LOGDOG5375
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- Tractor
- JD450C DOZER, JD410 BACKHOE, KIOTI DK45C,FORD 800,PETTIBONE SUPER 15 CARRYLIFT
Hello All...
Wondering if some of you might be able to shed some light on an issue that just presented itself with my Kioti DK45C. I believe it's a 2004 model.
I came in last night after bush hogging because of a thunderstorm. Tractor was running great. Got a lot done. But this morning, I go out to start it up..... turn the ignition key....and there's nothing. Flat as a pancake. I did have dash lights momentarily, and the fan on the a/c vents came on briefly. Then all the lights on the dash went off, fan went off. Just nothing. I checked anything and everything that I might have left on overnight to draw power. Everything was in the off position. I thought maybe I had drained the battery down accidentally.
So I drag out the jumper cables, hook them up to my F350 and let it try to charge. After about 45 minutes, the dash light would come on if I turned the key to the on position, and I could get just a mild groan from the starter trying to turn over. I took a break, read a bunch of threads on this forum about others having similar issues, and decided to pull the battery and take it down to O'Reilly's to put on the tester. So I did that. Tester said the battery was good, and had 1/4 of it's life left. I was just over warranty expiration, so they said take it home and try it. If it didn't perform, bring it back and they'd see if they could warranty it. So I brought it home, re-connected to my cables, which were all nice and clean. Still nothing. No dash lights, nothing at all. Silence. So, I take the battery back. O'Reilly's decides not to warranty it because it was just over 19 months old, on an 18 month warranty. Okay..... no problem. I buy a new battery, bring it home. Hook it up. Nothing......... total silence, no lights, no clicking.... nothing.
Hmmmm.... so then I wondered if maybe it was the 60 amp fuse that is on the left side of the tractor (Operator's left if sitting in the driver's seat.). Same side as the solenoid and alternator. 60 amp fuse, 32 volts I believe. I've had it go out in the past and it shuts everything down. So I pull off the electrical tape wrap surrounding it and look at it. It appears to be fine and intact.
Earlier in the process, I should mention that while inspecting connections, I noticed the "PREAHEATER CONTROLLER / PART NO. T4620-69054" was loose and had dropped down out of it's holster/socket if you know what I'm referencing. I pushed it back up into place.... and then later pulled it out, and blew the dust off the circuit board. It was covered in dust. Once clean, I re-inserted it back into it's socket.
So, other things I've made sure of..... shuttle shift is in neutral, clutch depressed and parking brake engaged when turning the key. Electronic PTO switches are disengaged. There have been no other problems leading into this, outside of my shuttle shifter wanting to stick in forward this last week. After reading some threads here on the forum, I lubed each of the places it passes through between the dash and the transmission housing and that has helped a lot. Thank you to those of you who posted on this forum in the past on that issue.
The dealer that used to service my machine 45 miles away, lost or abandoned their Kioti franchise. So the nearest dealer to me is 2 hours N, S, or West. Would love to be able to figure this out and not have to winch the tractor up on a trailer and make a couple 4 hour round trips to drop it off and then pick it up.
Can any of you who are familiar with my machine offer suggestions on what to check or do, to bring my DK45C back to life? I'm thinking it must be either a fuse or safety switch maybe.... for it to be such a sudden outage. Thank you in advance for your suggestions.
Wondering if some of you might be able to shed some light on an issue that just presented itself with my Kioti DK45C. I believe it's a 2004 model.
I came in last night after bush hogging because of a thunderstorm. Tractor was running great. Got a lot done. But this morning, I go out to start it up..... turn the ignition key....and there's nothing. Flat as a pancake. I did have dash lights momentarily, and the fan on the a/c vents came on briefly. Then all the lights on the dash went off, fan went off. Just nothing. I checked anything and everything that I might have left on overnight to draw power. Everything was in the off position. I thought maybe I had drained the battery down accidentally.
So I drag out the jumper cables, hook them up to my F350 and let it try to charge. After about 45 minutes, the dash light would come on if I turned the key to the on position, and I could get just a mild groan from the starter trying to turn over. I took a break, read a bunch of threads on this forum about others having similar issues, and decided to pull the battery and take it down to O'Reilly's to put on the tester. So I did that. Tester said the battery was good, and had 1/4 of it's life left. I was just over warranty expiration, so they said take it home and try it. If it didn't perform, bring it back and they'd see if they could warranty it. So I brought it home, re-connected to my cables, which were all nice and clean. Still nothing. No dash lights, nothing at all. Silence. So, I take the battery back. O'Reilly's decides not to warranty it because it was just over 19 months old, on an 18 month warranty. Okay..... no problem. I buy a new battery, bring it home. Hook it up. Nothing......... total silence, no lights, no clicking.... nothing.
Hmmmm.... so then I wondered if maybe it was the 60 amp fuse that is on the left side of the tractor (Operator's left if sitting in the driver's seat.). Same side as the solenoid and alternator. 60 amp fuse, 32 volts I believe. I've had it go out in the past and it shuts everything down. So I pull off the electrical tape wrap surrounding it and look at it. It appears to be fine and intact.
Earlier in the process, I should mention that while inspecting connections, I noticed the "PREAHEATER CONTROLLER / PART NO. T4620-69054" was loose and had dropped down out of it's holster/socket if you know what I'm referencing. I pushed it back up into place.... and then later pulled it out, and blew the dust off the circuit board. It was covered in dust. Once clean, I re-inserted it back into it's socket.
So, other things I've made sure of..... shuttle shift is in neutral, clutch depressed and parking brake engaged when turning the key. Electronic PTO switches are disengaged. There have been no other problems leading into this, outside of my shuttle shifter wanting to stick in forward this last week. After reading some threads here on the forum, I lubed each of the places it passes through between the dash and the transmission housing and that has helped a lot. Thank you to those of you who posted on this forum in the past on that issue.
The dealer that used to service my machine 45 miles away, lost or abandoned their Kioti franchise. So the nearest dealer to me is 2 hours N, S, or West. Would love to be able to figure this out and not have to winch the tractor up on a trailer and make a couple 4 hour round trips to drop it off and then pick it up.
Can any of you who are familiar with my machine offer suggestions on what to check or do, to bring my DK45C back to life? I'm thinking it must be either a fuse or safety switch maybe.... for it to be such a sudden outage. Thank you in advance for your suggestions.