Posted by notjustair on January 30, 2019 at 17:46:17 from (98.188.112.49):
Whew.
I grind feed with an old Farmall M that just stays hooked to the grinder. It’sfairly stock with added goodies like live hydraulics and power steering. 12 volts. Years ago when I started farming it was my loader tractor so I can’t bear to let the old girl go even though there are lots of better tractors to do her job.
I ground feed Saturday and noticed that the starter button was a little funky and I thought maybe it was trying to fuse the contacts since it was pretty cold and drawing lots of amps. The rest of the day I just jumped the terminals with a screwdriver to start it.
Today it was -1 when I realized I needed to grind to fill the creep feeder. It used to have a block heater but that quit years ago and it always starts anyway. I got my trusty screwdriver and shorted it to start. It popped off but I had too much choke. Tried again and not enough. Third try I noticed a wisp of smoke from the insulation on the cable running from the battery so I though I’d let it cool a minute. Didn’t get the chance - she went up. In the shed full of truck and tractors. All I could think about was that tank full of fuel right above that foot switch and wiring that were now ablaze. I ripped off the negative cable and started beating with my brand new pair of insulated mittens. I was just about to give up and evacuate when it started to slow.
I burned up my new mittens but kept the shed and it’s contents including the old Farmall. I just ordered all new cables and switches so she can go back to work. Now I need a lozenge for this sore throat. That smoke was nasty.
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