[AT] [External] Re: Tractor battery

[Gunnells, Brad R]

Tom, your experience is flipped from mine. O’Reilly was difficult to get to replace a bad battery because their “test machine” that charges it said it’s good. I told the guy behind the counter I could bring in my cheap load tester and prove it didn’t have the cranking power it should. They finally did replace it but it took 3 trips to the store. Sucks in a diesel truck with two batteries when the bad one is pulling the good one down as well……

I’m lucky as I have a Costco store here and they’re an Interstate retailer. I’ve always had good luck with Interstate batteries and they’re usually cheaper than the auto parts stores.

Brad

From: AT <at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com> on behalf of Tom Armstrong <toma at risingnet.net>
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 7:29 AM
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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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Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 04:54AM -07:00 from Steve Offiler soffiler at gmail.com<mailto: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.

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


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On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 1:22 AM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com<mailto: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<mailto: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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