I am having almost the identical problem on my Cat 246. thanks for the help on the first reply. I was also just going to remind you if you hadnt already.... check the fuel cut-off fuse. in my model year its the top left 10amp fuse behind the seat, and that can cause the same symptoms. I had that...
I got it running again. I think it was just a blown fuse. still not sure what would have caused that- but glad it was a cheap fix! a couple of low fluid levels along with single digit temperatures made for some tricky trouble shooting- but glad its back up and ready to work. Thank you for your help
I have a cat 246 and having a similar problem. I havent checked fuses yet... but my machine is doing the same thing with the keeping the key turned, and it having it die as soon as I let off. Your post is a couple months old... just curious on what you ended up finding as the problem
Im new to this forum and looking for some help. I have a 2000 Cat 246 with around 800 hrs. Yesterday I started my machine up just fine, let it warm up and started to move some snow. After about 20 mins it just shut down on me... no sputtering or gradual power loss- just total shutdown. It showed...