Hello!
I have a 1980 John Deere r72 that won't start. The starter does not engage or turn or anything when I turn the key. The last time I mowed with it was last October, and I'm just now getting around to looking at it.
I checked the battery and it's reading 12.6, so it's ok.
I cleaned up most (all I can find) of the grounds around the tractor--still won't start.
I then tried to jump the starter. I did this with a set of car jumper cables and I got a lot of sparks but the starter did not turn. So I'm assuming this indicates a bad starter. Am I correct?
Just for kicks, I then went ahead and checked with my multimeter to see if the solenoid was getting power to the starter when I turned the key. I did this by reading the volts between the starter side of the solenoid and the negative battery. With key off it is 0. With key on it is still 0 (and I had someone sitting on the seat and the blade disengaged and transmission in neutral). So does this mean I likely have more problems than just the bad starter? Should I go ahead and replace the starter or continue diagnosing?
Thanks!
I have a 1980 John Deere r72 that won't start. The starter does not engage or turn or anything when I turn the key. The last time I mowed with it was last October, and I'm just now getting around to looking at it.
I checked the battery and it's reading 12.6, so it's ok.
I cleaned up most (all I can find) of the grounds around the tractor--still won't start.
I then tried to jump the starter. I did this with a set of car jumper cables and I got a lot of sparks but the starter did not turn. So I'm assuming this indicates a bad starter. Am I correct?
Just for kicks, I then went ahead and checked with my multimeter to see if the solenoid was getting power to the starter when I turned the key. I did this by reading the volts between the starter side of the solenoid and the negative battery. With key off it is 0. With key on it is still 0 (and I had someone sitting on the seat and the blade disengaged and transmission in neutral). So does this mean I likely have more problems than just the bad starter? Should I go ahead and replace the starter or continue diagnosing?
Thanks!