pairs of wires going into the switch. Set your meter to ohms maybe in the 2k range, and put one lead on each of a pair of contacts on the switch (not the pigtail).

See if you get a resistance reading close to zero. If so, this means the small amount of electricity sent by the meter is getting through to the other lead and you have an electrical path. Now flip/pull the switch, and you should have the opposite effect -number high/infinity because there is no electrical path.

Each pair of contacts should show this pattern when you flip the switch -close to zero one way and infinity the other. If you don't see this pattern the switch is broken

 

[AirOpsMgr]

Pull the plug on the switch -there should be several pairs of wires going into the switch. Set your meter to ohms maybe in the 2k range, and put one lead on each of a pair of contacts on the switch (not the pigtail).

See if you get a resistance reading close to zero. If so, this means the small amount of electricity sent by the meter is getting through to the other lead and you have an electrical path. Now flip/pull the switch, and you should have the opposite effect -number high/infinity because there is no electrical path.

Each pair of contacts should show this pattern when you flip the switch -close to zero one way and infinity the other. If you don't see this pattern the switch is broken

Thanks, I really appreciate you trying to walk me through this, but I'll be honest, you're kinda speaking Greek to me, but I'll do my best to try and follow along, I swear!! .... (I've got very little experience with wiring unless household and even less experience using a meter).

That said, this is the meter I have & honestly don't know where to start.... (sorry, I'm that inept when it comes to this stuff).

When I pulled the PTO switch mount from the cab fender rail, there were 2 wires originating from the tractor wiring loom going to the PTO connection, then 3 wires going from that connector to the PTO switch base, as seen below:

 

[MTGreen]

Thanks, I really appreciate you trying to walk me through this, but I'll be honest, you're kinda speaking Greek to me, but I'll do my best to try and follow along, I swear!! .... (I've got very little experience with wiring unless household and even less experience using a meter).

That said, this is the meter I have & honestly don't know where to start.... (sorry, I'm that inept when it comes to this stuff).
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When I pulled the PTO switch mount from the cab fender rail, there were 2 wires originating from the tractor wiring loom going to the PTO connection, then 3 wires going from that connector to the PTO switch base, as seen below:

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2 wires means you have an spst switch so your switch is good

 

[AirOpsMgr]

2 wires means you have an spst switch so your switch is good

Roger that, and thanks for taking the time to post that video ... I'm slightly closer to understanding how to use my meter

 

[AirOpsMgr]

Mystery solved, bad PTO relay.

 

[grsthegreat]

I replaced my pto switch and relay a few years back due to intermittent failures. That solved the issue. I didnt want a few dollars in parts to make tractor pto not work in winter to power my blower.

 

[grsthegreat]

I keep a few spare single and double relays on the stock bench in shop. I had issue with the twin relay that runs rear windshield wiped and the stop solenoid relay over the years. Luckily there are many relays, but only 2 part numbers on my tractor, so easy to stock parts.

 

[AirOpsMgr]

I keep a few spare single and double relays on the stock bench in shop. I had issue with the twin relay that runs rear windshield wiped and the stop solenoid relay over the years. Luckily there are many relays, but only 2 part numbers on my tractor, so easy to stock parts.

The dealer didn't have any spares, they gave me that one off of another tractor since they had some on order.

Are they generic relays that you can pick up at an auto parts store?

 

[grsthegreat]

That i dont know. I simply ordered some from my dealer and had them ship them to me. Took about a week but i was not in a hurry. I could have driven there and got them, but im lazy.

 

[AirOpsMgr]

That i dont know. I simply ordered some from my dealer and had them ship them to me. Took about a week but i was not in a hurry. I could have driven there and got them, but im lazy.

Tried to find them online, but no direct match, but believe I tracked some down at O'Reilly's that have a different part number but with all the same markings.