A neighbor gave it to me. It was last used 2 years ago., maybe? Put in a new battery. Won't turn over. Will turn over manually. Has compression. Solenoid checks out good. Next, I will pull the starter. 18HP, 44" deck, twin Kohler. Model number plate is gone.
Couple years back I had a weak moment and brought home a Bolens HT-20. It ran when I purchased it but haven't had the time to get it out and functioning . For a couple hundred it has great sheet metal and all new tires. Bolens was famous for small tractors with the quality of much larger models.
We went from 85 degree days to rain and sixty. Never imagined the day to day weather could change this drastically. No funnel clouds though so worth mentioning but no real complaints. The maple trees leafs near full development in three warm days. Grass is also needs another trimming. One of my favorite tasks.
Put on a new solenoid. Took the starter off and cleaned it inside and out. The starter works good now. I can jump from the battery to either side of the solenoid and it turns over good. Seems to have good compression. Get nothing when I turn the key. Changed the ignition fuse, didn't help. Put a jumper in the switch under the seat, didn't help. No fire to the plugs. Bad wire somewhere either in the switch or between it and the solenoid. Wiring is my weakness.
IDK. I have power to the switch. But it I jump from that hot to the wires coming out of the switch I get nothing. Those wires go to another connecter and if I jump to them I get nothing. Anyone know where the coil is located on a lawn tractor?
I can jump the starter directly from the battery and the motor turns over, but if I turn the switch, the starter just clicks. Sound like the starter isn't grounded? Getting too hot to work on it. Try again tomorrow.
On a car, just bolting the starter on grounds it, is a lawn tractor different?
Check the hot wire that goes direct. You should have a hot maybe a ground then the small wire that come off the switch or relay. the small wire gives power to get the solenoid going, if the large positive is not getting power it will click because the juice off the small wire is not enough to turn it over.