Re: Jump Starting Tractor

Posted by Hugh MacKay on September 04, 2005 at 11:07:04 from (209.226.106.13):

In Reply to: Re: Jump Starting Tractor posted by stu in njo on September 04, 2005 at 08:36:11:

Stu: I quite agree, nothing replaces good heavy battery cables and clean connections. Can almost double the life of a battery.

I have one right now in a 6 volt Super A, battery is close to 12 years old, 1 guage cables and soldered ends. Must have been a good one as I don't think I ever got over 7-8 years before. This SA does not see a lot of winter starts. I do start it about once per month, let it charge good and warm the engine up good. I try to pick mild days about freezing for that. Tractor warms up better and faster when mild, doesn't hurt my 63 year old carcass either. The battery is now starting to faulter a bit, two weeks and I'm getting out the crank, even in summer. I have a Woods mower and only use SA to mow my 1/2 acre of grass, along with assorted yard work.

I always found with those little C-113 and C-123 engines, you can crank them and have them going faster than you could get the jump cables out.

What I couldn't believe 40 years ago on that Pontiac to 300 start, car was running, blew battery to bits and didn't hurt alternator in car. Car kept running on alternator. I was ahead of 300 rear wheel and had just removed jump cable from solinoid. Logging winch on back of tractor and rear wheel shielded me from the blast. I'll tell you it made me a lot more careful, especially if jumping pos ground systems with neg ground.

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