Re: 8 volt battery

Posted by john d on June 26, 2004 at 19:41:39 from (149.174.164.79):

In Reply to: 8 volt battery posted by SteveD on June 25, 2004 at 13:51:06:

Regardless of what kind of battery you use, if the connections aren't clean and tight, and the ignition system isn't in good shape, it won't start well.

Some folks want to keep old tractors on 6 volts because they came that way, and when they're kept in close-to-original condition, they WILL start.

Some folks like to crank 'em by hand. You can include me OUT on that one. BTDT.

Some folks, like me, have a tractor that's been overhauled with high compression and over-size sleeve/piston kits, and starting it on 6 volts is at the limit of what works well. With that in mind, I put an 8-volt battery in my M and SM about 20 years ago. Light bulbs don't last as long, but nothing else seems to have suffered!

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