Garden Tractor does not start ?

8gv · 09-16-2016, 11:42 PM

I'm not there and I am also not a lawnmower mechanic but here is the problem:

Your battery is shot.

It has a surface charge which makes your meter happy.

If your charger has a "start" or "jump" option, try it. The mower will start.

My motorcycle battery did the same thing this spring.

I spent a couple of hours and all the verbal lubrication I could muster without a solution. I then headed to WalMart for a new battery. BINGO!

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09-16-2016, 11:42 PM	#8
8gv Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,113 Thanks: 64 Thanked 748 Times in 482 Posts	I'm not there and I am also not a lawnmower mechanic but here is the problem: Your battery is shot. It has a surface charge which makes your meter happy. If your charger has a "start" or "jump" option, try it. The mower will start. My motorcycle battery did the same thing this spring. I spent a couple of hours and all the verbal lubrication I could muster without a solution. I then headed to WalMart for a new battery. BINGO!

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