If a battery is in decent shape but just run down (out of charge) a jump can still get a tractor going but if a battery is really really bad like an internal short, even a jump may not do the trick. Let a shop load test it for you !!
The first thing I would do is remove, clean n wire brush n reattach EACH AND EVERY battery and starter and starter switch and ground cable and connection and with a good charged battery or a jump or both see what happens???
If she still refuses to crank Id do like Jim n others mentioned and check for a mechanically stuck/jammed starter by loosening it and/or rocking the engine n see if it un jams.
If its not jammed and the battery and alllllllll cables n connections are good, next Id suspect either:
1) The starter switch is bad (like if its a stand alone push switch up on the pedestal which you can use jumper cables to by pass jump around)
2) The starters external copper post (under the switch ifffffff it has a mechanical saddle mount right on the starter switch) is worn down
3) Finally if its not stuck and NOT a switch problem and all cables n battery n connections are good, the starter itself may be bad.
If it has any working lights turn them on and observe if they dim way down badly when you try n start it?? If so Id suspect a stuck/jammed starter or a bad starter (like a shorted armature etc). If the lights dont dim down then Id be more suspicious of a staretr switch problem although the starter itself could still be bad like worn brushes..
Check the cables n connections then see if its mechanically stuck/jammed n go from there
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