Posted by mkirsch on August 22, 2011 at 07:46:25 from (64.80.110.75):
In Reply to: Batterys posted by JR FRYE on August 20, 2011 at 14:28:29:
You can put a 12V battery on a 6V tractor, AS LONG AS it's a typical neglected tractor with broken headlights and a non-functional charging system.
Lots of people just run them like that until the battery won't start the tractor any more, then they put the battery on the charger until next time.
If the lights and/or generator still work, you should disconnect the lights and/or remove the generator belt before connecting the 12V battery.
It's not the "right way" to fix the problems, but if money is an issue, you do what you need to do to make it work. Finding someone who can rebuild a starter or generator these days is hard, and rebuilt units are not cheap.
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