cub 2150 problems

CCinCT · Apr 18, 2009

Mak90 said:
i can get the starter to spin if i put a screwdriver between the two posts on the solenoid

it wont turn the tractor over just spins, and its a new starter

Sounds like your starter is bad. When you jump it like that you are bypassing all the safety switches. If the engine isn't turning over, then either the bendix isn't coming out of the starter, the bendix teeth are stripped, or the teeth on the flywheel are stripped (HIGHLY unlikely).

bwmarine · Apr 18, 2009

Mak90 said:
any more ideas?

If you are not getting enough amperage to the starter it will just spin... you will need full current to the starter to engage the bendix. Check all connections pos and ground! Load test the battery with a battery tester!

If for some reason you have the battery hooked up backwards it will spin the starter backwards and the bendix will not engage...

To test switches use a volt ohm meter... ohms scale and check for continuity on and off. You will have ohms or no ohms...

Mak90 · Apr 21, 2009

ok i put a jump wire in for the seat switch, i cut out the brake switch and wired those all together. and i took out the pto relay and jump with a small wire. the solenoid ontop of the starter has the red power wire from the battery, the blue wire in pluged into the stem, and the battery ground wire is bolted to the block. now still nothing, i know the pto switch works, because it clicked the pto shaft off and on, before i popped the fuse

i took pictures for you to see but i am not sure how to get them up on here

i tell ya, i am about ready to put the wheels back on, and roll it over the bank. i am trying to convince the wife to let me just take it to a shop but not having to much luck there. she keeps telling me i have the deere to run...... females they just dont get it

bwmarine · Apr 21, 2009

A volt ohm meter and a test light would have been my first choice before cutting wires... sounds like you are doing more guessing than actual testing.

diesel_nut · Apr 22, 2009

Did we check that battery yet?

Mak90 · Apr 22, 2009

yes the battery is fine. the test light idea was fine, the seat switch was torn apart when i got the tractor, and i pulled the brake switch out after it did not test, once under the tractor i seen it was being pushed in, but i tested it anyhow. i just ordered one of those off ebay. so i figured until it got here i would try this way. always have solder and shrink tubes!