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 | Oliver
Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 210 Massachusetts 
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2007-02-03 139510
My 7510 sits outside. Here in New England it has been warm and rainy for much of the winter, with cold weather for the past two weeks or so. Last night we had the first snowfall that can be plowed.
My tractor started just fine, but it stalls about every 5 seconds. If I let off the foot petal, I can catch it before it stalls completely.
My guess is that there is a loose or iced over connection on the seat kill siwtch but I can't figure out exatcly how it works. I dumped hot water on all the connections and pulled the tractor into the garage in the hope that when it warms up the problem will be solved -- but I don't know.
Any other suggetions? I know I need to build garage space for the tractor, but that won't happen until the summer...
Thanks!
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 | Art White
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 6898 Waterville New York 
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2007-02-03 139511
Does that mean that it picked right up instantly to the throttle level that you had it set at or did it stumble? ....
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| Oliver
Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 210 Massachusetts
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2007-02-03 139512
It went right back to the throttle level it was set at. The throttle was set very slow. ....
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| Oliver
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2007-02-03 139513
I just started the tractor -- no problem. I put it in neutral and tried to engage the PTO -- it stalled almost immediately, even with the clutch depressed. Does this help? ....
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| Art White
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2007-02-03 139514
I was just thinking that if the fuel was freezing or iceing up that it would run out and recover when the load was removed. I haven't seen any problems with the seat switches but we check them with a jumper wire from one side to the other to isolate them to see if they are working properly. ....
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| Oliver
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2007-02-03 139515
If the tractor just sits it seems to run just fine. Before I tried to move it I let it run for about 10 minutes -- and it had no trouble. ....
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| Oliver
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2007-02-03 139516
One other question -- is there a relatively easy way to temporarily override the seat switch -- just to see if that is in fact the problem? ....
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| Oliver
Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 210 Massachusetts
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2007-02-03 139517
Problem solved! I dried off all the connections I could find, pulled and cleaned the fuse, and the problem was fixed. I am assuming there was moisture or ice on some connection...
More reason than ever to build the tractor garage! ....
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| Art White
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2007-02-03 139518
just reread my last post. ....
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| Oliver
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2007-02-03 139519
Art:
What do you mean "check it with a jumper wire" -- I am guessing this is a way of finding out whether or not there is a complete circuit. Is there a simple way of explaining how the seat safety switch works? I understand electricity and the need for a complete circuit, but I can't see what completes the circuit when you sit on the seat. Also, why can you flip the seat up and run the PTO? I know it would be unsafe, but can you drive the tractor like this or is there some other safety switch that prevents the tractor from moving if there is not an operator on the seat?
There is no crises right now -- I am just trying to get a better sense of how this works so if there is a future problem I can diagnose it quicker.
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| Art White
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Normally to unplug the connection and run a small wire from one terminal of the wire to the other will eliminate the switch. ....
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| jrestill
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 28 Page County Virginia
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2007-02-03 139522
Looks like you've already figured it out, but just for the record I had a similar problem with my 3110hst a couple of years back. there was snow up under the seat in the switch area. I never did figure out EXACTLY what it was, but it was clearly related to the snow since once I got everything cleaned out real good the problem went away. I built a snow-proof shed for my tractor this year. Alas, no snow far this year of any consequence. ....
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