Funny, but I get paranoid when I have trouble with things. Turns out the battery hadn't run down after all, just a loose connection on my hazard lights at the flasher. I'm looking into putting a bigger alternator on it so I can run more things.
Checked water in battery. Some of the cells were low although they looked full. Recharged it and it held the charge. Used tractor in Feb 13 snow and battery ran back down so alternator not keeping it charged up for some reason.
Had battery checked at Walmart, checked ok. Seems like something may be stuck on even though the key is off and not a direct ground. I don't know but I'm going to start at the starter and work my way through the system.