Tractor won't start - Preheater Relay?
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Highbeam
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With the terminals being corroded I will assume you have a liquid acid battery. I recommend looking real closely around the battery especially under it for corrosion from the acid sloshing out of the battery. Depsite having electrolyte levels not overfilled, I found that the acid would slosh out and all over the nose of the tractor making a real mess including corrosion at the terminals. I would hate to think about the damage that might happen from acid being sucked through the radiator.
The solution for me was a switch to an AGM optima style battery with gel instead of liquid acid. These are leakproof and can be mailed full of the "gel". No more new mess, now just recovering from the damage done by the acid.
The solution for me was a switch to an AGM optima style battery with gel instead of liquid acid. These are leakproof and can be mailed full of the "gel". No more new mess, now just recovering from the damage done by the acid.
TractorLegend
Platinum Member
Highbeam said:
Yeah the costco battery that was shipped with mine looked great one month then the next the positive terminal was all corroded and acid ate up some grey paint on the battery shelf. An Optima style battery should be considered standard equipment.
Here's another top shelf option for Men Made of Money or Loaded Ladies:
Odyssey PC925 MJT
Highbeam
Super Member
I actually used NAPA's orbital series AGM battery. It is black but is made as a starting battery so quivalent to the red topped optima. It was only about 100$ and bolts right in place.