I need some help with my
B7510 that wouldn't start yesterday. My wife was mowing with the Bush Hog and shut the tractor off for a while. When she went to restart it, the (right sided) Engine Pressure dash light, and (left side) Glow Plug light both would come on and I could hear the solenoid click, but no starter engagement. I looked at the 30A solenoid fuse, and I couldn't see the wire in the top, so I replaced it with the OEM. No change I checked the battery at the terminals and connections, which I also cleaned. I 4 X checked each PTO lever to ensure that they were in a neutral position to no avail. However, a miss-placed sensor will only prevent the tractor from starting, not the console lights from displaying. The battery shows 12.5 volts at the poles, connections, and at the solenoid poles, touched to frame, vs the battery pole, but no attempt start. I tried jumping, the battery anyway, but to no avail. We had head lights, a solenoid "click,", but no middle battery light and no attempt to start, just the solenoid click. I pulled every fuse and sprayed each electric contact. I examined/touched every wire connection that I could see. After wards the tractor started. I can't say why, or what is a differential diagnosis. My wife drove it to the barn, got of of the tractor and it died. In my mind, that indicated a PTO sensor and I triple checked them, and the seat sensors. I bypassed the seat sensors with a jumper, and checked the plungers on the PTO, Clutch sensors. However, even if they detected a fault, all 3 dash lights would show. Since I travel a lot, while the grass on 18+ acres grows and I'm far from a dealer ( The "local" (45 mins away) dealer I purchased it from closed and ripped me off on warranty repairs. On a 4 yr old Kubota tractor with minimal hours, and many problems, including leaking front axle seals (3 yrs. cost me $300 under warranty period, because "only the engine and drive train are covered."), just after the warranty period I had to put in a new tach/hour meter cable. Now this, on top of a factory bad factory new dyno replaced with an alternator that I purchased, but I had to pay for transportation costs. I doubt my next tractor will be a ("bullet proof") Kubota.
In the mean time, any insight/help with my current problem is greatly appreciated.
regards,
Steve
