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 Put a new battery in this old tractor and has been starting every time I turn the key and push the clutch pedal turn the key in and it would start. It would turn hard the first crank and then would start but now there's nothing. I jumped the solenoid  and it would start that way.  It has a new key switch and all the connections are tight. Any ideas ?

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gwest_ca

Does your tractor have the low oil switch? It threads into the base at the rear of the engine. If you do have one don't remove it without following these instructions because the switch is easily broken and no longer available.

The low oil switch prevents the starter solenoid from working. 

Pto must be OFF so play with the lever while trying to start in case the switch is just not quite making contact.

Same with the clutch pedal switch. Try different pedal positions.

 

Garry

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953 nut
44 minutes ago, The Tool Crib said:

jumped the solenoid  and it would start

I presume you are making a connection from one large terminal to the other. Try the tips that Garry has given you first. If they don't help then take a small jumper from the battery "+" to the small wire terminal on the solenoid. If that closes the solenoid and the starter cranks over then you can go on to check the wires on safety switches. The clutch switch lives on the right side under the plate that covers your shift levers.

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2 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

I presume you are making a connection from one large terminal to the other. Try the tips that Garry has given you first. If they don't help then take a small jumper from the battery "+" to the small wire terminal on the solenoid. If that closes the solenoid and the starter cranks over then you can go on to check the wires on safety switches. The clutch switch lives on the right side under the plate that covers your shift levers.

Thanx ! I’ll give it a check and see what goes. 

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