[AJD] '49 AR

[Terry L. Hrdlicka]

Gary,

"+ to +, - to -" just like you'd normally do.  In other words, + on the 
truck or charger to the tractor frame (ground), - to the starter or - 
post on the battery.  If that AR has a coil rather than a magneto, there 
may be the possibility of damaging it with the 12V.

I assume there are no compression release petcocks on this tractor?  Are 
you sure the starter is O.K.?  Are the battery cables?

Be careful.  Whenever jump starting there is always the possibility of a 
battery explosion, and they ain't pretty.  "Been there, done that" and 
don't ever want to do it again!

Good luck,

Terry





Gary Epps wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
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