Tractor wouldn\'t start - easy fix !!!!
Well, I could not believe it.... I went out to start my tractor, just to do a bit of clean up after a light snow/drifting and couple of days ago and all I got was "buzz - click". /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Then after a couple of trys I got some power for the lights, but no crank. Then nothing... Hooked up a portable battery jump pack I got for Christmas and nothing... Boy was I confused, power, no power, click, buzz, lights, no lights... Checked the fuses.. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif Thought, well it must be the battery... (It was put in new just a year and a half ago) bad cells or something and I will pull it and get it checked... Messed around for about 20 minutes with all this...
As I started to remove the battery, I started to pull the negative cable and it slipped right off... It was very loose and a sort of slimey substance had built up between the clamp and the post of the battery.... this must have insulated the ground connection of the battery, thus no juice... Cleaned that off and of course, my tractor cranked right up. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
First, certainly glad I discovered it before a good snow... however, any ideas on what might have caused it? Is it something with the battery? Suggested preventive action other than more frequent checking and cleaning of the terminal?
I have never had that happen, to the best of my knowledge with any batteries in my cars...
Curious?
Well, I could not believe it.... I went out to start my tractor, just to do a bit of clean up after a light snow/drifting and couple of days ago and all I got was "buzz - click". /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Then after a couple of trys I got some power for the lights, but no crank. Then nothing... Hooked up a portable battery jump pack I got for Christmas and nothing... Boy was I confused, power, no power, click, buzz, lights, no lights... Checked the fuses.. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif Thought, well it must be the battery... (It was put in new just a year and a half ago) bad cells or something and I will pull it and get it checked... Messed around for about 20 minutes with all this...
As I started to remove the battery, I started to pull the negative cable and it slipped right off... It was very loose and a sort of slimey substance had built up between the clamp and the post of the battery.... this must have insulated the ground connection of the battery, thus no juice... Cleaned that off and of course, my tractor cranked right up. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
First, certainly glad I discovered it before a good snow... however, any ideas on what might have caused it? Is it something with the battery? Suggested preventive action other than more frequent checking and cleaning of the terminal?
I have never had that happen, to the best of my knowledge with any batteries in my cars...
Curious?