Some days! Why,,,

JayinNY · Jan 11, 2016

Last knight I got the round feeder off a crummy
round bale my friend sold me. I left the ring standing
up on its side, I go out in the morning, plug in my
truck and tractor and I see the ring is missing, wind
blew it down the hill! I start my truck and go pick up
2 balage bales, I get back try to start my tractor it
cranks once, then nothing, i just used it last night?
it's a ford 1720, I have no lights nothing. I check all I
could think to check, finally I run a jumper cable
from the battery directly to the starter and it cranks,
so I finally got my tractor started and put out the
bale, now I have to make a new starter wire I guess.
Oh by the way winter is back, I think the high was
25* today and it's 18* right now. Looks like the cold
will be hanging around. Now it's time to warn up
have some soup and watch mamas family! Lol

Dick2 · Jan 11, 2016

Also check and clean the battery cable clamps, especially the ground cable that everyone usually overlooks.

flying belgian · Jan 11, 2016

Yep, I decided to just lock the door and go to watch Granddaughters hockey game. Starts at 6:45. It's 5:45 now. See ya.

David G · Jan 11, 2016

I really enjoy your posts and pictures.

JayinNY · Jan 11, 2016

I just check, look at the rust in the cheap Chinese strap? I gotta clean everything, I put new ground strap on 3 years ago. I think this is the problem.

JayinNY · Jan 11, 2016

Thanks, if you not being sarcastic?

David G · Jan 11, 2016

Not at all, a lot of respect for how you went through everything and have such a great attitude.

DENNIS MIN · Jan 11, 2016

Jay in NY,

Just a quick comment, that's a load for that ford, no?

Hope all goes well (better) tomorrow.

D>

JMS/.MN · Jan 11, 2016

That"s why they are meant to be only a temporary fix- til you can buy the correct new cable.

Tech 7 · Jan 11, 2016

Those cable ends and scotch locks should be outlawed!

JayinNY · Jan 11, 2016

Thank you Dave, that does mean ALOT to me. More than you could know.

JayinNY · Jan 11, 2016

Maybe but she got the job done, my 4610 Ford is 3 miles away at the farm so I used this one, I don't want to bring the other one home in the salt, lol

larry@stinescorner · Jan 11, 2016

Got any of that clam chowder left? It sure looked good!!!

Formerly PaMike · Jan 11, 2016

I am fighting the same battle you are except mine is a skidsteer, with the boom down...and its 400 yards back in the farm lane...

JayinNY · Jan 11, 2016

No, sorry Larry, I finished it just before I went back out to put the cable back on my tractor. Good news is I the clean cable worked, the tractor started. I have to take it back off and spray Cro guard on it. I love my tractors as much as my little girl, I hate when my tractors are down! Lol

flying H · Jan 11, 2016

Hope thats the problem. When my 1715 did that a couple years back it ment a new starter. Not cheep for such a little thing.

JayinNY · Jan 11, 2016

My brother had his newholland Ls 180 quit on a paver job, no way to move it, turnes out computer went bad, $800 bucks to get it running again, skid steers are tough to work on! No easy access

Dave H (MI) · Jan 11, 2016

I had almost the same thing with a Ford 1520 today. I have owned it for 27 years and it is a recurring problem from time to time. Generally....it is the ground cable. Either worn out at the post because the battery is not secured on the tray or it is loose at the other end. Usually it is the connection at the post. I call this tractor "the son I never had" because I use it so much. Check the ground.

Dave H (MI) · Jan 11, 2016

Oops...I see you already did! Well...it's nice to be right anyway!

JD Seller · Jan 11, 2016

Jay I hate those clamp on cable ends!!!! There are two local places that can in stall a new crimped on end on your cables. It saves you money and aggravation of the clamp style cables.

Keep your head up Jay things could be worse and your healthy.

Blackhole49 · Jan 12, 2016

If your going to re-use that clamp (or a new one like it), solder the wire to the body before you put the strap on.

Donald Lehman · Jan 12, 2016

I've got one of those spring loaded whirly-gig thermometers and it has been stuck on 38 degrees for three days now. Just might leave it like that all winter. Lol!

We had 18 here this morning, too. Expecting another slug of lake effect snow later today.

Some days! Why,,,

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