OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions On Ride On Mowers Cutters not disengaging on old Greenfield ride on mower

Hi all,

I just bought an old Greenfield ride on mower in Sydney. Its a 25th anniversary IC11hp. It starts and cutters engage when short, (about 4 inches) lever is shifted into "cu" position,

But when the lever is shifted to the out position the cutters wont disengage. So i turn it off and on startup the cutters are disengaged.

Theres 3 options on the lever.
On the right is OUT.
In the middle is TF
And on the left is CU.
And theres a small chain welded onto the lever with a clip that only allows it to select in TF and OUT.
Doesnt do anything in the tf selection as clip has to be taken off selector to select cu to engage cutter.

Hi syd,
Welcome here, we try to help.
My guess would be the blade brake has worn out and is not stopping the blades when they are moving or the belt is a bight too tight

Hi syd666,
Welcome here, we try to help.
My guess would be the blade brake has worn out and is not stopping the blades when they are moving or the belt is a bight too tight. Problem is these are an old machine that many people could have played with. They are a great machine once you get them sorted, so bear with it and you will have a good mower

Hi Norm,

Is this the brake pad and can i buy it on this site?

And is it difficult to replace?

https://www.hendersonmowers.com.au/...36-genuine-greenfield-brake-pad-gt01267?

Hi Syd,
Not that I know of from memory it is rectangular in shape. From memory many years ago I just made one up from a bit of hardwood, bit of Flinstone style. The mate I did that one for, probably 8 years ago is still using it and has never complained about the blade brake not working. It is not too hard to get to, I stand the mowers up vertically with a chain block so things are easier to get to. I have also tipped a couple of Greenies on their side to work on them, but I think standing them vertically is the better option. Just empty the fuel tank and remove the battery before you do this.

I dont think i even need a brake. I dont intend on stopping it during mowing. It can stay like that for now.
Would there be a problem turning the mower off with the cutter still rotating as in the user guide it states to turn the cutter off then turn mower off?

As long as you disengage the cutter before starting as it takes a bit of strain off the starter motor because most of them have plastic gears on the starter motor. No big deal to replace those if you have to

Thanks for your well received advice Norm.

Ive just decided to do an oil change on it.
It says to use Castrol GTX oil.

Does it have an oil rating?
And how much oil does it hold?

Heres some pics.

I wouldn't get too fussed it is only a flathead Briggs anything will do. I forget what they hold, about 1.5 litres I think. Just work it out on the dipstick