6x4 won't turn over

DsOldmule0 · Apr 1, 2020

This message is a reply to an archived post by tstex on September 13, 2016 at 06:46:46.
The original subject was "JD 6x4 gator will not start or crank".

My JD 6x4 is stopped turning over and now it makes a loud click noise and the motor may turn a 1/4" each time I try to turn it with the ignition key. I used my SUV to connect it to the battery thinking it was weak but still same loud bang noise. I ordered a new starter and replaced it but it still makes the same loud noise. I don't know where else to look. Any advice is helpful.

ThadS · Apr 1, 2020

Check your battery cable terminals for corrosion and a solid ground.

What motor does it have?

Steve@Advance · Apr 1, 2020

Do you have a test light or volt meter?

Put it across the battery, try the starer.

If the light stays bright, or the voltage stays high, move the test leads down to the starter post and ground to the starter case. Try the starter.

If the light goes out, or the meter goes to zero, there is a connection problem with the battery cables or ground connection.

If the light goes dim, and the cables heat up, the engine is bound up somehow.

Try removing the plug, be careful as the engine could be full of gas.

If no gas in the cylinder, try turning the engine by hand, you may need to remove the starter to pry against the flywheel. Look for something to be binding the engine. Is it a belt drive? Shredded belt wound around the pulley?

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