Posted by Dan Anderson on May 26, 2008 at 11:43:31 from (75.81.114.131):
Greetings! My 90 year old uncle has decided to stop farming. I've taken over the responsibilities of caring for his machinery. Last fall, his Farmall 400 (gas engine converted to 12 volts)was running fine. This past winter, I noticed that he had removed the battery from the tractor and set a replacement battery in the box under the seat. The cables were not hooked up. I noticed that he had the new battery in the box "backwards". I removed the battery and installed it correctly (+ cable to + post, - cable to - post). I've been trying to get the tractor to come to life without success. The battery is new. I get NOTHING!!! no lights, no starter, NOTHING. It's as if the cables wern't connected at all. The thing is completely dead! Is it possible that the old guy could have connected the cables backwards (+ to -, - to +) and burnt something up? I did check the fuse on the dash panel, and it is fine. If the alternator is shot, would that keep the starter from spinning?? Any help would be appreciated.
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