855 Won't Start

If it were me, I would not mess with those pedal adjustments until you have a JD service manual in hand. The adjustments are pretty critical so that you don't have the forward pedal trying at the same time the reverse is engaging. So, long story short, move the switch adjustment only. ;)

HTH

Frank

I dont know mutch about an 855, but I would start with the obvious (which you probably already did) - a good battery, clean battery terminals, and clean good connections at the solinoid.

You may want to short accross the solinoid posts with a screwdriver to see if it turns over to bypass the key switch.

Jon C

This must be the week for this! I have an 855, and I went out to the shed on Saturday and it would only click. I thought it was a low battery and that maybe I had left the switch on (but, looking back, if it had been left on that long, it should not have even lit the dash lights).

Anyway, I put the charger on, and after an hour, I gave it another try. Still a click. I began to suspect the starter solenoid, but decided to snap it a few more times. It caought an worked fine on about the third try. My luck.

So, check your battery voltage and see if you have a battery/cable problem, make sure the forward/reverse pedals aren't sitting against the safety switches (rock them with your foot as you try to crank it), tap on the solenoid a bit as you try to crank it, check for voltage at the solenoid as you crank it, check for voltage out of the solenoid as you crank it.

Today is a good day to rig up that 12 volt test light and alligator clip assembly you always wanted!

Frank