No power to tractor

RRoelandt

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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

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

slomo

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

RRoelandt

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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

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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

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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

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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
 
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