Battery problerm

Anonymous-0 · Apr 26, 2011

I cracked a case on a battery. It tipped over, and all the acid an out of one cell (12v) I repaired the crack. I removed some acid from other cells to fill the empty one part way, and added water to fill all the cells the rest of the way to the top. The battery will not take a charge now. Can I remove all the diluted acid and add fresh acid, or did I ruin the batt? I will need to find a place to buy acid if I still can, or will I be wasting my money and time. Stan

bobs old iron · Apr 26, 2011

i would go buy a new one, chances the cells can short out each other, even blow up, trying to charge, if it charges. something may happen down the road,[no pun intended,maybe so, lol] wiring might short out and melt, or who knows what. for the price of a new one, why takes chances.

Anonymous-0 · Apr 26, 2011

I know what you are saying. I already bought two new batteries this year, just trying to save a little green. I just start the tractor, and remove the batt. Stan

DeltaRed · Apr 26, 2011

Sounds like you are spending a dollar to save a nickel.Whats your time worth?frustration?Buy a new battery .$h!t happens.

Mike (WA) · Apr 26, 2011

How did you repair the crack? I had a lawnmower battery that was not tied down properly, and it moved over to the starter/generator belt which wore a hole in the bottom corner. I JB Welded it, and it wouldn't hold- its the only time ole JB has failed me.

Lacking any better ideas, I junked it. What did you use?

JDseller · Apr 26, 2011

When it fell over hard enough to break the case it also broke the plate separators inside. It is junk.

mkirsch · Apr 27, 2011

It's toast. You're going to have to buy a new one.

Hopefully the tractor you're running without a battery doesn't have a functioning charging system on it. If it did, it doesn't now...

36 Coupe · Apr 28, 2011

You could hurt the charge windings or short the diodes running with out a load.Fixing that will cost more than 17 bucks.

buickanddeere · Apr 28, 2011

(quoted from post at 02:27:33 04/26/11) I know what you are saying. I already bought two new batteries this year, just trying to save a little green. I just start the tractor, and remove the batt. Stan

Don't. Your saving money is going to cost more money.

NEBeef · Apr 28, 2011

I find that most of the batteries in my tractors die a traumatic death, not one of old age. None of this weaker, and weaker by the day stuff - they're working fine one day and they're totally dead the next. I assume they suffer some sort of mechanical damage due to vibration and/or shock. Always a good looking corpse...

36 Coupe · May 3, 2011

A cracked battery can ruin a new pair of Overalls.Go buy a new battery.

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