[AT] Tractor battery

[Tom Armstrong]

I have had new batteries fail very early both from O'Reilly's and Walmart. Walmart was not very nice about replacing one a second time so I refuse to buy there any more.
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Sent from myMail for Android Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 04:54AM -07:00 from Steve Offiler  soffiler at gmail.com :

>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.  
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>Steve O.
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>>On Oct 27, 2021, at 6:47 AM, Indiana Robinson < robinson46176 at gmail.com > wrote:
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>>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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