[AT] Having battery problems--so how to fix?

[Greg Hass]

On a related subject, when they first started messing with the gas, I had 
trouble starting my loader in cold weather. It would start but  by the time 
it did the battery was low and the starter was hot. After two weeks and 
$110 later It wasn' t one bit better. The usual, points, plugs, rebuild 
carb, etc.  I then noticed the gas gauge on empty. As a last ditch effort I 
went to the gas station and bought 10 gal. of car gas, problem solved. I 
had been using farm gas bought in Sept. .  I understand the newer gas is 
redone to match the weather. However, when I was growing up on the dairy 
farm we started our Super C every day to haul manure and never had these 
problems. Even today, if I need to start my Cub, which is rare in the 
winter and which I have farm gas in, it will not start even if 
pulled,unless I first use a torch to heat up the intake 
manfold. 
Greg Hass