4110: Stop washing it???

[Dougster]

Doug, First check and clean your battery cables on both ends and see what that does. I would clean all of the connections on the starter solenoid. Try that and let us know what happens.

Battery connections are tight and like brand new. I'll clean-up the starter solenoid connections as you have suggested and see what happens. Thanks Galen!

Dougster

 

[Dougster]

Dougster I am cleaning up my old crawler and 300 as well and I pressure washed them. Guess what? Neither of them run now. So far I have pulled the dist on the crawler and it needed many parts replaced from age and water. Don't know on the 300 yet. They both turn over though, just no 6 volt positive sparky

Well Tim, now I don't feel so all alone!

Dougster

 

[Dougster]

I see... I was thinking that you were doing all your washing at home... I can see that it would be kind of embarrassing when/if your tool doesn't come to life and perform as expected

Correct! It is not the best way to impress a client... but sometimes the Red Beast ends up so insanely dirty on multi-day jobs that I have no choice but to pause for a quick wash... and then (ideally) take a lunch break while it dries out!

Dougster

 

[bindian]

Leave it running when you wash it and when you get to the short you will know it.

Dougster,
Georgia Boy got me to thinking. Each time I wash my 6520 it had been running wide open throttle while working , so I leave it idling during the bath to cool down. The side panel keep the hot engine and muffler from getting water directy on them. This way I can move the FEL and BH to where it is easier to wash. But if it isn't even going click. It has to be in a saftey switch. My neutral switch is open to the breeze. Do you get a neutral light when it is wet and does not start and you turn the key on??? If so, it is probably the neutral switch. You might try spaying the switches with a protective coating.
hugs, Brandi

 

[ridefst]

If you're at the site and really need it to start _now_ you could always use a screwdriver to short out the two connections on the solenoid.
This _will_ crank the engine; so be absolutely sure it's in neutral, pto off, etc first.
Not sure if this tractor has an electrical solenoid to shut the fuel off; that could still be a problem; I'm more used to the old stuff that has a mechanical fuel cut.

 

[shvl73]

Dougster, I wish you luck. I've yet to have that sort of problem with mine.
Now that I think of it, I haven't washed it yet either.

I hope Bill6 doesn't read this.

 

[LAWALLSTRACTOR]

Doug,
Do you have instrument panel lights when you turn on the ignition switch?
Also the 4110 doesn't have a neutral safety switch, instead it has a clutch switch located under the dash panel. Let us know.

 

[Dougster]

Dougster, Georgia Boy got me to thinking. Each time I wash my 6520 it had been running wide open throttle while working , so I leave it idling during the bath to cool down. The side panel keep the hot engine and muffler from getting water directy on them. This way I can move the FEL and BH to where it is easier to wash.

I may have to do the same thing. Problem is that I typically need to pull the Red Beast up close to the client's home... short hoses!!! ...and since I do these washes first thing in the morning, I end up disturbing the whole family if I leave it running. Sounds like I need to make a procedural change wherein I do these washes WITH the engine running... and do them right before the lunch break just to be sure!

But if it isn't even going click. It has to be in a saftey switch. My neutral switch is open to the breeze. Do you get a neutral light when it is wet and does not start and you turn the key on??? If so, it is probably the neutral switch. You might try spaying the switches with a protective coating.
hugs, Brandi

I don't believe I get any lights until after the Red Beast starts, but I'll recheck that this morning. I do think it is a safety interlock. Probably just a matter of figuring out which one is shorting.

Dougster

 

[Dougster]

If you're at the site and really need it to start _now_ you could always use a screwdriver to short out the two connections on the solenoid. This _will_ crank the engine; so be absolutely sure it's in neutral, pto off, etc first. Not sure if this tractor has an electrical solenoid to shut the fuel off; that could still be a problem; I'm more used to the old stuff that has a mechanical fuel cut.

Yeah, I'm not so sure think this would work on a modern unit.

Dougster

 

[Dougster]

Dougster, I wish you luck. I've yet to have that sort of problem with mine. Now that I think of it, I haven't washed it yet either. I hope Bill6 doesn't read this.

Bill6 is my "clean machine" hero... but it is very difficult to meet his high standards when on a jobsite. Bill6 would cry if he saw my machine after three days working in the dirt and dust without a wash.

Dougster