is it still under warranty? if so just call the dealer. they may charge you to pick it up/deliver it, but unless that is outrageous it is worth it.

relays hum when they get too low a voltage. this could be a bad coil, pitted contacts or more likely a bad connection.

 

is it possible the battery is not sending enough voltage to the relays causing them to hum????

 

Yes it is possible.. Sure sounds like low battery, Could be due to bad ground.. Did you clean your cables like David said?

 

It Is The Battery-----been There Done That

 

Battery...that being said...

Starter Will Not Work

Loose or corroded battery connections.

Blown fuse.

Low battery output - check electrolyte level.

Neutral start switch faulty or not adjusted properly - See your JohnDeere Dealer.

Key switch or starter faulty - See your JohnDeere Dealer.

Range transmission lever not in neutral position.

PTO engaged.

The electrical schematic is ONLY available in the Technical Manual...

 

doozer, this is your 2nd thread on the same topic. Why do you have such a hard time believing your problem is the battery and/or poor connections?

 

i just find it hard to believe the battery just outright died whenit was working fine the day before the load tester said it was good i tested the water in each cell with a very expensive cell tester charger says its fully charged and what makes it hard for me is that it started working fine again for a while and now its back to that way it was when the problem started. if the battery was truly bad how could of it started to work again out of nowhere plus all the tests are good?

 

It's the battery, Had the same problem. The other posters are correct.

 

Will warranty cover the battery??

 

My charger says my two dead batteries in the garage are fully charged. You can't go by what a charger tells you. A battery can die in one day. Especially if you use the heck out of it the day before. If you can jump it and it works, your only two real choices for a problem are the battery or alternator.

I haven't looked at the relays you are talking about but could they be attached to the glowplug circuit? If so, that could explain why they buzz for a little bit then stop.

 

yes it is attached to the glow plug circuit i did check that

 

It sounds like the battery. I have heard that same noise before on my 2305. Fortunately, it was covered under warranty.

 

I would be testing the battery.

Is the buzzing sound from the solenoid or a relay?

A solenoid will buzz when the is insufficient voltage.

 

i just find it hard to believe the battery just outright died whenit was working fine the day before

Batteries sometimes have intermittent short between plates. They wont work one day, and will work the next.... as the shorting sediment on the bottom moves around.
I just replaced a battery in my SUV that according to the "green eye" says it's OK... but it will hold enough charge for about 10 minutes of interior-lights run time... then it's dead. Yes - it tested fine on a tester too.
All those half-a$$ so-called battery testers are crap!.... a real battery tester costs $500-$1000 and takes 10 minutes minimum to test a battery


Put a volt meter on the battery when it's happening. Anything less than 11V at the battery terminals, and you've got one or more than one dead cells.

If the battery voltage is good, put the same volt meter on the starter terminal. Anything less than 10V and you have bad / dirty connections.

It's that simple.

BTW: 12V DC relays DO-NOT humm, or rattle, or buzz. You may get fast clicking (if the battery voltage goes up and down, due to weak battery or bad contact) - or else you hear nothing at all. Appliance relays buzz, because they run off AC power with a diode (30Hz half-wave rectifier) - when it buzzes you are hearing hte 30Hz.... but there ain't no AC in a battery powered tractor.

 

I like the idea that someone posted in your other thread: exchange batteries with one of your cars. If the tractor starts working (and especially of the car stops), then you know you have a bad battery.

Give the battery swap a try... if for no other reason than to keep us from constantly suggesting it

If the tractor still acts up, then make a temporary ground cable and give it a try. Next, a temporary positive cable.

Good luck!

 

Pull your battery and have it load tested and that will tell you for sure. slkpk

 

keep in mind that if you have an "intermittent" dead cell or two, you may load test the battery and it will be fine.... and the next day, it will play-dead again....

best thing to do is to measure the battery voltage... on the battery... while the problem is happening. There is no magic or tricks to it. You will get a 100% definitive answer as to whether the battery is dead-or-alive...