Yesterday I was moving snow with my Case DX35. It died suddenly, just like it was shut off. Now it’s crank, no start. The filter bowl is full of fuel, but I’m thinking since it didn’t even bog down it seems like there could be an electrical problem like a bad fuel shutoff solenoid or something like that. Does this sound plausible, or more likely a plugged filter or something like that? It’s been parked inside at about 40 degrees.
I think the
sudden shut off is a key thing to keep in mind. I would think a fuel issue would give some hint before the tractor shut down.
I had essentially the same thing happen with one of my tractors, but fortunately it was during summer when cutting grass. The tractor stopped immediately, just as if I turned the key off.
In my case, the tractor would start, but immediately shut down when I released the key from the start position. This tractor has a fuel cutoff solenoid, with two coils. One coil pulls the solenoid armature in, to allow the tractor to start. The second coil holds the armature in during normal operation, until the key is turned to the off position. The coil that holds the solenoid in place during run failed.
Not your set up probably, but the message is the same. A failed fuel cutoff solenoid will prevent the tractor from starting, and when it fails it will shut the engine down immediately, just like turning the key to the off position.
If you had no hint of fuel issues before this occurred, I would put my money on the chances the fuel cutoff solenoid failed, or you could have a wiring problem that is preventing voltage from reaching the solenoid, a broken wire or a connector that came loose, for example.
