I hate to jump on a forum and immediately ask for help - but I'm at wits end.
I've owned a JD 445 garden tractor for 24 years. There is no part of it I have not disassembled for service or repair - including timing gear, water pump etc. I've never a problem I couldn't reconcile. Great little machine, built to last a lifetime.
Because of that quality, My dad decided that he'd buy a used X585 and refresh it. He's disassembled body panels, the instrument panel and others as necessary to make replacements of worn parts and clean up others. The biggest challenge was cleaning up the instrument panel, foggy on the inside and full of ants.
The engine ran before he started the refresh. Now, he has power to the ignition switch but it will not turn over - he's looked at his PTO switch, the brake switch and the seat switch for safety lockouts.
I bought him the 500+ page shop manual, but so far he hasn't found a solution. I would appreciate any suggestions - he's excited with the little tractor and I'd sure like to help him get it running.
I've owned a JD 445 garden tractor for 24 years. There is no part of it I have not disassembled for service or repair - including timing gear, water pump etc. I've never a problem I couldn't reconcile. Great little machine, built to last a lifetime.
Because of that quality, My dad decided that he'd buy a used X585 and refresh it. He's disassembled body panels, the instrument panel and others as necessary to make replacements of worn parts and clean up others. The biggest challenge was cleaning up the instrument panel, foggy on the inside and full of ants.
The engine ran before he started the refresh. Now, he has power to the ignition switch but it will not turn over - he's looked at his PTO switch, the brake switch and the seat switch for safety lockouts.
I bought him the 500+ page shop manual, but so far he hasn't found a solution. I would appreciate any suggestions - he's excited with the little tractor and I'd sure like to help him get it running.