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9 years is remarkable for a battery , my tractors eat the fudgein things
The battery on my JD 6420 is 16 years old and still starts the tractor. You ought to look after yours better!
9 years is remarkable for a battery , my tractors eat the fudgein things
What , give it a kiss every now and then ?The battery on my JD 6420 is 16 years old and still starts the tractor. You ought to look after yours better!
What u recommend?The battery on my JD 6420 is 16 years old and still starts the tractor. You ought to look after yours better!
Thanks for that MH, yes I had that with my Same Explorer when the earth strap corroded inside the crimp, cost me £40 if I remember for a 8" lead from Gwar Rhos!
But I reckon I have eliminated that because if I disconnect the battery and then connect the jump leads to the tractor battery connections the starter works, i.e. substituting the jump leads for the battery. That being so if there was a fault in the tractor leads/connections or elsewhere it still wouldn't start. Thats the puzzling thing, It seems that although the battery voltage is reasonable there inst enough energy to spin the starter.
I'm resigned to getting a new battery when I can find one.
Dafydd WW
What u recommend?
What , give it a kiss every now and then ?
My case5120 is 24 yrs old and on original battery,starter and alternator 9800 hours. Valtra Varta battery failed after three years. Must be luck of the drawThe battery on my JD 6420 is 16 years old and still starts the tractor. You ought to look after yours better!
Hi Startinghandle
Tayna are in Abergele, I've not dealt with them. Used to deal with Manchester Batteries when I was in Colwyn Bay and they were in Abergele, ( now in Bodelwythan and called Manbat) and it was they whom I rang for advice yesterday without success, but will now try Tayna. Thanks
Dafydd WW
My valtra battery that failed was showing 12.7v on a cheap multimeter but on a proper load test nothing." A cell's f#cked" was the diagnoses. Just one of those things I'm afraidWent to Tayna Batteries today ( quite a business, much bigger and busier than I expected for a small town, on-line only, had to sit outside, order by phone!) anyway got my battery but because of Covid they were not performing load tests, so dint know the condition of my puzzle battery. Fitted battery and tractor starts on the button, so presume that my old battery's faulty despite its good voltage reading.
Thanks to all who chipped in with suggestions. Problem sorted, but not really diagnosed.
Dafydd WW
Damn I thought our 06 plate jd6620 did well needing a replacement battery this year.The battery on my JD 6420 is 16 years old and still starts the tractor. You ought to look after yours better!
It was an Exide, Premium EA 900, 88Ah, 580 A, as SAME specify, and the only decent make that Tayna offered. £73 inc VAT
Dafydd WW
For a lead acid battery - fully charged would be about 12.9v and fully discharged about 11.4v - the 1.5v is all the difference between a charged and flat battery. Check the voltage on your new battery to see the difference.Went to Tayna Batteries today ( quite a business, much bigger and busier than I expected for a small town, on-line only, had to sit outside, order by phone!) anyway got my battery but because of Covid they were not performing load tests, so dint know the condition of my puzzle battery. Fitted battery and tractor starts on the button, so presume that my old battery's faulty despite its good voltage reading.
Thanks to all who chipped in with suggestions. Problem sorted, but not really diagnosed.
Dafydd WW