I'm a relatively newbie to heavy equipment. But I do my best to keep up maintenance and prep on machines I have. I keep this rubber track skidsteer in the garage, so its out of the weather, but its cold in the garage (around 35-40F). I've been keeping a charger on the battery. All looks good for paste several months but I have only driven it once since early Dec of last year. Last week I jumped in, let the ignition beep 10 times and engaged the starter. Zoom, it fired up right away.
Today, it would not. I tried several times of 10-15 beeps and then cranking the engine for 10 secs or so. Would not start. Eventually I could hear the battery fading after a couple of repeat attempts. So I hooked up the battery to my truck. And while the starter turned well, it still would not start.
So I spent +4 hours on a quad clearing snow. Can anybody help me diagnose what might be going on, is it the skidsteer or me?
Today, it would not. I tried several times of 10-15 beeps and then cranking the engine for 10 secs or so. Would not start. Eventually I could hear the battery fading after a couple of repeat attempts. So I hooked up the battery to my truck. And while the starter turned well, it still would not start.
So I spent +4 hours on a quad clearing snow. Can anybody help me diagnose what might be going on, is it the skidsteer or me?