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JoeK(WI)

05-13-2008 06:22:33

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Opinions?
Got a good garden tractor battery,BUT,put it in backwards(physically)and metal internal hood brace dead shorted the terminals and melted off both the bolt tabs :(
Battery recharged and tests good.
How deep are the"posts"?I'm thinkin mebbee drilling down 3/8" or so for self tapping 1/4" screws/lags???

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JoeK(WI)

05-14-2008 05:31:04

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Fixed,thanx in reply to JoeK(WI), 05-13-2008 06:22:33

Attempted soldering and molten lead rebuild w/o success,so finally cut off damaged terminal tabs,drilled,tapped post stub and installed a pr of side terminal adapter posts I found in my "battery stuff"junk box.Worked out quite well all in all,time will tell.A pr of used marine clamps found make it fit the tractors ring terminals.

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jose bagge

05-13-2008 18:30:49

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Re: OOps in reply to JoeK(WI), 05-13-2008 06:22:33

you could always just solder some heavy gauge wire with a terminal end right on to the post, and bolt it in just a bit further down the line...

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Don L C

05-13-2008 11:19:21

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Re: OOps in reply to JoeK(WI), 05-13-2008 06:22:33

Sure it will work..... Don

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RVS

05-13-2008 09:09:33

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Re: OOps in reply to JoeK(WI), 05-13-2008 06:22:33

I have seen the tool that there is to rebuild the battery terminals.It is a mold that sits over the post and you melt new lead into it. There are the two different sizes for + & -. Not sure where you can this tool.

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trucker40

05-13-2008 08:25:38

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Re: OOps in reply to JoeK(WI), 05-13-2008 06:22:33

You can make a mold out of cardboard,melt some wheel weights,pour it in your mold that you put on top of where the lug is melted off.You might want to cover it with something just in case it blows up or some thing,like maybe a mudflap off a big truck.It wont blow up I dont think,but its better to prepare just in case.Might want to put a couple of screws in whats left of your post before you pour the melted lead on it,the heads will help hold the new lead on.Need to clean the burned off post as good as you can too.

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RobMD

05-13-2008 11:00:08

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Re: OOps in reply to trucker40, 05-13-2008 08:25:38

That won't work unless the remaining lead on the battery is heated up. It'll break right off if you don't.

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trucker40

05-13-2008 19:13:50

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Re: OOps in reply to RobMD, 05-13-2008 11:00:08

Well I have done it and it works.You dont want an open flame around the top of your battery maybe.I heat the lead as much as I can so its good and hot when its pured on.Its not as good as new,but it will work if you put a screw in it.I heat the lead in an old u joint cap from a big truck after you get all the grease burned out of it.It might help to rough up the surface of the broke off post too.Ive done it a few times with the cardboard protecter that comes on the post of a new battery and it worked good.

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rhouston

05-13-2008 06:29:29

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Re: OOps in reply to JoeK(WI), 05-13-2008 06:22:33

I used to tap the center lug under the case on a 12 volt battery to get 2 6 volt batteries for our cabin when I was young. You may want to built it up with solder instead of tapping it. I found that when you tap them they tend to eat the steel fasteners much faster than normal. Don't over heat the lug or you may have leakage problems. you could solder an old wheel weight to it and then drill the hole. Or old fishing weights would do anything lead should work.

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big fred

05-13-2008 09:08:31

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Re: OOps in reply to rhouston, 05-13-2008 06:29:29

I stared at your response for a long time until my brain shifted gears. You mean a lead wheel balancing weight, of course, not a 140 lb cast iron tractor wheel weight. ;o)

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TimV

05-13-2008 09:37:56

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Re: OOps in reply to big fred, 05-13-2008 09:08:31

Actually, you can do it with a tractor weight, you just need larger terminal ends on your battery cables.....

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big fred

05-13-2008 09:40:36

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Re: OOps in reply to TimV, 05-13-2008 09:37:56

Get a lot less people trying to steal the battery outa your tractor, too.

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