I am trying to get our IH 656 gas tractor started after a year (maybe more?) so I can do some yard work with it. My husband is too busy to help me this time of year and he'd probably just try and talk me out of it anyway, so....
It looks like I have a black battery cable going to the starter and a red one going to somewhere else...maybe just the frame somewhere, I can't tell. The tractor didn't try and turn over (just clicked), so I took the battery off, and when I did so someone had a red plastic cover over the NEGATIVE cable connection, and I'm almost convinced that cable was connected to the POSITIVE battery post. Is this possible? I am second-guessing how I should hook up a new battery or a charged battery because when I attempted to connect it the other way I got a spark. Maybe I had the key on and that's why?? I'm sorry for my negligence on all this but you know, girls are never encouraged to try and understand this stuff But anyway I'm afraid to hook it up the wrong way, so how do I know what way is right?? Thanks for your patience and I hope someone can help.
It looks like I have a black battery cable going to the starter and a red one going to somewhere else...maybe just the frame somewhere, I can't tell. The tractor didn't try and turn over (just clicked), so I took the battery off, and when I did so someone had a red plastic cover over the NEGATIVE cable connection, and I'm almost convinced that cable was connected to the POSITIVE battery post. Is this possible? I am second-guessing how I should hook up a new battery or a charged battery because when I attempted to connect it the other way I got a spark. Maybe I had the key on and that's why?? I'm sorry for my negligence on all this but you know, girls are never encouraged to try and understand this stuff But anyway I'm afraid to hook it up the wrong way, so how do I know what way is right?? Thanks for your patience and I hope someone can help.