No power to tractor

[RRoelandt]

I have a 2013 ltx1050 cub cadet that I recently changed oil and when I tried to start, nothing! lights won't come on my meter either. I replaced the fuse and the solenoid, checked for any loose wires. Any ideas? Thanks in advance

 

[ILENGINE]

Have you checked battery voltage. could be a mystery sudden death of the battery.

 

[RRoelandt]

Have you checked battery voltage. could be a mystery sudden death of the battery.

Yes my battery reads 13v

 

[slomo]

Did you power wash it while you were changing the oil?

 

[RRoelandt]

Did you power wash it while you were changing the oil?

No, after I changed the oil I started it up to get oil into the filter to get an accurate reading. It's a head scratcher I think I have to get better at how to track the power. Thanks for your response

 

[bertsmobile1]

bypass the battery cables with a pair of jumpers
One at a time
neg directly to engine
Pos directly to solenoid
Let us know what happenes.

 

[RRoelandt]

bypass the battery cables with a pair of jumpers
One at a time
neg directly to engine
Pos directly to solenoid
Let us know what happenes.

Negative to where on the engine? The positive already is at the solenoid

 

[bertsmobile1]

Anywhere that is metal
I generally use the drain plug, the top of one of the engine mounting bolts , if the blower housing is off to one of the cylinder fins
Just not the carby or any plastic piece even the muffler if you are desperate but wobble the jaws a bit to clean the rust off .
Pos needs to be a jumper not the battery cable because that is what we are testing by doing this