Jumping a 6V

Can someone please give me a detailed step-by-step on how to jump a 1950/8N/6V/side-mount distributor with a 2006 2500 Dodge Ram pickup?

hook dodge bat negative jump cable/battery to starter stud on tractor

but tractor in neutral

block clutch

check neutral again.

turn on gas

turn on key

check neutral again.

hook other jump cable to dodge battery positive.

prepair to hook other end of that cable tosomething like the running board on the tractor.

when you do, it will spark, and the tractor starter will start immediatly turning over.

this will work if the tractor battery is low and has like 4v on it.. but not enough to turn starter.

if tractor battery is stone dead, there is another step, as you will have to power the tractor coil.

you will need to run a jumper wire from the negative jump cable on the bat starter over to the coil primary. be aware that this will try to charge the tractor battery and the wire will heat fast... hopefully the tractor will start quick.. rev her up and get the genny making power to maintain ignition, then remove that jump cable from the foot rest.


it is best to instead charge the battery, as it is hard on the charge system to recharge a dead battery.

good luck.. be safe.

ask more questions if you are still unsure of this procedure BEFORE you attempt it.

we will answer ALL your questions on this subject, for safety's sake, untill you fully understand it.,

normally you do not have to match polarity of trck to tractor.. however i like to tell it this way in case you have to power the coil.

this assumes stock 6v positve ground setup.

Just to add to what sound said never ever hook a 12 volt battery to the 6 volt battery because it can/will blow up in your face and that is the best way I know to loose your sight. My self I prefer to hook up the cables to the truck and then touch the starter stud area with the jump that way I am close and can work the choke etc as needed to make it start

Chris, I did this and sent you a direct email earlier on this in part. When I used my truck to try to get the starter going it would click the starter solenoid, but that"s all. In the past with the old battery when I performed this procedure it turned the starter just fine. Today I noted a heavy drain on the truck when I did this which means there is a lot of current going somewhere. And yes, cables did get hot.

I"m beginning to think either the starter relay or the starter is the culprit. The starter was rebuilt about 2005 and was working just fine about a month ago. Recently the tractor has been overcharging the battery and the VR is new. With all this suddenly going on makes me wonder what part, or parts, are bad. Suggestions / recommendations? (Oh, and the 6 V battery is new and on a maintainer when I have to leave it for a couple of weeks or more so I know it"s good. It checks good on a shop battery electronic system, the "acid floater" and on my meter.)

When I used my truck to try to get the starter going it would click the starter solenoid, but that"s all.

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This procedure should bypass any solenoid, so there should be no "click".
Can you give us more detail as to how you hooked it up?

SoundGuy has laid this out pretty straight forward here.
He also left the door open for questions, so if you have them please ask.
The only thing I would add is that if it were me, I would turn the truck off.
No real need for the truck to be running, and it could help prevent
damage to the truck's charging system.