Bush hogged with the MF50 diesel yeaterday, it ran like a new machine.
Cold and damp here today, went to start the tractor, got a few turns out of the starter (good charge yeaterday) but the battery was weak and couldn't turn anymore. Not a problem. Got the jump starter, when I hooked it up, the starter tried to turn. It seems the starter solenoid never disengaged. So I quickly took off the jump starter fearing I've got a dead short somewhere between the switch and the starter solenoid. Power wire from the battery to the starter solenoid felt warm. I'm thinking, were it not for a weak/dead battery, I'd have melted wires or worse.
Before I tear into it - what do you think? Bad switch? Bad starter solenoid? Starter and solenoid are less than a year old. I'm kind of leaning to switch.
Any ideas? Anyone experience something like this?
Cold and damp here today, went to start the tractor, got a few turns out of the starter (good charge yeaterday) but the battery was weak and couldn't turn anymore. Not a problem. Got the jump starter, when I hooked it up, the starter tried to turn. It seems the starter solenoid never disengaged. So I quickly took off the jump starter fearing I've got a dead short somewhere between the switch and the starter solenoid. Power wire from the battery to the starter solenoid felt warm. I'm thinking, were it not for a weak/dead battery, I'd have melted wires or worse.
Before I tear into it - what do you think? Bad switch? Bad starter solenoid? Starter and solenoid are less than a year old. I'm kind of leaning to switch.
Any ideas? Anyone experience something like this?