shuts off when jumper cables removed

[foreman Etexas]

That's great was just battery,sorry I wrong.

 

[TomSeller]

got a new battery and so far so good. will let you know if that doesn't fix it. thanks everyone for your responses they were very helpful.

What actual brand battery was in it? Three members had the same problem it sounds like.

 

[chip6700]

mine was the original battery and tractor was only 3 1/2 years old, but sits awhile between uses. i had advance test it and they said there was a bad cell.

 

[TomSeller]

mine was the original battery and tractor was only 3 1/2 years old, but sits awhile between uses. i had advance test it and they said there was a bad cell.

Just curious who made it for Kubota.

 

[swatter]

many diesels have a fuel lift pump built into the front end of the injection pump. some machines also have cam driven fuel pumps, not to mention.. many times tanks are perched for gravity feed to the IP. all depends on the setup... as long as nothing is killing a fuel-shutoff solenoid. a diesel .. an older diesel.. don't need a battery.. With a striaght gear trans, you could park on a hill, roll her started and run all day as long as you had say.. a mechanical oil pressure gauge and not an idiot lamp... and never need a single volt / amp of electricity.. at the end of the day, fuel up and park on the hill again. I know some farmers that have tractors with bad starters that STILL do that... couple that with manual fuel kill cables like my ford 1000 series have.. and you are good to go.

This reminds me when I was operating a lull forklift. I was loading trash on a old diesel dump truck. I dumped a load and pushed it to the front. Since I was not the driver of the old truck I had no idea that the driver just left it in 1st gear without the parking brake on. I continued loading, compacting and pushing the trash. Well the truck lunged forward and it started to sputter and the old girl came to life. Luckily granny gear is not that fast and I was able to jump in and apply the brakes before it hit a building.

 

[Soundguy]

Yikes!

Reminds me of when I was putting a crank pulley on my farmall C. I had her blocked up on timber under the torque tube., rears were on. entire front end and all tin and steering and everything but block and pan was off. i had just repalce dthe timing cover and was using a plate and bolt to pull on the crank pulley. I had her in gear.. i noticed she was inching forward under the pressure of the air gun spinning the crank slightly as it was pulling the pulley on. I had to quickly stop before i 'drove her' off the timber.. and onto me!

brakes and wheel chocks after that.. plus rear cribbing!