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    Apr 5, 2010, 05:45 AM
    Lawn Tractor won't start, no sound when turning the key?
    Battery newly tested (ok). MTD model with Briggs & Straton engine. Was moving the lawn, shut off to empty bags, won't start after that?
    Help!
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    Apr 6, 2010, 07:05 PM

    Make sure deck is all the way up.make sure the blades are disengaged,make sure the brke is down.if all this is done then could be solenoid.
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    Jul 22, 2010, 11:29 AM
    I experienced the same problem. Troubleshooting consisted of testing/charging the battery, jumping the solenoid, checking the seat, blade disengage and brake switches and still nothing. I then decided to use a pair of jumper cables to test the starter since bypassing the solenoid didn't yield any results, which sound essentially the same as using the jumper cable, but with one exception. I connected the cables to the starter accordingly (red to + and black to the bracket bolting the starter to the engine case), then I connected the other ends directly to the battery terminals. As soon as I connected the positive (+) the starter came to life. So you think it's the solenoid, right? Wrong. The only thing I added to the equation was a solid ground to the battery. I removed the ground cable at the frame, sanded a bare metal spot at the bolt hole opening just big enough to make contact with the grounding connector, reattached the ground and problem solved.
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    Jul 22, 2010, 11:29 AM
    I experienced the same problem. Troubleshooting consisted of testing/charging the battery, jumping the solenoid, checking the seat, blade disengage and brake switches and still nothing. I then decided to use a pair of jumper cables to test the starter since bypassing the solenoid didn't yield any results, which sound essentially the same as using the jumper cable, but with one exception. I connected the cables to the starter accordingly (red to + and black to the bracket bolting the starter to the engine case), then I connected the other ends directly to the battery terminals. As soon as I connected the positive (+) the starter came to life. So you think it's the solenoid, right? Wrong. The only thing I added to the equation was a solid ground to the battery. I removed the ground cable at the frame, sanded a bare metal spot at the bolt hole opening just big enough to make contact with the grounding connector, reattached the ground and problem solved.
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    Jul 22, 2010, 11:29 AM
    I experienced the same problem. Troubleshooting consisted of testing/charging the battery, jumping the solenoid, checking the seat, blade disengage and brake switches and still nothing. I then decided to use a pair of jumper cables to test the starter since bypassing the solenoid didn't yield any results, which sound essentially the same as using the jumper cable, but with one exception. I connected the cables to the starter accordingly (red to + and black to the bracket bolting the starter to the engine case), then I connected the other ends directly to the battery terminals. As soon as I connected the positive (+) the starter came to life. So you think it's the solenoid, right? Wrong. The only thing I added to the equation was a solid ground to the battery. I removed the ground cable at the frame, sanded a bare metal spot at the bolt hole opening just big enough to make contact with the grounding connector, reattached the ground and problem solved.
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    Jul 22, 2010, 11:31 AM

    Not quite sure why it posted my response 3 times, but I apologize for that.
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