I wanted to thank you so much for your video it helped me out so much it was recorded so clear and carefully explain keep up the great help for the ones that want to fix their tractors and need a helping hand, God bless you.

one of the best explained how to do on You Tube. job well done, thanks

That is the location of the starter solenoid on my Craftsman mower, but my John Deere have one in a different location on my zero turn mower (under the driver's seat next to the battery). I purchased a starter to install, but decided to check the solenoid also and found that it worked when I bypassed it. When I did this mower started perfectly so I held off on replacing the starter, and will check the solenoid again before replacing it or the starter. Thanks for sharing this video, and I hope you are having a nice weekend.

@TheOriginalMechanic

7 жыл бұрын

Great, I'm glad you made use of the solenoid video. This is an easily overlooked part. Likewise, have a great holiday weekend.

ya know . . . for a moment there , i thought i was watching a directors cut scene from home improvement :-P AND i thought i was watching a video from the 1980's era, until the last part of the vid where the light went to led. >.> should have kept the 1974 incandescent bulbs glowing . lol very through , just like i remembered it back in the day when alot of people cared to show how it was done to make something work. awesome video !!

@TheOriginalMechanic

2 жыл бұрын

Haha. Thanks for the funny comment.

for those that do not have a meter try thisif you are geting a click when turning the keythis tell you battery is ok to solenoid stop short 2 big bolts on solenoid this will spin starter this tells battery is good replace solenoid get same type so wiring and mounting hole line up this about 2 min test

I can't get to the solenoid on my troy bilt bronco...what do I need to remove to make it easier to get to...it is under the seat and battery and off a little to the side mounted on to the back of the frame....it is nearly impossible to reach...

@bklynbutcher

6 жыл бұрын

two size 13 socket hold each on either side comes right out

@macknumber9

6 жыл бұрын

bklynbutcher thanx I actually ended up getting it and solenoid checked out haha...ended up needing a valve adjustment after all the diagnosing

My control wire doesnt seem to get power, does that mean a safety or ignition switch?

@TheOriginalMechanic

6 жыл бұрын

It sure does, or wiring. Time to break out a meter or install a temporary jumper to isolate the problem part.

@jnstrcklnd

5 жыл бұрын

Same here. Where should I start?

@ 7:22 Turned that screw so fast it smoked...

0:57

my toro mower starts, but has weird symptoms...takes up to three seconds for it to crank after turning key...or struggles to turn the starter at all until i turn the key back and forth up to three times before it cranks. the battery is brand new and in perfect charge and load tested. can anyone suggest what i should check or replace? thanks!

@brucebroadley5373

6 жыл бұрын

healthyamerican bb

Need to be louder can't hear

That's an old machine.

@TheOriginalMechanic

4 жыл бұрын

I think about mid-nineties.