Not normally that fast nor that complete. That sounds a lot more like a wiring issue which could easily kill all power. I guess conceivably, a connection could have broken inside the battery to get your symptoms but I've never seen it before. Have you tested the dead battery (ideally loaded but at least voltage)?
Did you check the new battery? I'd be worried that something is shorted on the bike and there is high draw with ignition on.
Cables look ok, but can't find the fuses to confirm as that could be a simple issue with the car.
I unfortunately have to work on a gravel driveway. Those little fasteners are damn near invisible on gravel. Also fascinating is just how far a little screw can bounce.
I have three different versions of this:
Two telescopic, one of them narrow for tight spaces, one of them heavy duty for larger items, and another flex-neck one.
Found out that one of my long flat-heads is also magnetic. So four pick-up tools now!
Tools, bolts, etc. I drop them all...
Princess auto wheeled magnet ftw (assuming you don't drop non-ferrous). I use mine far more for find the fastener than I do for cleaning nails out of the lawn.
I've resorted to that too when the magnet lets me down. Past repairs can come back to bite you with the detector. The rust you knocked off the edges of the brake discs spreads out and gives lots of hits.
I used one to find one of these after power washing cases in the back yard. Rookie move to leave the caps in....
It would be interesting to see how much metal I pull up. There's large pieces of metal which have somehow disappeared from my lawn tractor. Embarrassingly large.
You can borrow my poverty radio shack finder if you want. It's not fancy but it beeps when it passes over metal.
LOL. I took a white drop cloth - maybe 8x10 or so? - and laid it out, then rolled my bike onto it. I figured when the inevitable happened, the bolt/nut/screw would be easy to spot. Somehow whatever it was that I dropped, bounced OFF the soft drop cloth and onto the gravel.
Thanks @GreyGhost. Such generous people here. The problem is, I have 3 acres of varied terrain and my tractor has gone through all of it. If I'm walking the property, my wife is going to insist it be with a weed whacker on a harness.
For ferrous material over a large area, use the wheel magnet. If you want to be lazy about it, just attach it to the back of the lawnmower and you can cut and search at the same time. You can borrow it if you want but I need a heads up as I think my parents have it.
Again, that's super generous. I wouldn't borrow it because my terrain is so varied, with lots of rocks and hard roots you don't even see until it's too late. The problem is made worse by the fact that my tractor was out of commission until recently, so I've only recently been able to properly start cutting the grass back regularly..For ferrous material over a large area, use the wheel magnet. If you want to be lazy about it, just attach it to the back of the lawnmower and you can cut and search at the same time. You can borrow it if you want but I need a heads up as I think my parents have it.
When I was looking for the bearing cap I ended up digging out a large section of old cast iron water pipe. Ended up with a pretty big divot in the lawn.
