How to Test and Repair a Lawn Tractor Charging System
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- This is a Briggs & Stratton twin-cylinder 26HP engine that is not charging the battery as it should. I will show you how to test and repair it. In this case, we replace the stator (alternator) to get it back up and working. Thanks for watching!
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...Buck....just came across your DIY video and it's exactly what I need to help me repair an elderly neighbor's mower with "no-charge" issue....great
quality video and audio...thanks for posting... 🙂
Thank you so much!
I really appreciated your repair video. I'm not saying that you made it look easy, you just made it look like anyone with a few tools and the desire to fix things can do so much to maintain their own equipment. Thanks, Al.
Thanks Al for sharing with me the DIY spirit!
Great video. Step by step and very methodical. I just tested and ordered my stator/alternator today. Time to have some fun! Thanks!
Great video! I watched several others before I got to your video. My problem was the connection on the regulator that goes to the battery. You made it super easy to find and after just a few minutes it's working perfectly. Thank you for making this video!
Great news. Good job fixing it yourself.
Very nice work Buck. I think you have probably helped a lot of people by making this video, including me. Thank you!!
Thank you so much. I have spent years jumping my John Deere 118 because it would not hold a charge. This information gives me a great place to start checking things. Thank you so much for taking the timE to share your knowledge
DUDE your vids are the Best !! thanks TONS for this one ! ive had this issue and a battery salesman convinced me that i have to replace the battery every year because they're all junk. i did the coils replacement, voltage regulator AND the coils... same issue... ran across your vid and BOOM - Done !
My machine is the Ariens 22 B&S V Twin, so close to the same beast... it mows MEGA lawn spring thru fall, and plows Montana snow for a whole cul-de-sac in the winter... so its a busy machine !! Thanks for your time and effort making this vid !!
Thanks for the note and kind words! And good job fixing your own machine!
Excellent work, Buck. Now I know how to troubleshoot and repair the electric system on my tractor mower. Really only two components after verifying wiring is good. Every step covered and well explained. I'll check the regulated Voltage to battery just to see.
Informative video covering the basics of troubleshooting this issue on this engine. Well organized, thank you! :)
Very informative...T.
Thanks for step by step diagnosis. Son in law has 2002 Simplicity Broadmoor 16 hp B&S Itek engine 405777 with Tuff Torq Hydrostatic tranny. Hour meter over 550 hours. Battery new but runs down after 2-3 weeks. Will first check for bad wiring.
Was about to order a 130$ stator just before watching your video. Only to find out that mine was outputing DC and AC flawlessly like yours. Thanks for your time!
Great. No point in replacing parts that aren't faulty. But is your battery charging? Or what is the problem you're trying to resolve?
I have a brand new china mini skid steer. The unit worked great except for one issue. It would not keep the battery charged. Followed these instructions and found the red lead from the voltage regulator had not been connected at the factory. Had to undo every wire bundle to find it. Had 45-50 volts at the stator. Thank you.
Just what I needed thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge and skills.
Great video. Clear and detailed enough to be a real help. Thanks mate 👍.
Solid video! Thank you for sharing! and yes ... ''I'M GOOD WITH THAT!"
Thanks for your video. Very fortunate to find it as I am just now trying to repair my Briggs and Stratton for the same problem. Very helpful.
Thank you Buck I am an auto tech for more than 40 years very well versed in automotive but not in all mowers that was very informative I appreciate your step-by-step analysis
Thanks so much!
Thanks to you, I got my mower to charge now. My issue was a bad wire and corrosion at a wire terminal.
Perfect walkthrough - exactly what I needed to do with my John Deere mower. Thanks for explaining, demonstrating, and uploaded sir!
Ok, great. I hope you're tractor is back up and running again!
Thank you. You helped me fix my JD 118. I have been jumping it for years.
Excellent and understandable video. I have a truck-mounted carpet cleaning machine that uses a 23 hp B & S engine. I think either the voltage regulator is burned out or possibly the stator. It is not nearly as accessible as a lawn mower because of how the machine is made, but all in all, it's basically the exact same type of system just a little more complicated and hard to work on. Getting to the stator is the biggest issue so I need to find out for sure if that's bad or not. If it is I may have to hire a professional service on this one for help. Anyway, your video was a big help because I'm pretty dumb when it comes to these things, but even I fully understood everything you did. Thanks!!!
Interesting! I would start by verifying DC voltage at the battery with the engine running full throttle. 13 or 14 volts DC would indicate that everything is working just fine. I was also just wondering in your situation if it were possible to use the truck alternator to charge the machine battery just like it charges the truck battery? That might be an easy work around.... Good luck with the repair, and I'd be interested to know how it turns out.
