joe z
New member
I have a John Deere 212 from the mid-eighties. I bought it used. The battery has a sticker on it that says it is two years old (3/11). I been having issues with it holding a charge and thought I may have something draining it when the tractor is off like a short, or I'm having issues with the charging system. The ammeter sometimes shows it is charging, and other times looks like it s discharging while the tractor is running. Yesterday, the tractor wouldn't start, it just clicked. No problem, I thought, I'll just take the battery out and charge it again. However, now the starter just make a whirring noise, but doesn't engage. Is it likely the starter or the battery or something else? I priced the starter at a Deere dealer, and the battery would be the cheaper thing to try first, but any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.