HELP needed- JD 770 not starting

RonnieSue · Jun 25, 2022

My 1996 JD 770 tractor is not starting. i get no lights or anything. checke battery-it's good. i checked the fuses and after pulling them all-it did start. then, a few days later the same exact thing happened. i quickly tried the check the fuses again and this time it didn't help.
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. i'm in the middle of a big project....thank you

beenthere · Jun 26, 2022

Welcome to TBN

"get no lights" .. so the starter is not turning the engine over..

Remove and clean all the battery cable connections. Let us know if the engine will then turn over with the starter.

grsthegreat · Jun 26, 2022

I suspect bad battery cable or battery connection. Clean and tighten all battery connections and check where ground cable attaches to frame.

battery cables should not move by twisting with your hand

RonnieSue · Jun 26, 2022

thanks....i am having first cup of coffee now. then going out to check battery cables. i'll let you know results~

RonnieSue · Jun 26, 2022

You guys are all terrific! Saved my bacon today. Hubby went out and removed battery-disconnected, cleaned and took all the crud off the battery cables, reconnected them and....my green baby started right up and worked like a champ all day long.
thank you all so much for your quick and accurate responses!