Tractor will not start battery fully charged - Garden

Not much information to go off of, I would check the solenoid either at the starter or the one that the positive battery cable connects to. Not knowing what kind of tractor it could also be a safety switch from the seat, PTO or Transmission.

Is the battery actually fully charged? A dead cell will kill any power. Try another battery.

How do you know the battery is fully charged? Simply hooking a battery up to a charger does not ensure that the battery is being charged. The symptoms you mention are indicative of a dead battery.

Check the battery connections are clean and tight and that the battery is in good condition and fully charged. If you're not sure about the battery, use a fully charged car battery and a set of jump leads to test that the tractor will start OK.

The engine will have a valve lifter on the cam shaft to reduve the compression on start up if the valve clerances are too wide the lift will not work making it very slow to crank.

confirm battery is fully charged with a load tester first.

then check your seat and brake pedal interlocks with continuity meter.

Hi. Begin by fully charging the battery. If it won't take a full charge, replace it. Once the battery is fully charged it will turn over. Then it should start. If it doesn't start then, get a can of starter fluid and put a couple of squirts into the air filter. J.

kill switch is on? which would be the case when: mower perhaps engaged? or not sitting in seat? clutch not depressed fully?

No, it sounds to me like it is one of the safety switches is a bit corroded, along with a battery that may not be fully charged, you are not getting enough voltage to turn the engine over. What I would first do it disconnect the battery, take apart all connections of the cables, where it mounts to solenoid, where ground cable connects to the tractor, etc. Then put everything back on. Charge the battery, or jump the tractor to get it started and let it run a bit, which will charge the battery. You may need to check wire connections that go to various safety switches, too. Under the seat, where it connects to the transmission, etc. This does not sound like a big problem at all.

not sure but is battery being charged the right way have seen battery's put in and charged backwards