Question about tractor battery life

pharmvet · Feb 19, 2011

If you leave the key on in your tractor:

1) will it run the battery down over-night?

2) if it does and you have to use jumper cables to crank it, will it decrease the battery life?

thanks. I just realized I left my key on in my tractor and Im now home 30 miles away from the tractor. Planning on using it tomorrow, just wondering if I should drive back down tonight, or just plan on jumping it in the morning.

RobertBrown · Feb 19, 2011

pharmvet said:
If you leave the key on in your tractor:

1) will it run the battery down over-night?

2) if it does and you have to use jumper cables to crank it, will it decrease the battery life?

thanks. I just realized I left my key on in my tractor and Im now home 30 miles away from the tractor. Planning on using it tomorrow, just wondering if I should drive back down tonight, or just plan on jumping it in the morning.

When you get there take the key out and let it sit for a few minutes.
whether it starts depends on the temperature, If you need the glow plugs to start it then you might have some probems, take the cables.

whistlepig · Feb 19, 2011

pharmvet said:
If you leave the key on in your tractor:

1) will it run the battery down over-night?

2) if it does and you have to use jumper cables to crank it, will it decrease the battery life?

thanks. I just realized I left my key on in my tractor and Im now home 30 miles away from the tractor. Planning on using it tomorrow, just wondering if I should drive back down tonight, or just plan on jumping it in the morning.

1) Probably not.

2) A one time jump start isn't going to hurt anything.

Some tractors will run the hour meter if the key is left on.

Gary Fowler · Feb 22, 2011

It all depends on what you have on the tractor that pulls current. If you have a good battery and all that is on is a dash light, there is a good chance that it will start right up if it is diesel.

Transit · Feb 22, 2011

If the battery voltage falls below 10 volts it will reduce the life of the battery. If one or more cells reverses polarity the battery will have a very short life.