Recent content by RickDeShon

Good advise. The negative cable is OEM. But I will replace both.

Got it! This is embarrassing but it was the battery connection after all. I cleaned the positive terminal connector but I didn't think to clean the cable connection to the terminal...under the red cover in the picture above. Took it apart and found it well rusted. A bit of emory cloth...

Hi All. Okay, an interesting development. I took the battery out to charge it last night just in case. Installed it today to get the pics Dave requested. Turned the key and the dash lights came on and the glow plugs started doing their thing. Waited about 8 seconds and then depressed the...

Excellent. Thanks Dave!

Thanks Dan and GreensvilleJay. I'll try that testing process tomorrow and report back.

Thanks PoTreeBoy. Any thoughts on how to track down a wire that broke or burnt in two? Should I pull apart the harness and just start going through one by one or is there a better strategy?

Thanks! All the fuses including the master 30amp fuse (mine is red, not green) continuity test good. Maybe I'll just get a new fuse and try to replace it anyway?

Thank you! I've pulled the 30amp measter fuse near the starter and it looks good and continuity tests good. I don't see any evidence of burning or shorting in the area of any of the fuses.

Hi All. I have one of the hard to track down electrical problems. Tried to start the tractor, the dash lights came on, then I heard a soft electrical fizzle and the dash lights slowly died out to nothing. After that, nothing. No dash lights, no cranking. I've had the battery tested and it's...