Jon Zander
New User
Im new to this stuff. Im a young guy and nobody has been around to teach me about this kind of stuff. I recently bought a 444 massey harris because it has sentimental value to me. I love to learn about this stuff. I plan to restore this tractor. Well i bought it thinking it would only need a carb kit and be good to run... well, the battery died after the haul, so i took it off and charged it red->red and black->black. (This is a 12v positive ground just so you know. The owner before me converted it to an alternator). After i got the battery charged up and ready to go i put it back on how i found it, red to the frame and black to the solenoid. And immediately when i put it on, the ground wire to the alternator started smoking and melted the insulation off around that wire. So i took the battery off and tried again. Sure enough it started smoking again. And it wouldnt even crank. Where did i go wrong?