New Holland TC 35 D won't start.

[twodaughters]

Good afternoon everyone,

I wonder if any of you might have some advice to share w/me. My New Holland 35D compact tractor won't start. I thought it was the battery as it did that clicking sound when I tried to turn over the engine. So I got a new battery and it is doing the same thing. Since that is about the sum total of my tractor knowledge I got my cables and tried to start it off my truck. I got the clicking sound again and when I went to undo the cables I was surprised to find the negative cable hot. The stem coming out of the battery was also hot.

Does anyone know what could be causing this? Last week the tractor started loosing power and I checked the fuel filter which seemed dirty. I cleaned it out as I didn't have one to replace it with and got air in the tubes. After getting my neighbor to help me bleed the air out it worked fine until yesterday when it wouldn't start again. I'm not sure if we didn't do something when bleeding the lines but all that was done was to undo some nuts, remove the lines til fuel came spurting of them and then tightening the lines/nuts back up. It worked for 3 days mowing after that and then on the 4th day to mow I got what I thought was the dead battery. I only put that info there just in case we did something wrong w/bleeding the lines.

Any help will be most welcome and appreciated.

twodaughters

 

[Soundguy]

remove the cables and celan the terminals and cable ends. check the connections at the starter and the battery ground starp while you have the battery disconnected. you might have a loose connection or a ton of corrosion hidden under a clamp.

heat on electronics means a couple things. can be a poor connection, or it could be lots of amps flowing.

first situation I described is the poor connection.

the high amps issue could be something like a hung starter / stuck engine.

Stuck engine could possibly be a hydrolock. not common.. but not rare either...

I don't play with the new ones much.. but, does it have a compresion release handle?

 

[ch1ch2]

Starter clicking indicates to me low voltage or bad starter.
I agree with Soundguy. Clean terminals and cable ends. Also check the color of the wires. if there is black on the metal it could be black wire disease. (For Real not a joke) Then you need to replace the wire.
With the key in the on position you can jump the starter if it starts the starter is good and you have a voltage problem.

 

[STx]

This is a common problem with these machines, they have issues with the starting circuit and the fix is to install a relay. There is a lot of reading in this thread but the solution to your problem is in here.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/new-holland-owning-operating/124642-tc33d-wont-start.html

 

[RDrancher]

My tractor is over 3000 hrs now and twice I've had the same problem. Both times it was the ground connection at the frame. Roughed up the frame and eyelet, wire brushed the bolt and it fixed the problem. Hopefully you's is as simple as that.

 

[Jerry/MT]

Good afternoon everyone,

I wonder if any of you might have some advice to share w/me. My New Holland 35D compact tractor won't start. I thought it was the battery as it did that clicking sound when I tried to turn over the engine. So I got a new battery and it is doing the same thing. Since that is about the sum total of my tractor knowledge I got my cables and tried to start it off my truck. I got the clicking sound again and when I went to undo the cables I was surprised to find the negative cable hot. The stem coming out of the battery was also hot.

Does anyone know what could be causing this? Last week the tractor started loosing power and I checked the fuel filter which seemed dirty. I cleaned it out as I didn't have one to replace it with and got air in the tubes. After getting my neighbor to help me bleed the air out it worked fine until yesterday when it wouldn't start again. I'm not sure if we didn't do something when bleeding the lines but all that was done was to undo some nuts, remove the lines til fuel came spurting of them and then tightening the lines/nuts back up. It worked for 3 days mowing after that and then on the 4th day to mow I got what I thought was the dead battery. I only put that info there just in case we did something wrong w/bleeding the lines.

Any help will be most welcome and appreciated.

twodaughters

In addition to the other guys recommendations, make sure the chasis ground connection is clean and tight.

 

[twodaughters]

You guys are wonderful!! Thank you all for you generous advice. The cables at the battery end are very clean but I didn't think/know to check the other end. I will do that first and then work my way through the other instructions. I don't know what I would do without you guys watching my back. As an older woman trying to do this stuff by myself (with no mechanical background) I find you all priceless!

Again, Thanks so much,

twodaughters

 

[w1ebb]

My TC35 did the no start thing last week. Just click. The headlights were bright. But just click. I pulled both battery cables off the battery and cleaned the posts, then I cleaned the inside of the battery terminals that clamp on the posts. Put it back together. Viola! She starts like new!

Always start with the simplest fix first as this will save much work and embarrassment.

Good fortune!

Scott

 

[ch1ch2]

The cables at the battery end are very clean but I didn't think/know to check the other end. As an older woman trying to do this stuff by myself (with no mechanical background) I find you all priceless!

Again, Thanks so much,

twodaughters

These two statements concern me. "With no mechanical background" and "The battery end"

With no mechanical back ground you may over look some things that are obvious to an experienced mechanic. Even experienced mechanics can over look obvious things. The ends of the cables are usually the first to get corrosion resulting in poor electrical connections and that would be the first thing to check. Electricity flows on the outside of a conductor (wire in this case) The corrosion can occur anywhere on the wire or cable even under the insulation. Which is the case for me on my TC33DA. Please make a complete inspection of the entire ground cable.

 

[Soundguy]

Lots of people miss the connection to the tractor frame.. or miss corrosion inside the cable sleeve where the cable hits the cable clamp. some of them are made better or worse than others. i have cut a clamp apart before and found corrosion on the cable preventing it from making good conenction to the molded lead, or crimpets steel connector, even though it 'looked' ok.