Need 12Volt Terminals For Front Of Tractor

[chim]

To parabutcherphrase Mick Dundee, "Nah, that's not a cable. This is a cable".

 

[Davenj4f]

On my Kubota L3830, the battery is behind the headlights. To get to it you have to raise the hood. I'd like to put heavy duty 12 volt terminals on the outside, in front of the grill. It would make it much easier to jump-start the tractor, or to power a 12v transfer pump to fuel up. Maybe some kind of "bus-bar"?

Have you considered some 175A Anderson connectors ? I attached appropriate sized cables from my battery, attached one of these to the other end, and bolted it to the winch bracket on front. Put another connector (each is identical) on one end of my jumper cables. Now I can jump with ease. Take another connector to plug in the mounted one, and put whatever you want on it.

 

[pwhite42]

On my Kubota L3830, the battery is behind the headlights. To get to it you have to raise the hood. I'd like to put heavy duty 12 volt terminals on the outside, in front of the grill. It would make it much easier to jump-start the tractor, or to power a 12v transfer pump to fuel up. Maybe some kind of "bus-bar"?

This is what I did for charging my L2250. The positive cable on the left is pretty stiff, it never gets near the chassis. The copper connection on the right makes it easier to get a good ground.

 

[Risingsea]

I used tig welder connectors and put the male ends on a set of jumper cables and the female ends mount to the sheet metal on the tractor with 2/0 cable going back to the battery.

 

[chim]

I used tig welder connectors and put the male ends on a set of jumper cables and the female ends mount to the sheet metal on the tractor with 2/0 cable going back to the battery.

Sounds good. Back in the day I used regular 2/0 welding cable (camlock) connectors. I had them in the engine compartment and didn't connect the winch until I needed it. My paranoia of having a minor wreck or something that may run the winch was the reason.

When I discovered my side terminal battery had 3/8-16 inserts, it was simple to use longer bolts to securely connect the vehicle and winch leads.

 

[Williy]

Do you mean something like this??

https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Terminals-Mounting-Charging-Relocation/dp/B0CPXVPF4H/ref=sr_1_24?crid=1F0WDX439TWQ5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0pa_PeqIuaFMIwOYbf4fbjTSY6BATYu4UiOfIDFvM0GevLo_E0twQ-nTfYsXjx4TUVepanFG3nPQG0nKLLKuB5375tRWGE7juma9ceLnEr2cBlDQylTcZy-1sR2gVWEGa8mXck1g4R-cPvyU1QSl5oKEPlZkVu1jgbUpB6yk3xBhj70D9QvMYUe81b2Fio2e.m0tGDryAhf6eCBQtO3hYPCITPCbKq-nNJh9CUn6OM-I&dib_tag=se&keywords=heavy%2Bduty%2Bterminal%2Bbox%2Bto%2Bbattery%2Bhookup&qid=1743645559&sprefix=heavy%2Bduty%2Bterminal%2Bbox%2Bto%2Bbattery%2Bhookup%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-24&xpid=ANaSqrHoYZqtn&th=1

willy

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

7 gauge & Chinese.
OK for charging and/or not much current

 

[Sportsman762]

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This is what I did for charging my L2250. The positive cable on the left is pretty stiff, it never gets near the chassis. The copper connection on the right makes it easier to get a good ground.

This scares me. I had a skidsteer at work that had a lugs mounted inside the rear door for jumping from the factory. The battery was in a compartment behind the seat. To get to it you had to remove the seat and the seat pan. The insulation rubbed through caught some oil in the bottom of the engine bay on fire, the fuel line burst and the machine burnt. The fire department is 2.9 miles away and is full time which is why the machine is not completely burnt. It was still a total loss.

Had a Ford L9000 truck that the wire off the alternator rubbed though on the firewall. The current cut through the steel firewall like a oxy acetylene torch. The soundproofing on the inside of the cab caught fire, I was lucky to have just filled a 5 gallon bucket of water for the calves and was sitting next to a hydrant when this happened so I put the fire out with no additional damage.

Seeing a loose positive wire with an exposed end brings back bad memories and is something I do not advise. I would put something like an anderson power pole that has the terminals protected to prevent arcing.