wheel horse

[mike avad 41]

Need some help and information on this 1976 B-80 wheel horse, am a new B on the wheel horse tractors. I have a few things going on with my tractor I not to long ago took my tractor apart and took photos of the wiring  I was able to repaint it. so now at this point I copy a diagram and hook all the wires up just like the diagram and p[us Iv add a headlight switch with a fuse link 15amp with tail lights. so now when I put the negative cable on the bat it sparks and when I touch the one black wire that on the tail light to the negative bat it come on and it has a good ground to the back finder.  and when I have  the red cable on the hot side there nothing when I run a jump line to that for the tail light don't come on. could the solenoid went bad?

[953 nut 55,393]

Your solenoid should have nothing to do with your lights.

10 hours ago, mike avad said:

I put the negative cable on the bat it sparks and when I touch the one black wire that on the tail light to the negative bat it come on and it has a good ground to the back finder.  and when I have  the red cable on the hot side there nothing when I run a jump line to that for the tail light don't come on. could the solenoid went bad?

Did your wiring perform properly before you added the lights? With the key in the OFF position you should be able to attach the battery negative terminal without any change.

Please check your wiring using the diagram below to be sure you made the proper connections.

[mike avad 41]

OK I  just did check all the wirers grounds.  switches all wirers  are in the right place and when I hook my bat up the negative side is hot ? could my solenoid be bad? And I also have the right ignition switch as what on the diagram

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,070]

Is the wire that goes to the ammeter and ignition switch connected to the solenoid side that goes to the battery?