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Re: Anyone know the correct way to jump start a 6volt 8N tractor from a 12volt vehicle
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Posted by Pay attention here on October 11, 2000 at 13:57:04 from (207.177.47.143):
In Reply to: Anyone know the correct way to jump start a 6volt 8N tractor from a 12volt vehicle posted by Bill C. on October 10, 2000 at 21:36:16:
Bill- Please pay attention to the other posts here, about making shure the thing is in neutral. After you live thru a "close call" all your actions reflect it. That was a subtle part of my original reply. My experience is that the 6 volt system was the best the designers knew back in the bad old days. If you got a dead, or weak, battery quit screwing around and go get a new one! The procedure I described kept the lid on the battery and top cover and made you use the 8N neutral start safety switch. If the battery blew you'd be OK unless you were peeking down in there. The advise to connect the ground cable to a running board is good, cuz the 12 to 6 volt circuit then involves a lot of iron and rusty connections. That puts some resistance in the jumper circuit and reduces the chance of battery blow up. If you're into having a museum piece, buy a new 6 volt battery. If your 8N is a daily driver, get with the 12 volt program, like I did in 1972. It'll blow your mind, that the engine is running before you can let go of the starter button. Before I converted, every winter doing snow removal, I'd have to do starter repair or rebuild. After I did the 12 volt conversion, the thing ran for 15 years and I never had to mess with the starter, just bought a new battery about every 3 years. Good luck, IHank
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