B7100 HST won't start

[Fishbone]

Hey guys,
New to the forum, but have come across several times when I have been in need of assistance. Here I am again, but no one else appears to have discussed my new issue.
I was moving around 20 yards of dirt and put the B7100 away for the nght. I went out in the morning to continue, but would not turn over. The oil light came on (very weak), so I figured I left the key in the run position. I jumped her and moved her to do some work on the seat. Left for a few hours and when I came back, I had to jump her again. I let her run for a half hour thinking the battery would charge. Turned her off and replaced the seat. When I went to start again, no oil light or glow plug. I tried to jump and still no luck. I have cleaned the negative ground (not very dirty and no rust) and went through the 3 fuses (had to replace one). Still, no turn, oil lamp or glow plugs.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Greg

 

[birddogger]

Clean and tighten all four ends of the 2 battery cables.
See this thread about interior rot in cables: http://www.orangetractortalks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7923&page=2
Or, the battery is plain 'ol dead.

 

[bruceatlam]

What's your battery voltage at rest?

 

[gurn]

My bet is a bad battery.

 

[murky]

You probably know this but I think you need to run high rpm to charge the battery. If you just left it idling it may not charge.

 

[Big Kahuna]

Battery will do this.

Big Kahuna

 

[hodge]

I agree- the battery should be the first thing checked. You can do this virtually for free, and a bad battery can cause all sorts of issues.

 

[Fishbone]

Battery is six months old. I am not very "electrically" inclined and am waiting on a buddy to bring his testing equipment on the battery. I will check the line closest to the battery and once I get the results on the voltage, post again. Thanks for the ideas.

 

[Fishbone]

Thanks guys for all your support. I am not electrically inclined and get over sensitive. Even though the battery was new, it was the battery. Thank god I got the one with the warranty.