Thanks for the video. I have a 13 HP Brigs experiencing similar charging issues. At full throttle I am only getting 12 to 12.3 volts DC to the battery. Time to do the same. The mower is about 11 years old. Started up after replacing the battery but have to use my jump box every time to start it since. ;-)
Wonderful detailed explanation and trouble shooting for charging problem....I have current issue on john deer l120 model, battery dies now and then...gonna check regulator and alternator....
Great video! Working on a 1984 John Deere 116, somebody sabotaged the wiring on mine. I know my Staters putting out in my regulator is Black Box old school type before this era came out. Going to retest mine tomorrow after watching your video verifying a few things
Excellent video!! Appreciate the step by step instructions!
One 0f the best DYI i have ever seen. You covered all the bases in detail thank you very much
Nice job with the video. Very helpful info.
The only thing I'd suggest is being very careful hammering on the crank shaft end when trying to pull the flywheel. I always put the nut back on the shaft so that I hammer the nut rather than risk deforming the end of the shaft. But... you were careful & it all worked out. Thank you.
Thanks for the note and the good tips.
Appreciate your time and clear instructions that solved my problems.
Topman good job man
I learned something new , I never knew that the stator was putting out ac current. Thanks much. Very educational video.
Thank you for watching!
I think you just saved me a new mower! thanks for the detailed video!
Nice video!!! If anyone has a Kawasaki Engine make sure to check for a bad fuse It could be blown preventing the battery to charge as well.
Always take a picture with your phone of every step during removal.
Lol
Bill
That's a very good tip. I do that all the time, sure saves time when I have to wait for parts.
Great video. I went out on Sunday and my Ariens Zero turn battery was dead. I put my charger on the battery and got it running but when I got off in the yard it was dead again. I put it on the charger longer and got done. I was getting ready to call Ariens for warranty work but now I can check my stater and regulator before I call. Thanks. Great video.
Check the voltage at the battery with the engine running full throttle. If you're getting 14 volts or so, your charging system is fine. Possibly it's just time for a new battery??
Great instructions. Clear and concise.
A very good video!!You showed me every thing that I need to know to check out a charging system on a Husqvarna mower that may have a charging problem.Thank you so much!!
This is exactly what I needed and I love all the explanations with the multimeter (not my strong suit). Thank you so much for taking the time to explain everything! Greetings from central Alberta, Canada🇨🇦
Thanks, always appreciate people willing to do the work ??(and take the time to film and post) to aid others.
Thank you. Hope the video was helpful to you.
Thanks for the informative lesson
Excellent Video! Shows me exactly what I need to do to check and change out my stator. Thanks
Thanks, Dave. Good luck with your tractor!
Excellent video! Taught like a real pro with excellent knowledge and experience! But you made it showing that anyone can do it. I’ve worked on cars all my life but never did a whole lot on small engines other then cleaning carbs. So this expanded my knowledge. I did my first engine swap. Can you do a video on engine swaps from brand to brand and shaft sizes? I didn’t realize that there were different brand engines that will work on the same frames.
Great video! I'll be doing this to my mower this weekend as it is the same issue I'm having. Thank you!
A test device to simulate an a/c charge would be handy to fully diagnose before even replacing the stator. You could simulate an a/c charge current into the "regulator"(diode) and check the dc voltage out as long as the test device is capable of being in a known good working order to produce such signals. Good video BTW.
Excellent video!! Appreciate the step by step instructions! (I know I stole the review from below, but his is exactly what I wanted to say.)
Thank you
Exactly what I needed. Thank you for sharing !
Excellent diagnostic. Very many thanks
Spectacular video! This is the exact information I needed. I'm learning as I go and this was my next step. Thank you for your time and thanks for sharing sir. Peace and love from Atlanta
Thanks for the help. Using your video I found my 50 inch craftsman 26 hp. Problem. It’s where the alternator wires come out from under the plastic cover. that cover chafed my wires, once I repaired that it was good again. I should have tried to fix it years ago instead of replacing batteries. I have since put a small piece of foam on the plastic cover to prevent it from happening in the future. I suspect a lot of B and S engines with that cover may suffer the same fate
Fantastic! You’ve solved my issue and saved me some cash! Thank you Sir.
Great job!
How to disconnect red wire???
I loved the video it helped me!! But one thing I’d suggest to anyone who has to replace the stator is never just impact the flywheel on because you don’t know what exactly the nut is getting torqued down to or if it’s reached it’s proper Torquing specification make sure you always torque these nuts down to factory specifications!!! You gotta think these engines spin at 3-4k rpm’s If that flywheel comes off it could shoot threw the guard and possibly hit you, or could cause catastrophic engine failure because the flywheel helps balance the engine!!
Thanks for the note. Your are right about the importance of a torque wrench, but you have overstated your case. In all likelihood, using an impact driver on the flywheel nut will result in over-torqueing, not under-torqueing. In the unlikely event that the flywheel nut would loosen, what would happen? The timing of the engine would be thrown off and it would stop running immediately. The visual of the flywheel "flying" off as a projectile is highly imaginative, even fanciful.
