Just joined this illustrious group. We have a 2000 New Holland TC18 for mowing and other general issues and is officially the "Wifes" tractor, until it needs something and then it is all mine. We also have a 1961 Ford 862 general purpose small farm tractor with a hydraulic front bucket, which...
Had a battery maintainer on my TC18 during the winter months, when we removed the maintainer and fired up the tractor it started just fine but then there was a puff of smoke, a loud pop. We shut it down and now will not start or show any electric current at dash. Battery still has 13 volts...