Thanks first off for allowing me to join your group.
I searched the forum for the trouble I am having but I still have not resolved the issue. What I have for the most part is the seemingly typical problem of turning the key, the 3 lights come on which is the battery, glow plug and another that I cannot recall. The solenoid clicks and the motor does not turn over. After about 5 seconds pass, I hear another click. I changed the battery, thinking that the 12 year old battery finally took a dump. No change. I installed the retro starter solenoid from John Deere, after I read about here and elsewhere hoping and expecting it to solve the issue, and no change, it acts like it is not even there. Just clicks and clicks again after 5 seconds passes by.
I called the local Kubota dealer and spoke to the service guy there, I first asked if they have mechanics that do onsite repairs, which they do, So I proceeded to tell him my issue and what I have done. He said I should reseat all the connector of all the safety switches and see if that changes anything. I also asked him about jump starting it but I wanted to be sure about the plastic cover over the starter wire connection. He said it could be "short started" he called it, but could not recommend doing that. I tried that anyway, it fired right up. So the starter is still good.
I wish I could remember to call the same place again and ask about the switches or solenoids, what ever it is that is faulty that makes this problem occur. I hope this forum could shed some light on the actual question I have. Which is, if the issue is with a solenoid, which I think there are 5 of them that have to "behave" in order for me to start the motor, are all the solenoids the same? I would plan to remove one, replace it with a new one, try the starter, if it doesn't work, remove it replace it with the original and move onto the next solenoid and repeat the process until the faulty one is found and simply leave the new one in place.
Since I have to dismantle the tractor to a degree in order to check the connections, I wanted to "test" each solenoid while I had it apart to hopefully save some trouble.
If it is a switch that is usually the culprit, well that is a different matter, since I am sure each location has its' own particular switch. Or so I think it will be a different matter??
I searched the forum for the trouble I am having but I still have not resolved the issue. What I have for the most part is the seemingly typical problem of turning the key, the 3 lights come on which is the battery, glow plug and another that I cannot recall. The solenoid clicks and the motor does not turn over. After about 5 seconds pass, I hear another click. I changed the battery, thinking that the 12 year old battery finally took a dump. No change. I installed the retro starter solenoid from John Deere, after I read about here and elsewhere hoping and expecting it to solve the issue, and no change, it acts like it is not even there. Just clicks and clicks again after 5 seconds passes by.
I called the local Kubota dealer and spoke to the service guy there, I first asked if they have mechanics that do onsite repairs, which they do, So I proceeded to tell him my issue and what I have done. He said I should reseat all the connector of all the safety switches and see if that changes anything. I also asked him about jump starting it but I wanted to be sure about the plastic cover over the starter wire connection. He said it could be "short started" he called it, but could not recommend doing that. I tried that anyway, it fired right up. So the starter is still good.
I wish I could remember to call the same place again and ask about the switches or solenoids, what ever it is that is faulty that makes this problem occur. I hope this forum could shed some light on the actual question I have. Which is, if the issue is with a solenoid, which I think there are 5 of them that have to "behave" in order for me to start the motor, are all the solenoids the same? I would plan to remove one, replace it with a new one, try the starter, if it doesn't work, remove it replace it with the original and move onto the next solenoid and repeat the process until the faulty one is found and simply leave the new one in place.
Since I have to dismantle the tractor to a degree in order to check the connections, I wanted to "test" each solenoid while I had it apart to hopefully save some trouble.
If it is a switch that is usually the culprit, well that is a different matter, since I am sure each location has its' own particular switch. Or so I think it will be a different matter??