I thought I'd post this as a reminder that when you have an electrical issue with your tractor, always start with cleaning the the battery posts and terminals. Always.
My 4410 started having intermittent electrical issues. It would start and run just fine, but occasionally after shutting it off it would be electrically "dead". No lights, nothing when you turned the key. Dead. I'd come back in 15 minutes and it would often start right up. Sometimes it would go days with no symptoms. Other times it would happen and it wouldn't start until the next day. Finally, it wouldn't do anything. Dead in the water, or field, as the case may be.
The battery terminals looked fine. It is a fairly new battery and I had coated them with dielectric grease. No sign of corrosion. I loosened, disconnected and re-tightened the terminals, and voila, the tractor started. Problem solved!. Or not. The next time I shut it off it was dead again.
I pulled the battery, took it home and charged it a bit (which it didn't really need). It read 12.7 volts across the terminals. I reinstalled it and nothing. Dead. I then started the troubleshooting steps in the technical manual (all 800 pages).
I had voltage at the positive tie point on the starting motor. I had continuity and voltage to the fusible link. The starting switch tested out. The frame ground was tight and clean. The fuse panel was a bit dusty so i blew it out and cleaned it with contact cleaner. The fuses were all good. #Defeat.
I pulled the battery again and took it to my local auto parts store. They tested it and it was fine. Plenty of juice. The helpful guy at the counter said the battery looked fine, but even so you might want to clean the posts and terminals with one of those wire post cleaners. I took it home and shined em up. They weren't bad, just a bit discolored. This can't possibly work i thought to myself.
Took it back to the field, installed it and MIRACLE. The tractor started up.
Hopefully this was all it was. I hate electrical ghosts. Remember - shine em up periodically and save yourself a lot of time and grief.
My 4410 started having intermittent electrical issues. It would start and run just fine, but occasionally after shutting it off it would be electrically "dead". No lights, nothing when you turned the key. Dead. I'd come back in 15 minutes and it would often start right up. Sometimes it would go days with no symptoms. Other times it would happen and it wouldn't start until the next day. Finally, it wouldn't do anything. Dead in the water, or field, as the case may be.
The battery terminals looked fine. It is a fairly new battery and I had coated them with dielectric grease. No sign of corrosion. I loosened, disconnected and re-tightened the terminals, and voila, the tractor started. Problem solved!. Or not. The next time I shut it off it was dead again.
I pulled the battery, took it home and charged it a bit (which it didn't really need). It read 12.7 volts across the terminals. I reinstalled it and nothing. Dead. I then started the troubleshooting steps in the technical manual (all 800 pages).
I had voltage at the positive tie point on the starting motor. I had continuity and voltage to the fusible link. The starting switch tested out. The frame ground was tight and clean. The fuse panel was a bit dusty so i blew it out and cleaned it with contact cleaner. The fuses were all good. #Defeat.
I pulled the battery again and took it to my local auto parts store. They tested it and it was fine. Plenty of juice. The helpful guy at the counter said the battery looked fine, but even so you might want to clean the posts and terminals with one of those wire post cleaners. I took it home and shined em up. They weren't bad, just a bit discolored. This can't possibly work i thought to myself.
Took it back to the field, installed it and MIRACLE. The tractor started up.
Hopefully this was all it was. I hate electrical ghosts. Remember - shine em up periodically and save yourself a lot of time and grief.