Hello Nicky welcome to YT. First let me apologize for any replies that you have gotten that may seem a little bit of a ..put down.. so to speak or maybe contained information that was over your head. I am sure you realize there are many personalities and styles of returning information to you. For the most part a lot of mechanical minded folks hang out on here. A lot of us think we are a step above those who commonly post on here with their problems. Point is if someone posts with an electrical problem we often say that it an easy check with your test light or volt meter. Well many folks do not have these items, upon hearing that we set back in our chairs and scowl saying ..what idiot would not have one of those?.. One reply you received reported that his battery failed instantly, that is a very rare occurrence. So now to get to the meat of my reply we ..high and mighties.. often forget your tractor has a built in test system of sorts, that is if it has a working lighting system. When you try to start it turn the lights on, when you get the click if the light stay bright the battery or connections are most likely NOT your problem. On the other hand if the lights go out or go dim the battery and connections are then suspect. It sounds like you have resolved to just try replacing the solenoid, that is an approach. Now to return to the ..mechanical minded.. person I am l would like to verify the solenoid is the problem before replacing it. I would suggest you purchase a simple automotive test light, auto parts stores carry them. On the starter solenoid one post has the cable from the battery usually the top one on those style Deeres if it is like others of that era. The check for the solenoid would be to test for the bottom terminal to light the test light when you activate the key or button to start it. A hint here to help you do this by yourself is to use the clip test light lead to connect to the lower terminal of the solenoid and then ground the probe end to something metal. Sometimes I stick it in beside the bolt on the negative battery terminal clamp. After all this if when you energize the key or button to start if the solenoid is powering that lower terminal and lighting your test light the problem is in the starter itself. Hope this helps!
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