BX23 Key won't turn

[lp333]

If you can manage to remove the key, a shot of WD40 should resolve your problem.

 

[ultrarunner]

Or I use Lock Ease spray graphite...

With a little luck it's a stuck pin and will free up...

 

[3v0]

lp333 beat me to it.

If you don't have Triflow some WD40 may get it moving again. When it does I might flush it with a electronics cleaning solvent and lube with graphite or some lock lube.

 

[Grandad4]

Tractor ignition keys are not like the ignition interlock on a car... there's no mechanical link to the gear shifter, the brake pedals or anything else that can get hung up... it's just an electrical switch. So you can unplug the connector, unscrew it from the "dashboard", take it to the dealer and ask for a replacement. Or, order one online, etc.

But the other advice is spot on, too. When the old one gets wonky, sometimes lubing it will free it up so it'll work again for a while. Just about every old tractor I ever saw lived a good part of its life with a funky ignition switch. Then one day the owner got tired of fiddling with it and bought a replacement for $5.

 

[lp333]

... Just about every old tractor I ever saw lived a good part of its life with a funky ignition switch. Then one day the owner got tired of fiddling with it and bought a replacement for $5.

... except that the switch for a BX23 is $55 instead of $5.

 

[Grandad4]

I thought the same thing after I put up that comment!