L4701 only clicks
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How are the cables to the battery? Clean or sand both the + and - cables down to bare metal... Would be my guess...
In the old days I would tap the starter with hammer . This on occasion worked. Certainly not a long term solution. Sounds like your battery is kaput. Take it to an auto parts store and they will check it for you. If it needs replacing measure it and maybe head to Walmart as has been advised here. Good luck
Double check whether your PTO is engaged. Dash would light up, I could hear some clicking, connections were all clean, charged battery all night...I had moved the PTO lever out of the way (engaged) while working on hydraulics. Started right up when I disengaged the PTO.
Pto is definitely not engaged. It’s in neutral, brake is on, hydrostatic is in neutral. So if was safety thing it wouldn’t click? Lights all come on including headlight, hooked up to jumper cables with truck same thing I don’t think battery. Maybe relay somewhere?
fried1765
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Likely bad (corroded) cable.
Disconnect, and clean both ends of both cables, and both battery posts.
Thanks for help guys, I don't think it is a battery issue. It hasn't shown any signs of being weak, lights work, etc. It is a HST. I don't know how to jump it between starter and battery. The way it sits in the tractor doesn't seem near what I think is the starter. Anyone have a diagram of where I could find the starter on a L4701
To rule out the HST petal safety, Hold the key in the "On" position and slowly rock the HST petal back and forth to see if the starter engages. I don't have a clue about where your starter is or how to jump it.
fried1765
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Tractor batteries are often not near the starter!
Seems like at a minimum, you REALLY do need a WSM........for diagrams, pictures, and descriptions!
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Jchonline
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WSM here.
Page 628/662 shows the position of the starter and how to test.
Page 628/662 shows the position of the starter and how to test.
GBJeffOH
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I went through this a few days ago.
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I would recommend that you do the voltage drop tests. I you don't have a multimeter then do as others have suggested and clean the battery posts and the connectors at both ends of the battery cables.
I will attach the test procedure so you won't have to search for it.
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Dave_eng has posted the Denso voltage drop test several times. Today it saved me a lot of time and some of the few remaining hairs on my head. Last week, I went to start my M6800, it turned over and just before it started there was a loud pop and nothing. I tried again and all I got was some...
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I would recommend that you do the voltage drop tests. I you don't have a multimeter then do as others have suggested and clean the battery posts and the connectors at both ends of the battery cables.
I will attach the test procedure so you won't have to search for it.
GBJeffOH
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fried1765
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