Allis Chalmers WD won't turn over

Posted by Will Herring on May 15, 2016 at 18:18:06 from (50.106.226.2):

Went out to work on the tractors last weekend, found 12V battery was flat, and that the positive post had turned black (oxidized?) over winter. So I cleaned it up with some baking soda and wire brush terminal cleaners. Same with the cables themselves. Then charged the battery (seemed to take a charge over about 16 hours and reads about 13.5V).

Took it out and put it in the tractor today, got everything set up, and turned on the key and as soon as I pull the starter I get a single quiet "grrr...*click*" and then nothing. Doesn't even sound like a stalled starter, sounds like it won't even try to spin.

So... What are my options for diagnosis here? Dead battery? Bad cables? Bad connections? Easiest ways to diagnose any of these problems before I go and buy new cables or a new battery? I have a meter I can check voltage and/or resistance with, just in case maybe my key switch or something is bad or I've got a broken wire somewhere.

Was exhausted by this point and had left my manual with the wiring diagram at home so I just packed up and headed for home.

Replies:

• Re: Allis Chalmers WD won't turn over Will Herring 16:23:17 05/21/16 (0)
• Re: Allis Chalmers WD won't turn over Will Herring 10:17:02 05/16/16 (0)
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• Re: Allis Chalmers WD won't turn over Will Herring 05:16:27 05/16/16 (2)
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