Posted by ericlb on August 15, 2014 at 19:47:54 from (67.142.161.22):
In Reply to: A battery wives' tale? posted by Notjustair on August 15, 2014 at 19:39:30:
some of the older battery types, mantence required styles wont charge back up sometimes, modern batteries are made some different, its not that it wont charge unless it has a dead cell or a direct short, but what happens is a charging system is made to top a battery off, and maintain it, its not built to charge up a totally dead one and there is a real chance of ruining the generator, alternator, regulator ect from too much demand of it over too long a period of time, ive personaly burned up a alternator on my 83 chevy this way , i put a dead battery in it off one of my tractors, let the truck roll down a hill and dumped the clutch to start it and promptly drove it on the hiway for 30 minutes to charge it, alternater overheated internally and i had to buy a battery and a alternator, fortunatly not bad on my old stuff
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
1964 I-H 140 tractor with cultivators and sidedresser. Starts and runs good. Asking 2650. CALL RON AT 502-319-1952
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.