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Jegs · Aug 25, 2017

To everybody that chimed in on my request for help, I got it running this morning! Thank you so much for all the advice, it's good to have my tractor back.

Hank ABAB · Aug 25, 2017

Jegs,

What was the original problem and what was the solution?

Jegs · Aug 25, 2017

The problem was I had my head up my you know what and tried to start the tractor while charging the battery. Needless to say it didn't like it and the tractor died. I thought I had really screwed something up, so I pulled the battery and charged it out of the tractor. Popped it back in, hooked it up (held my breath) and pushed the starter button ... fired right up! I thought for sure I had fried something, battery, tractor ignition ... that I would have to replace but as of this morning all is well

. Will probably pick up a new battery on the way home tonight, old one won't hold a charge.

BarnyardEngineering · Aug 25, 2017

That makes absolutely no sense.

What kind of battery was it? What kind of charger was it? How was the charger set?

Russ from MN · Aug 25, 2017

I always leave the charger on when starting anything, a little extra voltage is good!

Jegs · Aug 25, 2017

OK so here's what happened. Dead tractor, hooked up charger to it, had it on 6V/6A setting when I plugged it in the meter on the charger pinned against the right
hand side of the guage and the tractor started turning over by itself, key on no starter button pushed. I immediately unplugged the charger, tractor quit turning
over, unhooked the charger cables and tried to start it ... nothing, not a click not a slow turnover, dead. I know the battery had some juice in it but maybe it
was just plain dead. So I got all cranked up about it because I still don't understand why the charger meter pegged like that when I turned the key on.

So I re-hooked the charger back up and plugged it in and the minute I turned on the key the meter would peg all the way to the right, pretty sure it aint sposed to
do that. This morning PULLED the battery hooked charger up let it charge for 45 minutes put the battery back in hooked up cables and bingo, started right up.

TomA in CA · Aug 25, 2017

I think the original problem was that the battery was never charged enough. With a 6 amp charger it will take a while to charge a dead battery. I would leave it on over night, don't worry you can't overcharge the battery. Now you need to check and find out if the tractor is charging the battery when it is running. Does the ammeter show it is charging. Can you check the voltage at the battery when it is running?

Jegs · Aug 25, 2017

Oops, off the top of my head I can't recall the name of the charger, the battery is a duralast stamped 7/2013

Jegs · Aug 25, 2017

I'm going to check that out when I get home tonight.

Jegs · Aug 25, 2017

I've never thought it would be a bad thing to leave the charger on while starting it Russ. That's why I was really confused about the whole deal.

Steve@Advance · Aug 25, 2017

Cranking with the charger connected won't hurt an 8N.

I suspect there was another problem, like a bad cable connection, totally dead battery, or the charger failed to connect.

A small charger alone won't have enough amperage to crank an engine with a dead battery. Some larger chargers have a "boost" setting, but even those usually need some battery power to get one started.

Glad you got it going, a new battery should solve the problem.

Jegs · Aug 25, 2017

Thanks Steve!

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