Ignition Switch 430-144 Compatible with Snapper Series 6-11 1-8816, 7018816, 7018816YP

Well it works good for my shredder replace the old key

worked great

Bought an old tractor that someone had tried to retrofit with a new 7-pole switch. Almost every wire on the tractor was burnt up because nothing they did worked. Goes to show that 5 extra minutes of research can save hours of frustration. This switch only has 3 poles - one that goes to the starter solenoid (S), one that goes to the fused battery + (B), and the third that goes to the magneto (M). When the key is off, the M is shorted out and will cause the spark to stop. Run position opens the magneto circuit, and the start position will feed the positive battery energy to the solenoid. The switch needs to be grounded through the mounting stem to work properly. Mine was an older Simplicity garden tractor. I know these will work with many older magneto systems but not all.

Had to change the wiring of the plug to match this switch for my troy bilt horse tiller, but was a 30 second change. works great.

The switch does work well but is wired differently then old switch. Had to ohm switch and swap wiring in harness plug.

Not much to say except mark which wire goes to which letter identified contact stamped on back of switch to be safe. I removed old switch with wires still connected and transferred them one by one to new switch. Put new switch in keyed hole on equipment, only one way to go on, slap on washer then screw on nut and away you go!

Love this product! Only small issue is it makes a slight noise sometimes. Other than that, it's exactly what I wanted. So far so good.

I used this on an old rotor tiller that had slightly different wiring into the pins on the switch. I switched the pins in the mating connector, and it works perfectly.