On another post I talked about the starter not working and I removed it after determining the solenoid and switch were ok. The starter came apart, of course, when I took it out because i forgot about putting the nuts on to keep it together. Hey, it's only been 15 years or so since I last did this. Anyway, I cleaned everything up and put it back together and made sure the drive on the end was working right. I tried to test it in the barn before installation. I used a good 12v battery sitting beside it and attached the negative jumper cable to the case and took the positive cable and touched it to the top post and....nutin' honey. Nary a thing except a big spark. I figured it was d.o.a. So I ordered new one and was waiting for it to get here today or tomorrow. Well, my son who is building a new house across the road needed the power pole installed so the power co. can hook up. Of course he came over here and asked me, so... I reinstalled the starter and was prepared to just pull start the tractor so I could hitch up the PHD to dig the hole for him. Well I hit the key just for the heck of it and it popped right off! Nothing wrong with the starter. So why did it not test laying on the floor but worked when reinstalled into the tractor? I must have not done something right in testing?
Durn youngin' could have done like we did years ago and just use his hands and wooden handled post hole diggers...builds good character I tell him...lol. I am glad it worked though, a whole lot faster than by hand.
Durn youngin' could have done like we did years ago and just use his hands and wooden handled post hole diggers...builds good character I tell him...lol. I am glad it worked though, a whole lot faster than by hand.
