With the tractor not running, and the ign. sw. off, there should be no discharge. With engine/ignition off, take the Negative battery terminal off. Look at the amp meter, and touch the terminal to the post. If the meter wiggles to negative, there is a draw. If it just stays still it is probably OK. Some amp meters do not center very well, and even when off look like they either charge an amp, or discharge an amp or so. With the terminal off of the post, measure between the terminal and post with a volt meter. It should be Zero, or less than .1 volts if any. If so it is fine. If a reading is .25 or greater, especially more thasn a volt there is a drain. If the cutout was not working, (stuck closed)the discharge would be 15 amps or so and you would be even more concerned. Sense it is just a small draw (if the above process shows it is a draw) then it is for sure not the charging system which is charging correctly from the info stated above. 8 volts is great on high charge. Removing one connection at a time from the load side of the amp meter will isolate it to a specific circuit. Then follow that circuit to where the drain is (device) and fix it. I bet it is not there, or easy to find. JimN
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