HalseyGreen
Silver Member
Went out to move the JD790 from the garage so that I could put the pickup in to load it to take No. 1 daughter back to college tomorrow, all it does is click - no battery. Just parked it in there Monday morning after No. 2 daughter left for college, it had been parked outside since Friday evening when I began the timing belt/water replacement (100 K maintenance) project on the Dodge Caravan (don't wish that on anyone). Back to the tractor, checked the battery, positive cable end gone again, replace under warrenty last March (using the red and green felt washers to help prevent a re-occurance), connector is a cheap design, formed sheet metal with bolt. I have kept the battery clean using baking soda, last cleaning in mid-October when I was doing winter maintenance on the vehicles. Found large build-up of fuzzy crude under the positive cable cover, and a little on the negative side and some fuzzy crud on the hold down strap but it does not appear any corroson anywhere else tonight. Will check with dealer first of week, assume another warrenty replacement. Have others experienced this problem, and what was your fix? Any suggestions? I checked the radiator and dust screen, no apparent damage there, but will clean the entire area with baking soda when putting it back together. For those not knowing, battery is in the front of the tractor, with the post to the rear where the fan would pull any battery ventings over the connectors to some extent. Thanks for any input.