<div dir="ltr">Ah... well then, there's "the rest of the story" ;-)<div><br></div><div>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)</div><div><br></div><div>SO</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 1:48 PM Mike M <<a href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com">meulenms@gmx.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
<div>
Ahem, turns out I left the key on, derp. Time will tell if it lasts.<br>
<br>
Mike M<br>
<br>
<div>On 10/28/2021 6:08 AM, Stephen Offiler
wrote:<br>
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<div>The question is, what happened? Is your alternator not
charging?</div>
<div><br>
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<div>SO<br>
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<div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Oct 27, 2021 at 9:30
PM Mike M <<a href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com" target="_blank">meulenms@gmx.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<div> 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!<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Mike M<br>
<br>
<div>On 10/27/2021 1:22 PM, Mike M wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"> 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.<br>
<br>
Regards,<br>
Mike M<br>
<br>
<div>On 10/27/2021 7:54 AM, Steve Offiler wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"> I wonder how many thousands of
times farmer has typed that over the years!
<div><br>
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<div>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. </div>
<div><br>
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<blockquote type="cite">On Oct 27, 2021, at 6:47 AM,
Indiana Robinson <a href="mailto:robinson46176@gmail.com" target="_blank"><robinson46176@gmail.com></a>
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<div>Check the grounds.</div>
<div>Check the grounds.</div>
<div>Check the grounds.</div>
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<div>.<br>
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27, 2021 at 1:22 AM Mike M <<a href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com" target="_blank">meulenms@gmx.com</a>>
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<div> 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. <br>
<br>
Mike M<br>
<br>
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<div>On 10/26/2021 11:46 PM, Carl Szabelski
wrote:<br>
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<blockquote type="cite"> Mike,
<div><br>
</div>
<div>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.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Carl<br>
<br>
On Tuesday, October 26, 2021, Mike M
<<a href="mailto:meulenms@gmx.com" target="_blank">meulenms@gmx.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">So
my tractor battery went dead
overnight. It's an Exide Select<br>
Performance battery, with 925 CCA
model 31XHE with 180 minutes of<br>
reserve capacity. I tried jumping it
with my truck but no luck it would<br>
just click. I started looking online,
and about fell out of my chair.<br>
Prices started at $300 and and most
are out of stock. Does anyone have<br>
any good sources for batteries? It was
manufactured in 2014, so I guess<br>
the clock just ran out. Any ideas
would be greatly appreciated. Is there<br>
anyway to service it, or rejuvenate
it?<br>
<br>
Thank you,<br>
Mike M<br>
<br>
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