L3800 Known Starting Issue?

[CaveCreekRay]

My issue was resolved later at the dealer: The HST FWD-REV lawyer switches were way too tightly adjusted. The backed both off and the problem disappeared. Bonus is, I can move my tractor at a snails pace if I need to move it forward or backward without getting on it. Never had another starting issue but, my battery is now 5 years old and I am thinking it's about time to invest in a new one.

 

[old and tired]

...my battery is now 5 years old and I am thinking it's about time to invest in a new one.

Mine is from 2005.... and going strong. 700 hours on it (about 50 per year, so very low usage).

 

[CaveCreekRay]

Wow. Your battery is 15 years old? Really?
Arizona is pretty hard on batteries. In cars, you are lucky to get three years out of one if you drive a lot in summer. The tractor battery lives on a tender and it stays indoors so I am lucky with that one but, it's cranking slower than normal.

 

[old and tired]

Just started to slow down today... I'll put a charger on it tomorrow. I'll normally throw a charger on it before I start it so it's not truly a fair comparison. I leave the hood up to discourage mice so clamping the charger to the battery is pretty quick and easy thing to do...

Even after starting the tractor (as it warms up) the charger is still charging the battery until it reads "Full"... Never used a tender, don't want to leave something hooked up when we leave. Not sure we'll be back in a couple weeks or a few months.