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    BX23 motor surging, won't start

    Yes, yes, and more yes... always knew the battery connections were important, but learning from someone in person sure put things into perspective. His initial thought was to look for a rock on the ground to clean the inside of the terminal... haha. He mentioned he has done that on more than. 1...
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    BX23 motor surging, won't start

    It is the typical... The IT guy looks over your shoulder and your computer works... Even though I thought I cleaned the battery connectors well enough, I apparently did not. The guy who helped me used a wire brush, but then took a file and cleaned the inside of the battery connector down to...
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    BX23 motor surging, won't start

    I have someone coming by today who has been a tractor mechanic for many years. I was at a complete loss. I will keep the thread updated.
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    BX23 motor surging, won't start

    I have attached the battery pics. I have wire brushed the battery studs and cleaned up the cables previously. Either way I have been jumping straight from my running truck and I have been jumping directly to the starter from my truck and getting the exact same problem. Wouldn't that bypass any...
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    BX23 motor surging, won't start

    Thank you, Dave. They do not look terrible, but I will clean them anyway just to rule it out. I have attached pics of the motor ground to the frame. I also attached where the battery ground attaches to the frame. It is greasy, but does not seem loose at all. None of them seem loose.
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    BX23 motor surging, won't start

    Hello, I have a BX23, I believe it is a 2003 or 2004. About 1000 hours. I have run into an issue where I cannot get this tractor to start. It is surging and not firing. I thought this was starter related, but I replaced the starter and the issue is still occurring. The previous starter...