Posted by Ralph Arvin on December 06, 2017 at 11:01:21 from (67.141.92.12):
First Situation: The 850 was converted to 12v prior to my ownership but it has never kept the battery charged. A fully charged battery will last three to four hours before I begin to have running problems, so I put it on a charger after each use. I have never gotten around to having this straightened out. The old battery had lasted beyond expectation, but when it finally died out completely I bought a new one. I still have to recharge it often.
Now, Second Situation: I needed to pull a log yesterday and although the battery wasn't fully charged, I did get the tractor started. While pulling the log I drove through some brush and a small limb punctured a hole in the radiator. It took a few minutes before I smelled the coolant and found out about the hole. The fan was blowing coolant back, and the fan-belt began to slip causing the fan to turn irregularly. I unhooked the log and headed back to the shop.
Although the temperature gauge showed that it was getting hotter, it never actually overheated. I almost made it back before the engine began to power down and sounded like it was running on one cylinder. It died and I tried to restart. It wouldn't crank at all.
I figured that since it hadn't lost much coolant and wasn't overheating, then the problem had to do with the First Situation. Maybe dead battery. I wasn't close enough to the shop to hook it to the charger so I had to remove the battery. After re-charging it overnight, I re-installed it, but the starter still isn't cranking.
Could the coolant blowing back have created a new problem? It's going to get below freezing this weekend and I would like to get the tractor inside. Anybody got a clue what is wrong?
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