Posted by Jim Allen on January 12, 2009 at 09:25:02 from (209.173.160.22):
In Reply to: 826 bad starter? posted by tcanthonyii on January 11, 2009 at 17:35:01:
I too use a single 1100 cca battery on my 826 and have been for 4 years (same battery dated 2002). The tractor had been converted before I bought it and appears to still have the original starter. I did take the precaution of replacing the battery cables with 00 gauge welding cables. Tractor spins up with alacrity and on those rare occasions when I have to start the tractor on cold days, which we all know takes a little effort with the notoriously cold-blooded D358, it has never run out of juice, or even came close.
I make no claim to have worked on all that many different tractors, so my comments are anecdotal and of limited value perhaps, but experience has convinced me that a single 1100 cca battery is OK in my case. I certainly won't be switch back unless I decide to restore the tractor at some point. I think the battery cables (which are only about 18 inches long) may help a little by minimizing voltage drop.
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