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Originally Posted by budscub

Thanks for the information Adam, I really want to solve this for you. I understand your frustration with though, But it cannot defeat us. LOL,
SO now from your information above:

#3 with the cable disconnected from the solenoid, when you jumped to the disconnected end the starter spins. That's a good thing.
Now with the cable you disconnected from the solenoid reconnected, jump across the two big post with and old screw driver.
1) there should be sparks fly
2) the starter should spin

If that doesn't make it spin
you have either a poor cable between the solenoid and the battery, or the battery is weak in amperage, ( I say this because the battery can easily produce 12v but not enough amperage

I know you said you put the booster cables in the circuit in place of that first section of cable, but I seem to always need to shake and scrap to make booster cables work when boosting automobiles.

I would at least go to walmart in the battery section and get a short battery cable. It's only a few bucks, and may save your tractor from a decision you may regret.

Keep me posted on your progress. Just wish I were closer we would solve this thing.

Thanks Gary. Will try battery cables. I did do the screw driver across big posts trick- there was a spark- but starter would not go. When I ran the positive from the battery with jumper cables to the s/g- with everything else connected- it still did not turn s/g. S/g only turned when I had clean lead from the same battery with jumpers to the s/g. If I left the battery cables connected and if I left the cables connected to the F and A terminals on the S/G it would not spin.