Hey Guys,
I finally got some time yesterday to assess the 1440 and I’m pretty sure it’s the solenoid… I’ll give you all a run-down on how I came to that conclusion, and as per an electrically-challenged individual, I’ve also got a few more questions…
First, I checked the voltage on the battery posts, then I checked it across the hotwire lead to the solenoid and the negative from the battery after turning the key switch and there was no voltage, which makes me believe it’s the solenoid. Out of curiously I did the old “screwdriver across the solenoid leads” and got the tractor to start but it only ran for a short while… Would the bad solenoid cause the tractor to die after it’s been started? I tried the same jump start process again but this time there was no electrical passage across the solenoid leads – when the screwdriver was touching both sides of the solenoid nothing happened! I assume it’s completely fired now? No worries since it’s getting replaced anyway, but I hope I didn’t zap anything else important! Any additional advice from the sage council here on this board would be greatly appreciated!
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