I have a Cub Cadet XT1 18hp 42" Cut. Last season, it ran fine, this season I opened the garage to start it, with jumper cables in hand as I knew the battery would be dead, and new gas. I changed the gas out, drained the lines, drained the carb, and put in fresh, choked the engine, and turned it over. Wouldn't start.
Checked lines and filters again, everything seems to be in order there. Grabbed the plug wrench, checked for fire, and it has a healthy spark. But the plug was dry. Pulled the carb this time instead of just taking the bowl off to drain it, upon inspection of the carb and jets, everything is clean as a whistle. Slapped it back together, plugged in the little wire at the bottom of the carb, and went to try and crack it again. Nothing. Just continuously turning over, doesn't try to start, doesn't pop, nada. Just spinny engine.
We are into the grass cutting season so I hope you found your problem and now have a nice cut lawn.
I have read where these mowers do give 'cranking' problems but sometimes when you've tried everything all you may need is can of starter fluid to spray in the carburetor when trying to crank as all it may need is just a little help to make it turnover.
Sometimes it is a small thing that most people tend to overlook:
Some mowers have 2 gas filters and these have to be cleaned and/or replaced every season.
Oftentimes a "No Crank" situation is caused by a faulty solenoid, bad ignition switch, or a fault in one of the safety switches.
Theses are small things but can cause big trouble.
Also, be very sure you have a clean air filter every season as no mower will run properly with a dirty filter.
My Cub Cadet, single cylinder B&S will turn over when the plug is pulled, but dead heads when plug is installed. Any ideas?
By Al
I have a 1989 Cub Cadet riding lawnmower. I just replaced the condenser and coil and it burned out after 10 minutes. What would cause this?
By Nathan S. from Bark River, MI
I have a commercial Cub Cadet recon Zero Turn and it won't start. When I turn the ignition it won't click, a few days ago it ran just fine then all of a sudden it won't even click. I've checked the plugs and battery and they are OK. Please give me some guidance.
By B. McMullen
My Cub Cadet riding mower won't turn over at all. It doesn't make a sound.
By ROBERT from Sanford, NC
The starter cord is locked on my Cub Cadet with Briggs & Stratton engine. I got one season of good mowing.
My Cub Cadet that's not a year old yet will not start. We replaced the battery and fuse. Is there a step by step video on how to repair this Cub Cadet LT46 riding lawn mower?
My new Cub Cadet XT1 with new gas won't start.
Help.
My small engine is a 640 Honda engine on my Club Cadet Zero Turn. It was working great then got caught in a thunder storm.
It will not turn over; it just clicks. Will it dry out or will it need to be serviced?I have a 2018 Club Cadet with 5 hours of riding time that will not start. It will turn over. but won't start. I changed the spark plug, cleaned the air filter, and charged the battery.
I do smell gas when attempting to start it.I replaced the starter solenoid and still get the clicking sound. The volt meter shows low voltage on the low voltage side. Anyone know the cause of this?
By Charlie
I have a Cub Cadet mower that will only start when it is jumped. It has a brand new battery, but as soon as you shut it off and try to restart it all it will do is click.
My mom's Cub Cadet RZT starts when it is cold, but won't turn over after she has mowed with it.
My Cub Cadet LT46 won't start when the mower is cold. I have to crank it for several minutes to start it. Once I get it started, I usually don't have a problem getting it to restart.
I bought it used with just 60 hours on it. Help! How do I solve this problem?I had to take the deck off my Cub Cadet 365 riding mower to remove something that was stuck underneath. Now my mower won't turn over. It started fine before I took the deck off.
I have fuel going to the carb, no problem, but it still won't start. I put a little gas into the carb. and it starts, but only runs for about 30 seconds then shuts off again. Why will it not stay running?
Any help please!
I have a 2186 Cub Cadet lawn tractor. It will not start. It has a new battery and iginition switch.
Here are a few things you can check:
I put the positive cable on negative terminal and put the negative on the positive by mistake. I reversed the cables and now they are on the right way. It will not start. What do I do next?
By Willaim
I changed my PTO belt on my 2009 ltx1042 Cub Cadet mower and now it will not start and I do not no why.
questions -
does it make any attempt to start or nothing happens when you try to crank it?
was it running before you replaced the belt?
What happened to cause you to have to replace the belt?
Has it been running this season or is this your first cut?
Bad gas from last year? Should have all new gas beginning of season.
Checked filter? Will not run with a dirty filter.
Here is a video you might check out but you can discuss your problems with someone on this site also.
The questions that I asked above are the type of questions they will ask you so they can get to the original problem.
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