Just want to thank you in advance for reading this. I will try to keep it simple. I have owned my tractor since 04. I have not had any major issues until recently. I have had the ignition switch go bad a while back. It then developed a small gremlin that I attributed to the solenoid on the starter going bad. I had to turn the key on and off several times to make the starter engage. I was going to replace it, but the starter was like 700.00 at the time. Each time I would hear a relay click.
Well fast forward to last month. I was on the tractor and can only assume that I ran it out of diesel. It just died. At the time, I could attempt to start it. Hard way to find that the fuel gauge was wrong. I filled it back up and while I was attempting to get fuel back into the rails, I can only assume that I tried to start it too many times. While during this attempt, the tractor stopped doing anything. The entire electrical system seemed as though it shut down. I ran the battery down as well. When I tried to detach the battery, the positive cable was so hot, it burnt my fingers.
I have since gotten a new battery, new ignition switch ( i saw some discoloration even though it tested fine with multi), a new turn signal headlight box ( there was a burn pin in the wiring harness and no head lights flashers etc worked) all new relays, new starter (tested old one and that worked as well hot jumping it with jumper cables). I traced all the wires, checked all the fuses that a routine backyard mechanic could do with nothing outstanding to me.
I re attached the battery and heard many things click. I took that as a good sign. I applied the mulit meter to the starter solenoid wire and turned the ignition on. Everything sounded as it is supposed to. I tested the lights and everything worked. I turned it to start it and got power to the solenoid at 10v or so. So thinking everything would be ok, I hooked the wire back up to the solenoid and tried to start it. The tractor made a sound and then nothing. Nothing would work after that. The headlights, flashers etc. I disconnected the battery again and gave it a few. I connected the battery back and the headlights and everything worked again.
I am at my wits end. Has anyone experienced anything like this?
Well fast forward to last month. I was on the tractor and can only assume that I ran it out of diesel. It just died. At the time, I could attempt to start it. Hard way to find that the fuel gauge was wrong. I filled it back up and while I was attempting to get fuel back into the rails, I can only assume that I tried to start it too many times. While during this attempt, the tractor stopped doing anything. The entire electrical system seemed as though it shut down. I ran the battery down as well. When I tried to detach the battery, the positive cable was so hot, it burnt my fingers.
I have since gotten a new battery, new ignition switch ( i saw some discoloration even though it tested fine with multi), a new turn signal headlight box ( there was a burn pin in the wiring harness and no head lights flashers etc worked) all new relays, new starter (tested old one and that worked as well hot jumping it with jumper cables). I traced all the wires, checked all the fuses that a routine backyard mechanic could do with nothing outstanding to me.
I re attached the battery and heard many things click. I took that as a good sign. I applied the mulit meter to the starter solenoid wire and turned the ignition on. Everything sounded as it is supposed to. I tested the lights and everything worked. I turned it to start it and got power to the solenoid at 10v or so. So thinking everything would be ok, I hooked the wire back up to the solenoid and tried to start it. The tractor made a sound and then nothing. Nothing would work after that. The headlights, flashers etc. I disconnected the battery again and gave it a few. I connected the battery back and the headlights and everything worked again.
I am at my wits end. Has anyone experienced anything like this?
