billybonds
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I inherrited a 2004 TC40A with the adjacent horse farm I purchased. The farm had been leased out for about 5 years before this, I this tractor was used and abused without maintenance for at least all of that. I've been trying to bring this tractor back to glory, and the most annoying thing is this intermittent starting issue. It sounds so similar to all these other threads, but after hours of reading, I cant pinpoint an actual fix that applies. It can start fine 4-5 times in a row, it can start after a few turns of the key, or it can take 3-4 minutes. Assuming it's not starting, here are the symptoms:
1. Turn the key and hear the click, but does not attempt to crank
2. Continued attempts do eventually result in a start.
3. Too many consecutive failed starts and the red PTO light comes on and it will no longer click. This requires turning the key off and letting it sit for 5-10 seconds before starting again.
Local dealer has tried to diagnose the problem with no success. Multiple saftey switched have either been changed or jumped. Electric and wiring is no my strong point, but the dealers mechanic said no ohms are getting to the starter when it does this???
One of the previous tenants apparently tossed the manual, and I cant find a manual online for the TC40A specifically. Assuming this model and year are largely identical to similar models within a few years of this one, I've seen mention that it could be the starter solenoid? Only problem is, I cant find it on this tractor, and cant find an actual diagram to locate it. Is it just built into or part of starter itself? I've found wiring diagrams that specify the solenoid, but as stated, electric is not my strong point, and reading a wiring diagram may as well be Chinese.
Is that my solenoid part of the entire starter assembly? Main power goes from the battery to the lug in the first picture, second picture is the other side. Is the solenoid under that brass cap?
1. Turn the key and hear the click, but does not attempt to crank
2. Continued attempts do eventually result in a start.
3. Too many consecutive failed starts and the red PTO light comes on and it will no longer click. This requires turning the key off and letting it sit for 5-10 seconds before starting again.
Local dealer has tried to diagnose the problem with no success. Multiple saftey switched have either been changed or jumped. Electric and wiring is no my strong point, but the dealers mechanic said no ohms are getting to the starter when it does this???
One of the previous tenants apparently tossed the manual, and I cant find a manual online for the TC40A specifically. Assuming this model and year are largely identical to similar models within a few years of this one, I've seen mention that it could be the starter solenoid? Only problem is, I cant find it on this tractor, and cant find an actual diagram to locate it. Is it just built into or part of starter itself? I've found wiring diagrams that specify the solenoid, but as stated, electric is not my strong point, and reading a wiring diagram may as well be Chinese.
Is that my solenoid part of the entire starter assembly? Main power goes from the battery to the lug in the first picture, second picture is the other side. Is the solenoid under that brass cap?
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