I enjoyed watching you work. Thanks for the display of how it should be done.
Thank you very much!
Thanks - very helpful. Exactly what I needed.. Great work.
I’m thinking that’s what’s going wrong on my 2018 cub cadet xt2 slx50 I’ve already replaced the battery and now today when I went to cut the yard the battery light keep coming on. The battery is brand new. I really appreciate for this video also. Imma check these two things out tomorrow hopefully.
Exactly what I need to see to do mine!!! Thanks!!!! Enjoyed.
That was a great demonstration.
Awesome Lesson!! Thanks
Thank you so much for this video. Excellent description!!!! My John Deere has not been charging for a few years so I just jump start. Haha. I hope to repair it this summer.
Very very good video, thank you..
Same engine as mine and your body looks exactly like my polan pro..think they just slap different decals on them for different makes..thank you again well done video.
Thank you, and good luck with your tractor!
Great info! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
Excellent Video. Very informative. Thank you.
What an incredibly thorough video! I just subscribed to your channel. Thank you for going through step by step and explaining how each part works.
Thank you so much!
Thanks bro for the video very helpful I was having that problem with my tractor
Thank you. I hope you got it all figured out and repaired now.
Great video thanks for all that information.
Thanks for a good video, very informative!
I am a mechanical moron but after watching your video i actually fixed my 17 year old tractor. I was about to spend $2000.00 for a new one. Thank you, thank you thank you!!!
That's called putting the "Do" into "Do-It-Yourself!" Great job! Saving $2000 feels really good, doesn't it? Amalgamated Association of Morons 6 and 7/8th !!
Great video!! Thanks for the learning opportunity!!
Outstanding. You have been incredibly helpful. THANK YOU! I am definitely subscribing.
Thank you so very much.
Thanks, Buck, a really great video, I have learned a lot from it.
Thank you for sharing!
Outstanding video. Have me everything I need to the diagnosis and repair.
Very informative video, very clear speech. One the best how to's I've watched. Best wishes from Chris in Manchester England!
Thank you, Chris. I appreciate the encouragement! Thanks for watching the video.
Thanks, now I have a few things to diagnose tomorrow.
Great video. Good information, Great presentation. GOOD JOB!
Thanks, now I know what to look for on mine that isn't charging.
Nice video, thanks. I would have checked the regulator before going all the way to the alternator since it is in the circuit path after the battery.
It's easy to check the stator without removing it from the engine. And if the stator is bad, the regulator won't be working properly either...
Gives me a good start on my similar Craftsman mower. Soon as I can find a 9V for my meter, I'll be taking a look. Been having to charge my battery at the wall every two times I mow. Slight annoyance, not much else haha.
Thanks for the information.
Thanks. This taught me a lot.
well done,very informative
Outstanding video!!! Nice job
Excellent video...thank you!!
Excellent video, thank you!
I wonder why they don't push current into the stater so that it works like an electric bike motor to start the engine, would save a whole motor ! Great video, helped me a lot.
Very short and thorough easily understood; thanks
Thank you!
Great video, thank you!!
Hello Buckwsr, yup it is partially cooked, It is the coils doing the work, when they are good all magnetic force
from the flywheel goes into the turns of the coils to make the volts and the thickness or size of the wire is
what determines the amps. So if a few coils are cookt, the current goes thru less turns of the coil, So less
volts are generated. power is = to volts X amps and even if the amps are constant due to wire size, the voltage
being generated will be less due to the shorted turns.
Yup, quite similar to a charging system on a Harley Sportster. bobbins of magnet wire on stator
core with flywheel lined with magnets, power from coils goes to an R/R rectifier regulator. then
direct current out and to the battery. r/r will put out not enough or too much.
Thank you for being so detailed. It was awesome for instructions and weeding out why my battery wouldn't stay charged.
Cool. I hope you were able to get it fixed!
Very interesting work. It will be of great help in future.
Fantastic Video. Very helpful
Awesome instructional video
Great vid! Thank you
You can rewind that part with magnet wire and solder on the old connections. I am not trying to be that guy but if you can't get a replacement then this is a option and a surprisingly easy one at that.
Good info. Thank you so much!
Great video and awesome information. Helped me
Thanks..Great Informative video.
Thanks Buck...I figured this is the problem with a friends mower..it's an older Craftsman...Excellant video..take care.
Thanks, Nathan.
Pretty well explanation. Thank you
Thank you so much!
Good lesson instructor
Thanks for the video
Great video! I just got a new battery for my Craftman 20 hp mower. Started right up first time then 2nd time won't start the mower. Should I check the regulator first and the the alternator?
Not sure where the regulator is.
Thanks for the video, it helped me a lot.