RobT
Bronze Member
Yesterday I spent a few hours moving dirt with my dirt scoop (slip scoop) and the Foton 404. Everything running great, sunny and about 88 degrees, having some fun.
A few times I would shut off the tractor, get down, and use a hand shovel to smooth out some spots.
One time I get back on and turn the key. Nothing. Check everything...push the clutch in harder...still nothing. Not even a peep from the starter. I lift the hood, check the battery cables, and they are tight. I check some wiring around the starter. Nothing weird looking. I check the fuses. Nothing blown. I'm getting really worried now.
I decide to remove one of the batteries and replace it with one from my pickup (have to do that sometimes in the cold weather). I remove the positive terminal from the tractor battery, but don't remove the battery just yet. I go ahead and put the terminal back on and tell myself "Give it a crank and see if anything happens..."
That's what I do and the tractor starts beautifully the rest of the day. Whew!
A few times I would shut off the tractor, get down, and use a hand shovel to smooth out some spots.
One time I get back on and turn the key. Nothing. Check everything...push the clutch in harder...still nothing. Not even a peep from the starter. I lift the hood, check the battery cables, and they are tight. I check some wiring around the starter. Nothing weird looking. I check the fuses. Nothing blown. I'm getting really worried now.
I decide to remove one of the batteries and replace it with one from my pickup (have to do that sometimes in the cold weather). I remove the positive terminal from the tractor battery, but don't remove the battery just yet. I go ahead and put the terminal back on and tell myself "Give it a crank and see if anything happens..."
That's what I do and the tractor starts beautifully the rest of the day. Whew!