BigFatJoby
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I recently bought a New Holland TC45D used from the local tractor dealer. No idea how many hours are on it because the meter tends to spin different speeds and directions depending on the RPM I happen to be running. It isn't a perfect machine but for the price I paid I am willing to put up with the small stuff or buy the parts and fix it.
Most recently I started having problems with the ignition switch. Drove it behind the barn at the end of the day, flipped the key to the left and pulled it out of the ignition and the tractor kept running! Stuck it back in, flipped it back and forth a few times and got it to shut off. It ran fine for several weeks and then it wouldn't crank for me. It would turn over and catch but as soon as the key returned to RUN instead of START, it would die. If I turned the key to START, let it catch, and then flip it quickly to OFF and then back to RUN it with run fine. I priced a new switch but was wondering if anyone had any ideas other than replacing it. The part is $57.28 plus tax. Seems kind of steep for an ignition switch or am I just cheap? I am going to replace it soon because I am afraid it might get suck in START and burn up my starter.
Any help that anyone could give me would be much appreciate. I grew up in the woods and we did most things ourselves but without the luxury of a tractor so most of this is fairly new to me. I'm learning quick but only because I am smart enough to ask questions and lucky enough to have people answer. Here's to being lucky.
-JB
Most recently I started having problems with the ignition switch. Drove it behind the barn at the end of the day, flipped the key to the left and pulled it out of the ignition and the tractor kept running! Stuck it back in, flipped it back and forth a few times and got it to shut off. It ran fine for several weeks and then it wouldn't crank for me. It would turn over and catch but as soon as the key returned to RUN instead of START, it would die. If I turned the key to START, let it catch, and then flip it quickly to OFF and then back to RUN it with run fine. I priced a new switch but was wondering if anyone had any ideas other than replacing it. The part is $57.28 plus tax. Seems kind of steep for an ignition switch or am I just cheap? I am going to replace it soon because I am afraid it might get suck in START and burn up my starter.
Any help that anyone could give me would be much appreciate. I grew up in the woods and we did most things ourselves but without the luxury of a tractor so most of this is fairly new to me. I'm learning quick but only because I am smart enough to ask questions and lucky enough to have people answer. Here's to being lucky.
-JB