[AJD] '49 AR

[Gary Epps]

Hi All,

I tried to start the AR yesterday with a new 6 volt battery with no luck.
It turned over very slowly and when it came up on compression it just
couldn't turn it all the way through.  I'm going back too many years to
remember accurately about six volt systems.  I do remember jump starting 6
volt cars with 12 volts, but I think they were all neg. ground.  Is there a
problem with jump starting  a 6 volt positive ground with a 12 volt neg.
ground system?  I am thinking of just connecting the jumper cables to he
starter and ground, but do I connect the positive jumper cable from the
truck to the ground or the tractor starter?

I can also use the battery charger, I guess it might be safer, instead of
the truck.  Either way does the different polarity create a problem for me?

Thanks for the collective imput,

Gary
In the Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri in the south central part of the
USA, where both life and I move slowly.