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Brad_bb 09-15-2012 13:00:41 12.161.8.178 Report to Moderator	Is there a way I can jump a 6V tractor with a 12 V battery? Is there a resistor you can use or something to cut the voltage in half? [Reply]   [No Email]
Larry NCKS 09-17-2012 05:22:34 70.195.66.220 Report to Moderator	Re: How to jump a 6V? in reply to soundguy, 09-15-2012 13:00:41   Quoting Removed, click Modern View to see It may work either way, but I always connect negative to negative and positive to positive . . . even if that means hot on the 12V system to ground on the 6V.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Brad_bb 09-16-2012 19:03:51 12.161.8.178 Report to Moderator	Re: How to jump a 6V? in reply to Brad_bb, 09-15-2012 13:00:41   Unfortunately I didn't need to jump it. When I got out to the tractor in the pasture(where it had died a couple days ago), I discovered that I had left the ignition on the night before when messing with it, so it was completely dead. After a few four letter words directed at myself, I decided to go get my other tractor and towed it back up to and into my shop. I put the charger on it and it came back fine.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Brad_bb 09-16-2012 08:24:38 12.161.8.178 Report to Moderator	Re: How to jump a 6V? in reply to Brad_bb, 09-15-2012 13:00:41   And there should be. Still turning over. I just wanted to know as I continue running it down trying to get it started.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Brad_bb 09-15-2012 18:40:16 12.161.8.178 Report to Moderator	Re: How to jump a 6V? in reply to Brad_bb, 09-15-2012 13:00:41   Ultradog, Being that the 6V tractor is a postive ground(positive cable is grounded to tractor chassis, negative to solenoid)does that affect how you connect the 12V battery to the starter?   [Reply]  [No Email]
Ultradog MN 09-15-2012 19:30:46 174.20.247.199 Report to Moderator	Re: How to jump a 6V? in reply to Brad_bb, 09-15-2012 18:40:16   Brad, No, it doesn't matter. Just do it as suggested and you'll be ok. Soundguy does bring up a good point though. You need enough juice in the 6V battery to run the ignition.   [Reply]  [No Email]
soundguy 09-15-2012 14:40:34 107.41.107.118 Report to Moderator	Re: How to jump a 6V? in reply to Brad_bb, 09-15-2012 13:00:41   good info by UD.. but he left out one part, if the bat is really dead.. you won't have any sparks.. you will have to hotwire your coil to the donor batery, and make sur ethey share a common ground.. which they will , at the starter chassis connection.. I'd match polarity to tractor polarity so that the charge device on the tractor will pick up the electrical load for the coil after starting...   [Reply]  [No Email]
old 09-15-2012 14:22:35 209.86.226.56 Report to Moderator	Re: How to jump a 6V? in reply to Brad_bb, 09-15-2012 13:00:41   Do as Ultradog says. Now to add to what he said NEVER hooka 6 volt battery and a 12 battery up as in post to post or the 6 volt battery can/will blow up in your face and that might be the last thing you ever see.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Ultradog MN 09-15-2012 13:53:21 174.20.247.199 Report to Moderator	Re: How to jump a 6V? in reply to Brad_bb, 09-15-2012 13:00:41   Make Damn Sure it is in neutral! Then hook the 12V ground to the chassis of the tractor. Now touch the 12V hot wire directly to the big post on the side of the starter. It will spark like heck but wont hurt anything. Don't run the starter too long as it will get hot quickly. Wont hurt either the 12V vehicle ot the tractor a bit. This is just one of the reasons I am an advocate for 12 Volt conversion on your tractor.   [Reply]  [No Email]
36 coupe 09-17-2012 15:19:54 66.186.169.176 Report to Moderator	Re: How to jump a 6V? in reply to Ultradog MN, 09-15-2012 13:53:21   DONT SPARK ON THE STARTER POST.Make the last connection on a ground point.No sparks near battery posts unless you like expolsions.   [Reply]  [No Email]