[AT] Tractor battery

[Stephen Offiler]

Ah... well then, there's "the rest of the story"  ;-)

In my experience, the sooner you get it fully recharged, the better.  The
plates will sulfate if you leave it sitting around in a fully discharged
state.  I am not a chemist and don't understand why, but, apparently, the
chemical reaction is relatively slow.  A day, you're probably fine.  A
week, it will come back, but the life might be shortened.  A month, you
probably aren't going to recover that battery.  (Not going to bet my house
on the accuracy of these dates, just presenting a relative time scale to
paint the picture)

SO


On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 1:48 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:

> Ahem, turns out I left the key on, derp. Time will tell if it lasts.
>
> Mike M
>
> On 10/28/2021 6:08 AM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
>
> The question is, what happened?  Is your alternator not charging?
>
> SO
>
> On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 9:30 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>
>> Whew!! got it back for now. It started right up and the terminals where
>> shiny as new, ground as well. Voltage across the terminals was 13.3 and
>> climbing. I have the trickle charger on it overnight, and will give it a
>> good workout tomorrow. Thanks for all the help!
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mike M
>>
>> On 10/27/2021 1:22 PM, Mike M wrote:
>>
>> When I checked the voltage between the posts with a digital volt meter, I
>> only got 11.5 volts, I left the charger on overnight, and it's now up to 13
>> volts, so I switched to a maintainer.  It's raining here today so I'm
>> leaving it on the charger, and yes I will check the grounds for sure!
>> Thanks for the advice to all. I'll let you know how it turns out.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Mike M
>>
>> On 10/27/2021 7:54 AM, Steve Offiler 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
>>
>> On Oct 27, 2021, at 6:47 AM, Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
>> <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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