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3020 10-11-2012 08:10:23 198.228.201.149 Report to Moderator	Looking for some reasons to move battery up front or leave it alone must be some good ones most have them up front.Thanks [Reply]   [No Email]
John 37A 10-12-2012 15:14:56 69.223.128.231 Report to Moderator	Re: pros and cons of moving battery up front in reply to 3020, 10-11-2012 08:10:23   Thanks For the reply. That backs up my thinking on the issue, but since so many tractors have moved their batteries up front, i thought I was missing something. [Reply]  [No Email]
Dodgeit 10-12-2012 12:54:59 65.199.61.227 Report to Moderator	Re: pros and cons of moving battery up front in reply to Ole Johnny, 10-11-2012 08:10:23   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see If your not pointing the nose in the air when you pull, you don't need or want weight in the front. 10# up front needs roughly 100# in the back to counter that ten pounds. The front needs to bob and float about 1-2 inches from the halfway point onwards. If it's not doing that, you need to add or subtract weight in the front. For example" if your dead on the max weight and the front is not floating and adding 100# in the rear would let it float, you need to lose 10# in the front. Because you can't add any more weight in the back or you'll be overweight. Haveing the battery in the rear over the axle is about the best place to have it in Div. II. The most often ignored rule in pulling is don't get caught up with the " I have to have it because it looks cool" crowd. You need to be in the "I have to have it because it works for me on my tractor" crowd. Those are the people that consistantly place up front, with tractors that by looks shouldn't even be in the running. [Reply]  [No Email]
John 37A 10-11-2012 17:38:17 69.223.128.231 Report to Moderator	Re: pros and cons of moving battery up front in reply to 3020, 10-11-2012 08:10:23   I have been thinking about this and have decided to leave it above the transmission on my M. In the 4500 class, I need all my weight to the rear. I figure I can always add weight to the front in the 5500 and 6500. This is an uncut division 2-type tractor. Maybe I need more traction? I would also need a new battery cable to the starter switch. Am I missing an important reason to relocate my battery when I build my new front weight bracket? [Reply]  [No Email]
Dodgeit 10-11-2012 11:51:04 65.199.61.227 Report to Moderator	Re: pros and cons of moving battery up front in reply to MLPANKEY, 10-11-2012 08:10:23   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see ^^^^^^^^^^^^everything he said^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ [Reply]  [No Email]
bp4455 10-11-2012 08:29:16 70.194.7.23 Report to Moderator	Re: pros and cons of moving battery up front in reply to 3020, 10-11-2012 08:10:23   depends on what youre running. in a full cut class it makes sense because you need all the front weight you can get. in a div 2 type class you dont always need that extra weight up front. it largely depends on what tractor youre running. One downside is longer battery cables reduce the power available at the starter [Reply]  [No Email]