Tractors4u
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- Joined
- Mar 10, 2002
- Messages
- 2,542
- Location
- Athens Alabama
- Tractor
- Deere 4310, Kubota L355, John Deere SST18 Spin Steer, 2006 Polaris Ranger
Last week I used my John Deere 318 to mow the lawn. The next day I started it and it started right up but when I pulled the switch to turn on the headlights the engine died. I looked and all the idiot lights were off as well. It would not do anything. I towed it around to my garage and started diagnosoing the situation. The only thing that stood out was the ignition switch was rusty on the backside and it had been acting up lately, not wanting to shut off and such. I put a new switch in and at the same time checked all the fuses and connections while I had the battery out and the dash partially removed. This afternoon I got it back together and it started right up and then.............I flipped the switch to engage the mower deck and it done the exact same thing. Does anybody have any ideas? I did notice this afternoon that before it started there was a buzzing sound coming from a black box that sits in front of the steering column.