On 2 Aug 2005 18:00:15 -0700, "rekabm" wrote:

Hello all,

I a novice at this, so bear with me. I have a problem starting my lawn
tractor. A Craftsman 917.270824. Earlier today, it was trying to turn
over, but wouldn't. Now, it will not even attempt to turn over. The
battery gauge drops when turning the key. I would suspect the battery
to be dead, but I could not even jumpstart the tractor, nor would the
headlights turn on. Could it still be the battery even though it
wouldn't jumpstart, or is it possible that the switch went bad? Any
other ideas?

I'd be suspicious of your jumping technique. Could be the battery
is pulling down whatever you're jumping with.

Thunder