6 volt battery hookup

Im thinkin its EITHER a bad connection or the starter itslef may be bad or else its mechanically stuck/jammed. Once you fix the loose connection, see if when you try n crank her the lights would dim badly or the batterys voltage drops drastically, in which case I suspect a bad or a stuck/jammed starter. Loosen it n retighten and/or crank the engine somehow to see if it will free up??? Mabe the starter drives jammed into the flywheel teeth??

If when trying to crank theres no smoke or sizzle and the battery voltage dont drop much and/or lights dont dim much, then I suspect the starter switch may be bad or the starter where it connects to the switch.

You may wanna also check where the ground cable attaches to the tractor for a loose or burned connection and any connection on the switch n starter???

John T

Im thinkin its EITHER a bad connection or the starter itslef may be bad or else its mechanically stuck/jammed. Once you fix the loose connection, see if when you try n crank her the lights would dim badly or the batterys voltage drops drastically, in which case I suspect a bad or a stuck/jammed starter. Loosen it n retighten and/or crank the engine somehow to see if it will free up??? Mabe the starter drives jammed into the flywheel teeth??

If when trying to crank theres no smoke or sizzle and the battery voltage dont drop much and/or lights dont dim much, then I suspect the starter switch may be bad or the starter where it connects to the switch.

You may wanna also check where the ground cable attaches to the tractor for a loose or burned connection and any connection on the switch n starter???

John T

The smoking is coming from a loose battery connection, a heavy load, (possibly the starter has the drive jammed into the flywheel ring gear preventing the starter from turning) or it could also be a starter that has a shorted out armature or field windings. If it is only smoking when you try to run the starter, the starter and related wirings are the place to start.

One thing you need to do thought is polarize the generator to make sure that it is set up for positive ground and check to make sure that the – terminal on the coil (only if you have a distributor) is connected to the switch. The ammeter may read backwards (shows a charge when you turn on the lights with the engine off) if the polarity is not right, but nothing else on a stock H will be affected if the ground was changed from positive to negative.