[AJD] '49 AR

[Robert L. Holtzer]

My JD B has a 12 volt negative ground system with the regular 6 volt 
starter.  Really winds up!  Has worked fine for the several years I've had 
it.  I try not to engage the starter any longer than necessary -- as a 
precaution.  Starters turn the same way regardless of the polarity 
applied.  However, you could well fry the rest of your electrical system if 
it remains hooked up to the starter/battery -- either disconnect the system 
or provide some form of voltage dropping resistor.

Bob Holtzer

At 11:21 PM 11/12/2004 -0600, you 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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