The starter on my 2001 BX2200 has been acting up for the past few months. After checking various possible causes for the "click-click-click-click-click-start" I concluded I had a dead spot on the commutator or armature. Kubota wants an inexcusable amount for a starter, so I took it to a local electrical rebuild shop. He has many years experience working on all kinds of starters and generators and is the "go to" guy for most every local repair shop.
He ran a quick bench test on my starter and said there was nothing wrong with it. Then, with a smile on his face, told me John Deere has a solution to my problem. Apparently, over the years, the current eventually reaching the starter solenoid after passing through the ignition switch, interlock switches and starter relay becomes weak. J-D has come up with a "kit" to boost the current to the solenoid. A pretty simple design, another relay is added at the starter to pick off a strong 12 volts from the heavy red wire at the starter motor when current is sent to the solenoid.
Still smiling, he said I only need to step up the the parts counter at the J-D dealer and say, "Lester sent me." LOL... I felt like I was in an old gangster movie at the J-D dealer, but the counter person didn't need any more information than that to walk from the back room with my "Starter Booster" kit. They sell A LOT of them.
The P/N is AM107421 and will cost about $50 plus tax. It's a plug-and-play install in the wires going to the solenoid. The difference in the sound of my starter engagement is AMAZING. Although this fix was for my BX2200, the kit will work on a variety of applications.
He ran a quick bench test on my starter and said there was nothing wrong with it. Then, with a smile on his face, told me John Deere has a solution to my problem. Apparently, over the years, the current eventually reaching the starter solenoid after passing through the ignition switch, interlock switches and starter relay becomes weak. J-D has come up with a "kit" to boost the current to the solenoid. A pretty simple design, another relay is added at the starter to pick off a strong 12 volts from the heavy red wire at the starter motor when current is sent to the solenoid.
Still smiling, he said I only need to step up the the parts counter at the J-D dealer and say, "Lester sent me." LOL... I felt like I was in an old gangster movie at the J-D dealer, but the counter person didn't need any more information than that to walk from the back room with my "Starter Booster" kit. They sell A LOT of them.
The P/N is AM107421 and will cost about $50 plus tax. It's a plug-and-play install in the wires going to the solenoid. The difference in the sound of my starter engagement is AMAZING. Although this fix was for my BX2200, the kit will work on a variety of applications.
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