Hi! I'm a first-timer I'm trying to help my father. He needs to know the location of the fuses on his Yard Machine Lawn Tractor - Model 608. His tractor won't start and someone told him to check the fuses. Thank you!

MOWERMAN2468

Well Your Dad Needs To Look Behind The Engine Toward The Steering Wheel Shaft, This Will Be Under The Fuel Tank, Inside The Middle Pedestal. There Should Only Be One Fuse. If The Fuse Is Good, Then Go To Safety Switches. There May Also Be A Panel That Can Be Removed Under The Steering Wheel Close To The Bottom , Remove This Panel To Gain Access To Fuse.
Good Luck.

newaukumdon

There is a small red wire coming from positive side of battery, follow it to fuse holder, here is some additional info for diagnostics


You will need a volt meter and set it to DC volts
-Check the battery for 12.5 Volts
-Check the cables attached to the battery for the same voltage checking for good connections
-Attach the positive side of the volt meter to the + side of the battery and the negative side to the engine block, Still got 12 Volts? If not the ground from battery is bad.

-Now keep the ground on the negative side of battery
-follow positive cable to the solenoid and hook volt meter on the cable going TO the starter coming from the opposite side of the solenoid.
Turn key to "start" position you should have 12 + volts

YES-Check the same way on the starter motor where the cable FROM solenoid connects, If less or no voltage then cables or connections bad, If good voltage then starter is bad

NO- Take positive lead from volt meter to small wire going to solenoid and test for 12 Volts with key in the "start" position, If no voltage to small wire safety switch is telling it not to crank or ignition switch is bad (rare) If it does have voltage the solenoid needs replacing (common)

Hope it helps,
.Don

MrAshley

You might also look inside the battery box. I have read all the user manuals, etc that Yard Machines publishes, on their web site, etc. and none of them show this location for my model. That is where mine is, and I found it by accident. Good luck