shinnlinger
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Well well,
I got home from work today and jumped on the rig to do a little snowstorm cleanup and take some pics for the wing blade crowd, but no go. Nothing, no lights, nothing. So I roll out the start cart and hook it up. Now the lights work nice and bright but the engine only turns slowly and clicks like a dead battery, which is odd, because the start cart always starts the tractor if it is real cold, and today wasn't that cold, being all the way up in the teens.
I let it set a bit on 50 amp charge and hook up my magnetic block heater. 20 minutes later switch back to start, exact same deal. I tried the jump at the terminals, but I also tried it right at the starter and grounding to the engine block. Same clicking. The battery is about 3 years old and a bit suspect so I pulled that and it is trickle charging. It had fluid though and seems to be taking a charge. I should have stuck a meter to it, but I didn't for some reason.
Meanwhile I go hook the start cart up to the rig with no battery and still only get the clicking.
What should I do. Charge the battery and if it has over 12 volts stick it back in (kind of a pain in the butt) making sure all the connections are clean and good or not even waste my time and take the battery in and get it tested knowing I need a new one?
I could have more of an electrical problem because I also heard a new whinning sound from in the console somewhere. I am drawing over 17 amps with all the lights on so the charging system is probably taxed a bit, but it hasnt been a problem in the 2 years I have been doing it.
If the alternator is craping out and part of the problem I will probably retrofit an auto one for higher output as has been done on this site most recently by oldcow hand on his bush hog but I think there is a Yanmar thread on this as well.
On many motorcycles if the battery isn't close to 100% forget so maybe it is just that, but this might turn into a good thread.
I got home from work today and jumped on the rig to do a little snowstorm cleanup and take some pics for the wing blade crowd, but no go. Nothing, no lights, nothing. So I roll out the start cart and hook it up. Now the lights work nice and bright but the engine only turns slowly and clicks like a dead battery, which is odd, because the start cart always starts the tractor if it is real cold, and today wasn't that cold, being all the way up in the teens.
I let it set a bit on 50 amp charge and hook up my magnetic block heater. 20 minutes later switch back to start, exact same deal. I tried the jump at the terminals, but I also tried it right at the starter and grounding to the engine block. Same clicking. The battery is about 3 years old and a bit suspect so I pulled that and it is trickle charging. It had fluid though and seems to be taking a charge. I should have stuck a meter to it, but I didn't for some reason.
Meanwhile I go hook the start cart up to the rig with no battery and still only get the clicking.
What should I do. Charge the battery and if it has over 12 volts stick it back in (kind of a pain in the butt) making sure all the connections are clean and good or not even waste my time and take the battery in and get it tested knowing I need a new one?
I could have more of an electrical problem because I also heard a new whinning sound from in the console somewhere. I am drawing over 17 amps with all the lights on so the charging system is probably taxed a bit, but it hasnt been a problem in the 2 years I have been doing it.
If the alternator is craping out and part of the problem I will probably retrofit an auto one for higher output as has been done on this site most recently by oldcow hand on his bush hog but I think there is a Yanmar thread on this as well.
On many motorcycles if the battery isn't close to 100% forget so maybe it is just that, but this might turn into a good thread.
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