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 | Biokirk
Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 21 mid missouri 
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2008-02-29 151803
When I first turn the tractor to the on position, I have power. When I attempt to start it everything goes dead. Gauges quit working. Turning the key off and back to on restores power. Battery is good, I just installed new battery cables, cleaned battery connections and starter connections including the body ground. Everything worked before I put the new cables on although the gauge backlights don't work and if I leave the horn connected it will activate by itself. I'm stumped. Help please!!
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 | candoarms
Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1932 North Dakota 
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2008-03-01 151804
Biokirk,
If you still have the original wires for the battery, I would try re-installing them.
I've seen many "new" battery cables that aren't worth the powder it would take to blow them up. You may have received a defective cable.
When everything goes dead, it's a sure sign that you are drawing a tremendous amount of amperage. This is usually caused by a dead short, or by a very loose electrical connection. I'm guessing that one of your new battery cables is just barely making a connection internally.....ie..a poor factory crimp at the terminal.
Try putting the old battery cables back on and see if that doesn't cure the problem. If not, please stop back. We'll go from there.
Joel ....
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| RanchHand
Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 37 Virginia / North Carolina Line
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2008-03-01 151805
The clutch safety switch & ingition switch would be one of the first things I would check.
Ronald
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 | greg_g
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1816 Western Kentucky
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2008-03-01 151807
Put the tractor in neutral, set the parking brake, jump the starter right at the solenoid. If that works, you can rule out bad battery cables. Since you're not blowing any fuses, I suspect the keyswitch-to-solenoid circuit. That's the one that passes through the clutch interlock Ronald mentioned.
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 | kwschumm
Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5764 NW Oregon 
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2008-03-01 151809
Did you load test the battery or just measure the voltage? The battery could have an internal short where it would measure 12.6 volts with a meter but under load it fails. If in doubt, get it load tested. What caused you to change the battery cables? It isn't clear from your post if the horn and backlight problems started after you changed the cables or if they were a problem beforehand. ....
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| Biokirk
Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 21 mid missouri
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2008-03-01 151811
I'll check the battery cables. The battery was load tested. My backllight and horn trouble occurred before the other issue. Thanks for the feedback ....
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| Biokirk
Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 21 mid missouri
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2008-03-01 151822
Problem Solved!! I traded back to the old battery cables even though I was pretty sure the new one were ok. I started wiggling wires and found the ammeter connections were slightly loose. Tightened them and solved the power loss problem. Thanks for everyones input. ....
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| RanchHand
Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 37 Virginia / North Carolina Line
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2008-03-02 151831
Good Job !
Thanks for the feed back.
Ronald
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