Timberline, its very easy if you have a digital multimeter with milliamp range,you take off the positive terminal and on a 300 MA range put one probe on the battery terminal and the other on the battery clamp you have just taken off. Check meter to see if there is any drain on the battery while the ignition is off ,the meter should not give a reading with the ignition off. Do not attempt to start. Regards Rob

Was there ever a solution discovered to this post? It went off on quite a tangent for a minute there. Bottom line was battery was good. What was causing battery to drain was question. I have a L111 doing the same thing. Swapped new battery out for another at Tractor Supply Co. and worked fine first time installed. Parked mower and started 6 days later and it was dead. Mower Repair place said might be "stator" which is like an alternator that recharges the battery. Anyone get theirs working/find problem?

I have a 2003 L110. The battery will not stay charged and I have already replaced it once. The hour meter jumps 20 hours every time I crank it on. I'm guessing there is a short somewhere. Where should I start looking?