NakedCreek
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I have a friend that has a Caterpillar 216 skid steer that had been sitting for a while with a tire problem. He finally fixed the tire, but when he tried to start it, it wouldn't power up the instrument panel when the key was turned on.
The battery is freshly charged and was verified by the local auto parts store as good. The posts are clean and the cables ends are tight. All of the fuses are good and correct.
The rear lights power on and the hour meter shows 2303 hours, but none of the other instrument panel lights come on and there is not even a click when the key is turned to start.
I'm not familiar with this machine and expect that it's something relatively simple. My first thought is to pull the switch and start checking there, but I thought I'd fish for some input before starting to disassemble the thing.
Any ideas?
Thanks for your time, Michael.
The battery is freshly charged and was verified by the local auto parts store as good. The posts are clean and the cables ends are tight. All of the fuses are good and correct.
The rear lights power on and the hour meter shows 2303 hours, but none of the other instrument panel lights come on and there is not even a click when the key is turned to start.
I'm not familiar with this machine and expect that it's something relatively simple. My first thought is to pull the switch and start checking there, but I thought I'd fish for some input before starting to disassemble the thing.
Any ideas?
Thanks for your time, Michael.