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Posted by willshak on November 11, 2007, 3:40 pm
on 11/11/2007 3:26 PM Dimitrios Paskoudniakis said the following:
> I have a 24 hp 48" deck Craftsman lawn tractor, model 917.275702, just over
> two years old.
> I have always (until this past month) started it at least weekly to maintain
> the charge. I let that go for about the last month, and now the engine
> won't turn over. If I switch the headlight switch on, there are no lights.
> My guess (but not certain) is the battery is now undercharged.
> If that's the problem, I need to recharge it or replace it. The manual says
> don't jump start the 12V battery unless your source is 12V. Dumb question -
> is a regular car battery 12V? Can I jump the tractor battery with a car
> battery?
> Should I buy a charger? The manual instructs to recharge at 6 to 10 Amps
> for 1 hour.
I used to keep my tractor, with snowblower attachment, in an unheated
shed. When below freezing, the throttle and choke cables would freeze
up, requiring that I try to heat up the cables with a propane torch.
Many times the battery went dead before I could get it started in the
winter. I often jump started it from my truck battery.
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Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
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Posted by Oren on November 11, 2007, 4:30 pm
On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:26:58 -0500, "Dimitrios Paskoudniakis"
>I have a 24 hp 48" deck Craftsman lawn tractor, model 917.275702, just over
>two years old.
>I have always (until this past month) started it at least weekly to maintain
>the charge. I let that go for about the last month, and now the engine
>won't turn over. If I switch the headlight switch on, there are no lights.
>My guess (but not certain) is the battery is now undercharged.
>If that's the problem, I need to recharge it or replace it. The manual says
>don't jump start the 12V battery unless your source is 12V. Dumb question -
>is a regular car battery 12V? Can I jump the tractor battery with a car
>battery?
>Should I buy a charger? The manual instructs to recharge at 6 to 10 Amps
>for 1 hour.
Jump it with the vehicle and cables. Most important, IMO replace
battery - if it wont hold a charge. Bad cell in the battery....?
Skip buying a charger, for the moment. My WAG is the battery failed.
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Posted by Stormin Mormon on November 11, 2007, 9:26 pm
I'm with you. You don't want to be doing this all winter. Go buy another
battery.
I do the same thing with my vehicles, I look for all kinds of reason why the
battery is dead. The second time it happens, the battery gets replaced.
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I'm Christopher A. Young;
and, I approved this message.
.
Most important, IMO replace
battery - if it wont hold a charge. Bad cell in the battery....?
Skip buying a charger, for the moment. My WAG is the battery failed.
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Posted by DerbyDad03 on November 11, 2007, 4:43 pm
wrote:
> I have a 24 hp 48" deck Craftsman lawn tractor, model 917.275702, just over
> two years old.
> I have always (until this past month) started it at least weekly to maintain
> the charge. I let that go for about the last month, and now the engine
> won't turn over. If I switch the headlight switch on, there are no lights.
> My guess (but not certain) is the battery is now undercharged.
> If that's the problem, I need to recharge it or replace it. The manual says
> don't jump start the 12V battery unless your source is 12V. Dumb question -
> is a regular car battery 12V? Can I jump the tractor battery with a car
> battery?
> Should I buy a charger? The manual instructs to recharge at 6 to 10 Amps
> for 1 hour.
Consider buying one of these...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=39954
It's much easier to take this to the tractor or a car that needs a
jump than using your vehicle and jumper cables. Plus you get a
somewhat useful air compressor, a flashlight and a 12 volt power
supply. (I rigged mine to $2.00 flasher unit to flash the lights on my
trailer on Halloween night.)
In addition, with the sophisticated electronics in cars/and truck
these days, I'm reluctant to use my car to jump another vehicle.
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Posted by Oren on November 11, 2007, 7:11 pm
wrote:
>In addition, with the sophisticated electronics in cars/and truck
>these days, I'm reluctant to use my car to jump another vehicle.
As early as thirty years; is was suggested to pull the plug on the
backside of the alternator (jump vehicle), before a jump.
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> two years old.
> I have always (until this past month) started it at least weekly to maintain
> the charge. I let that go for about the last month, and now the engine
> won't turn over. If I switch the headlight switch on, there are no lights.
> My guess (but not certain) is the battery is now undercharged.
> If that's the problem, I need to recharge it or replace it. The manual says
> don't jump start the 12V battery unless your source is 12V. Dumb question -
> is a regular car battery 12V? Can I jump the tractor battery with a car
> battery?
> Should I buy a charger? The manual instructs to recharge at 6 to 10 Amps
> for 1 hour.