[AT] Tractor battery

[Tyler Juranek]

Hi Mike,
My Oliver 88 used to do exactly what you are describing. Try checking
all connections. 5 times out of 10, my oliver always had something on
the cables.
Good Luck!
Tyler

On 10/27/21, Steve Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder how many thousands of times farmer has typed that over the years!
>
> When Mike said it only clicked when jumped, that simply says bad connection.
>  I’m not sure why the focus on a bad battery just yet.
>
> Steve O.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Oct 27, 2021, at 6:47 AM, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Check the grounds.
>> Check the grounds.
>> Check the grounds.
>>
>>
>> .
>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:22 AM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>> Makes me wish for my old tractor and I could back it up onto a hill, let
>>> it get rolling and pop the clutch in 2nd gear.
>>>
>>> Mike M
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/26/2021 11:46 PM, Carl Szabelski wrote:
>>>> Mike,
>>>>
>>>> Try jumping it, but leave the cables connected for 20-30 minutes before
>>>> you attempt a start. Even if you’ve had the charger on all night. Even
>>>> with a dead battery it should start and run. It may die when you
>>>> disconnect the cables, but if it doesn’t, it should run, but the battery
>>>> probably won’t take a charge.
>>>>
>>>> Carl
>>>>
>>>>> On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>>> So my tractor battery went dead overnight. It's an Exide Select
>>>>> Performance battery, with 925 CCA model 31XHE with 180 minutes of
>>>>> reserve capacity. I tried jumping it with my truck but no luck it
>>>>> would
>>>>> just click. I started looking online, and about fell out of my chair.
>>>>> Prices started at $300 and and most are out of stock. Does anyone have
>>>>> any good sources for batteries? It was manufactured in 2014, so I
>>>>> guess
>>>>> the clock just ran out. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Is
>>>>> there
>>>>> anyway to service it, or rejuvenate it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> Mike M
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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