Electrical Shutoff??

My Crapsman keeps killing the battery. It's a new battery and every time i go to use it, it's dead...

now the battery is in the box under the seat, is there a small disconnect or an easy way to wire one in or do I have to put the seat up and take the battery post off EVERY time I'm done riding it???

you could probably mount a disconnect. it wouldnt be hard. go buy one from an autoparts store and than just mount and wire it

Your certainly could mount a disconnect somewhere convenient like the dashboard, but I'd be more interested in figuring out the problem rather than sticking a band-aid on it. Why is it doing it? Is the battery defective? A phantom drain, perhaps? Alternator bad?

How long has it been doing it, and have you tried disconnecting the battery between uses to see if it helps? I know you said the battery is new, but any chance it's actually bad? Are you sure it's recieving a charge?

Doc Sprocket wrote:

Your certainly could mount a disconnect somewhere convenient like the dashboard, but I'd be more interested in figuring out the problem rather than sticking a band-aid on it. Why is it doing it? Is the battery defective? A phantom drain, perhaps? Alternator bad?

How long has it been doing it, and have you tried disconnecting the battery between uses to see if it helps? I know you said the battery is new, but any chance it's actually bad? Are you sure it's recieving a charge?

A very wise man once told me - "Just because it's new don't mean it ain't junk."
Words to live by.

TheRainbowBoxer wrote:

A very wise man once told me - "Just because it's new don't mean it ain't junk."  
Words to live by.

Absolutely correct sir! That and, "Never assume anything". If you still have access to that wise man, shake his hand for me. For anybody reading this: Buy enough stuff, and sooner or later you'll get a bad one right outta the box. Including spark plugs.

example. i bought a battery that was good for about 6 months and died.... it never held a charge and than even with a booster on it after 6 months it stopped working entirely. new battery solved everything

well on the way out to pug's for the big picknick the battery was disconnected, held the charge all the way there, just had to re-hook. on way home i left it hooked up and it was DEAD. I charged it for a day (trickle charger) and drove it around no problem. couple days after went to start it and stone dead again. all the deck safety stuff has been bypassed etc. no headlights, has an off, on, start keyed ignition with no mode for lights.

I recently heard of a bad starter relay (solenoid) causing similar symptoms. Could be bleeding off current to ground. Do a phantom draw test. May also be caused by bad alternator diode.

thinking i will have to do that. I should unpack my tools from the trip! lol

guessing battery might not be up to snuff. charged the crap out of it, lasted one round, wouldnt even start up again. that or charging system.. ffs!

checked battery. fully charged... thinking my tractor has either crap starter or some gremlins..

So I turned on the key, turn key to start and nothing. I jump the solenoid and it cranks.. kinda. doesnt seem to crank right though.. and it wont start...

Better look at it this last fall and it seems my ground wire is the culprit!!

Got big plans for the Craftsman. Gonna look different when Im done with her. Gonna go longer and lower.

glad you got it sorted out. on all of our firetrucks, we have master switches. get back in station, shut the truck down, kill the master switch, plug in the air and plug in the trickle charger