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Paul Shuler

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Worked a 16 hr shift last night, slept for 4 hrs then worked
another 8. Came home and thought it would be a good idea to
work on my tractor. Man am I dumb. I was way too tired. I
bought a new 6 volt battery to put in it and it wouldn"t start after
wards. Looked and was out of gas. Put 5 gal in and still wouldn"t
start. Began chasing fuel lines looking for a problem. Tried it
again and it started but died right quick. Then I started looking
at all I had done and about messed my pants when I saw that I
had hooked the battery up backwards. Neg ground! Uuuugh. I
unhooked it and turned it around and put the charger on it and it
seems to be taking a charge. I have not tried to start the tractor.
Have I screwed anything up? I am so dang mad at myself. To top
it off I turned the drain plug on the bottom of the carb the wrong
way to loosen it and now it wont tighten up. It is not leaking but
it is just finger tight. I get so angry when I do stuff like that.
When I have a little time I try and get too much stuff done and
make mistakes. Maybe someday I will learn to be more patient.
 
As to the battery the only way you could have hurt anything is if you have an alternator. Voltage regulator, maybe after a long period of time, not just a few minutes. In your haste you probably flooded it. Will probably start immediately tomorrow.
 
I think we have all been impatient. I'm 21 and really need to work on my patients. I have to say when working on this old stuff sometimes I just walk away for half hour come back then it all goes together. I have BTDT many times... too many
 
I have discovered it"s best to walk up to my H, stop, wait, look, and think about it a minute. What am I doing, what is hot, what is dangerous, what"s hoisted upin the air, whatis rotating????
 
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