Ed Hahnenberg
Member
I bought a used 2004 5150 John Deere tractor. I have been using it for about an hour and had no problems starting it. This morning it was snowy and cold. I tried starting it as usual, but nothing happened. I had lights, but no crank. So I hooked up my charger to the positive and negative posts (not on the battery) but on the side of the tractor where one can charge it. The charger recycled like it was charging and then quit, and this went on at 40 amps for a few times. Finally, I saw smoke emanating I think from the starter under the hood. Turned charger off. A friend came over and he fiddled with the selenoid wires and the electrical connectors under the tractor seat. To my surprise, the tractor started up. Lights worked and I did a half hour of snowblowing. Did I damage anything? Do you think any wires were fried?