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I'm new here (obviously), and I'm trying to help my sister with a Mahindra 2538S which has a perennial "doesn't want to crank" problem. Often she has allowed the battery to go flat, and despite the inconvenient location of the battery terminals (under the air cleaner! LOL), we can charge the battery and get it started.
One time it would not crank for "hell or high water," and I realized there was a safety switch problem. THAT one turned out to be the HST FWD/REV shuttle being slightly off-center. A YouTube post got me to look at that and an unbelievably small tap of the shuttle convinced the tractor to start.
Now, several months later, the tractor will not crank and I have been diligent in searching for a safety switch problem. I am suspicious that the seat sensor is the culprit. I can make the "CHECK" light turn on by releasing the left brake and turn off by locking both brakes down. The "CHECK" light comes on if I energize the PTO switch, and the light goes off when the PTO is turned off. My substantial butt is on the seat and I can make small movements of the FWD/REV shuttle between attempts at starting.
So, I think I have to remove the seat to expose and check the seat switch. Maybe that's next.
I'm pretty sure the shuttle switch is inside the transmission because I do not see anything resembling a switch near the shuttle linkages when I am lying under the tractor looking up. It appears that the links attach to the transmission only and that seems a good design feature because it means limbs and debris are prevented from damaging the switch or wires.
Am I sort of on the right track here? The nearest dealer is 40 miles ($184 P/U and Del), so I want to eliminate obvious things before making that commitment.
I saw a service manual advertised at a reasonable price ($42) but with a caution that wiring diagrams were illegible. I think a good wiring diagram would be pretty helpful.
This tractor is so nice when it's running! A/C cab, radio, lights, turn signals --- what's not to like!! But when it doesn't want to start, it is a bit "Mulish!" They used to slap a mule with a short piece of 2x4, but I doubt that is recommended for tractors!
Your posts lead me see you as a helpful person. That's why I decided to reply to you rather than create a new thread.
Thanks in advance,
Chuck Moore
(central Florida)