L3710 won't start

[OhioJoe]

Make sure the PTO is off and the range lever is in neutral. I had a stick get stuck in one of the safety switches and caused this very problem. Those safety switches will keep it from turning over.

 

[Beryl R. Woodman II]

I used the Idea of jump starting by running a jumper from the positive side of the battery to the solenoid contact with the key on. When I touched the jumper wire to the wire I had put on the solenoid it sparked bad an melted the end of my wire?

 

[Williy]

Did you make good contact with the
wires?? You can melt the post on a
battery if you do not make good contact
like putting a clamp on makes good
contact no sparks etc.
But then again if you have a dead short
you can melt the wires

willy