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Hello Friends-

I am in need of help!! My zero turn Ariens Ikon XD 52 won't start! It was working fine last weekend when I cut my lawn. I turn the key and it does nothing. I tried jump starting it and still does nothing. It doesn't even make a clicking sound. I thought it might the ignition switch so I bought one, replaced it and still nothing. I jumped the starter solenoid and still no response! It did not turn the starter. The handbrake is up, which is required to start it. Any suggestions are surely appreciated

I would start with checking the battery and/or charging it. If it didn't crank by jumping the starter solenoid I would be leaning toward dead battery.

Dead battery.
PTO switch is on.
Faulty safety switch.
Blown fuse.
Bad ground.

ILENGINE said:

I would start with checking the battery and/or charging it. If it didn't crank by jumping the starter solenoid I would be leaning toward dead battery.

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I have One of those portable jump starters. I tried it and it didn't crank. But I guess I didn't leave it on there long enough. I'm going to charge the battery all day tomorrow. Thanks for your suggestion.

MParr said:

Dead battery.
PTO switch is on.
Faulty safety switch.
Blown fuse.
Bad ground.

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Yeah I will try to charge the battery tomorrow.
PTO switch is not on. I made sure.
Fuse is not blown. I checked
I don't think it's a bad ground but I will triple check it.
Could be a faulty safety switch. Is there any way too bypass it just to test?

JP98 said:

Yeah I will try to charge the battery tomorrow.
PTO switch is not on. I made sure.
Fuse is not blown. I checked
I don't think it's a bad ground but I will triple check it.
Could be a faulty safety switch. Is there any way too bypass it just to test?

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Check the wiring diagrams. You will need the model number and serial number to find them.

ILENGINE said:

I would start with checking the battery and/or charging it. If it didn't crank by jumping the starter solenoid I would be leaning toward dead battery.

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Well, it turned out to be the damn battery. I charged it all day and it started. I was able to cut the grass but when I shut it down and tried to restart it, it barely turned like it was dying so I took it to O'Reilly Auto Parts to get it tested. Sure enough, it's a bad battery. This battery is barely 13 months old. What a piece of crap! O'Reilly only warranties them for 3 months.

JP98 said:

Well, it turned out to be the damn battery. I charged it all day and it started. I was able to cut the grass but when I shut it down and tried to restart it, it barely turned like it was dying so I took it to O'Reilly Auto Parts to get it tested. Sure enough, it's a bad battery. This battery is barely 13 months old. What a piece of crap! O'Reilly only warranties them for 3 months.

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To save yourself from complaining about the next battery failure in 13 months, go to Walmart and buy you a Battery Tender Jr. Keep it hooked up whenever you aren't mowing.
My original equipment battery is going on 4 years of age. It stays hooked up whenever I'm not mowing.

MParr said:

To save yourself from complaining about the next battery failure in 13 months, go to Walmart and buy you a Battery Tender Jr. Keep it hooked up whenever you aren't mowing.
My original equipment battery is going on 4 years of age. It stays hooked up whenever I'm not mowing.

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I'll do that. Thanks.

JP98 said:

I'll do that. Thanks.

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Dead battery or loose or corroded battery terminals are the first things to check. All my customers seem to think their battery is great and terminals are tight and clean.

Set the parking brake...you know which lever it is.
Did that work? If not, and since it is completely dead, check the plug for the brake switch and make sure it's seated all the way.

You might as well understand that lawn equipment batteries have practically no warranty. The best you can do is preserve them.

One thing I suggest that help is purchase a solar/sunlight maintainer and leave it connected to the battery and let it keep the battery alive when not in use.

If you park the mower inside, use a motorcycle battery trickle charger/maintainer. A trickle charger will extend the battery life very well for a few years at least.

The whole idea is to keep the electrolyte in the battery active with a constant low milliamp charge, so sediment sulfation does not overtake the battery internally.