How many times we seen that?I"m struck that these guys will brush aside a rat"s nest of old, odd, cracked, and corroded wires and cables to get in there to do a tune-up.
Inspect the points (burnt, corroded or missing), cap (melted or damaged posts or carbon tracks, cracks or chipped), rotor (chipped or cracked or melted or damaged tip), and plug wires (surface cracks showing when bent) and replace if needed but if you just have to spend some money on her then put on a new wiring harness and cables. If you still what to fiddle around with your new tractor then get the battery tested. A good high-quality tractor battery is goes a long way to assure trouble-free starting and operation. You can get a better tractor battery at a starter/generator/alternator shop than you can get at a farm/ranch store. That"s especially important if you want to run in a cold winter.
I bet most new buys need the carb rebuilt before they need another "tune up." From what I can see, "tune ups" are way over done. Guys love to do a "tune up" but they blow off the other stuff until she won"t start or run and it"s the other stuff that causes hard starting and poor performance.
And change the tranny fluid and engine oil and filter.
Then if you"re still froggy, want to tinker, and think a "tune up" will do some good, go for it.
My two-cents.
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