L4610 wont start

mtruhe · May 25, 2005

I went out to start my tractor today and it wouldn't start. When I turned on the key the lights on the dash came on for a second then shut off. When I turned the key I got nothing. When I turned the key off, I got a buzzing noise. Now when I turn the key on I don't get anything. The battery is fully charged.
I don't know if this is related but my glow light has been coming on intermitentlly while running also.

rbcsaver · May 25, 2005

may sound obvious, but make sure the pto isn't engage. how old is the battery, starter bendix gear could be stuck etc. Tap on the starter with a hard mallet
regrads, Steve

Bird · May 25, 2005

Blown fuse, maybe??

_RaT_ · May 25, 2005

Be sure the connections at the battery are soild as well as the ground and at the starter. A bad connection may sometimes let enough power through to operate the lights or even the glow plugs but once you load it with a few hundred amps off the starter, it fails.

wushaw · May 25, 2005

Fully charged battery and good connections then I would look at the key switch as another place to look.

ocaj11 · May 26, 2005

I'll add another that I experienced with my B7500.

My Rear/Mid PTO control lever was in the middle, neutral position, but the safety switch wasn't being pushed in far enough. I had to crawl under the tractor and fiddle with the linkage to get it working properly.

I think you are dealing with a safety switch of some kind. Just have to find which one.......

HammerFour · May 26, 2005

It sounds to me like a poor connection someplace, as others have mentioned double check the ground connection and battery connections. Then start troubleshooting with a test light or volt meter that current is getting to the switch, thru the switch in the on position, to the dash lights, etc. I am sure you will find a loose or dirty connection pretty quickly. Check any electrical harness plugs and connectors for dirt, corrosion etc.

grandad · May 27, 2005

I'd agree that's high on the list here. There's also a safety switch on the clutch pedal with the L10's. Clutch needs to be fully depressed to start.

_RaT_ · May 27, 2005

The various safety switches though should not have any affect on the dash lights that came on for a second and then went off. The seat switch, clutch switch are easy enough to bypass to test or simply put an ohm meter on it.