6 volt Disconnect switches

amtrac · Nov 19, 2018

Looking for ideas on how to install a battery disconnect switch on a '50 Cub. Anyone done this and what type of switch did you use? There's no room for one in the battery box.

Janicholson · Nov 19, 2018

Many are available, the best allow a (big) key to be removed preventing theft, or akids getting in real trouble. Jim
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gene bender · Nov 20, 2018

Just unhook the ground where it bolts to the frame. Why spend money on a sw that has terminals that can fail when all you need to do is unbolt the ground.

BarnyardEngineering · Nov 20, 2018

Disconnect switches don't care about voltage. A 12V one will work just as well.

The battery cable runs under the platform. Mount it under the platform, and you've added a small measure of security in addition to whatever other reason you have for installing the disconnect.

D beatty · Nov 20, 2018

I have one with key on my 450. It is just over the top of light in photo.

DR. EVIL · Nov 20, 2018

Gene's got the right idea! The "KISS" principle, Keep it simple....

BarnyardEngineering · Nov 20, 2018

I'm sure either of you would get real tired of hunting around for a wrench, then threading the bolt out and in each time you park the tractor and go to use it again.

DR. EVIL · Nov 21, 2018

Absolutely NOT! Done it for over 20 years on one tractor and 10 years on the other. Do it to all my Cub
Cadet garden tractors too. It's Part of the reason I get about double the normal battery life without
messing with trickle chargers. Plus I know there's Absolutely no way I will have an electrical fire and
burn up my shop and everything I have in it.

6 volt Disconnect switches

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