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Battery tray (M-M BF)

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grayrider

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This old BF M-M that I brought home last week needs a battery, I borrowed one when I cranked it up to drive on to my trailer and to unload it from the guy I bought it from, his battery was too large to fit in the tray and I just strapped it down to make do temporarily. I took a measurement of the battery tray this evening and its 6" x 9", rather small, tractor has 12 volt alternator as it was swapped over many years ago. Reckon I'm going to take some angle iron and build a larger battery tray, probably about 8" x 12" or 8" x 10" to accommodate a larger battery, I don't know of any small batteries that would sit in the current tray unless it was along the lines of a lawnmower battery and I'm sure there probably isn't enough cranking amps in one of those. I'm going to measure some of my Ford tractor batteries this weekend to see exactly what dimensions are needed to build a new tray unless some of you can point me in the direction of a little battery that will fit...
 
Saved her from rusting away...
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My '94 Acura Intregra used a pretty small 12v Battery and had considerable cranking power on its 1.8L engine. You might look at some other foreign applications but then you would need a good source of supply. If you live near where Interstate Battery has a distrubution warehouse they sell a line of "Econopower" battries at a reasonable cost. Slightly used or not sold promptly and relabeled.
Bryce
 
Not sure exactly what you're dealing with but if you
have any wiggle room in that an interstate MT48/h5
measures 6.95 x 9.56 acording to their website.
600ca.
 
There are lots of batteries that fit compact and mid size cars, with far more cranking power than a lawn mower battery, and more power than you need to turn over that little BF. Don't chop up the original batt tray. Check with the local chain Auto stores.
MMDEL
 
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