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gregk

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I was working on my wifes (hahaha) Allis c last night trying to make it run or at least make running noises. After letting the 6 volt battery sit forever on the charger I tried it a few more times when it quit turning over. In my infinite wisdom I thought I would just throw the battery charger onto the 6 volt/50 amp start mode. When I bent down to the floor and switched it the battery made a really loud bang as the top of it separated from the rest of the battery! There was a really high pucker factor there for a minute! Considering I had been just standing there running the starter rod by hand for how long with my head directly above the battery it could have been a bad deal. I guess it's time for a battery box and a lesson in safety.
 
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pull start? LOL disconnect the battery lead from the starter and put some jumper cables from a good 12 v battery to the starting post, pull the rod, and you could get some nice RPMs out of the starter. Then again, when those things run, they will start on a 1/2 turn of the crank shaft. Is it Magneto or batt ignition? Pertronix was one of the best things I have ever done to a batt ignition CA. they sound so smooth, you can barely hear it run at idle. -just like a gentle hum
 
I"ve been there. I accidentally dropped a crescent wrench one time that landed across both poles of a battery and boom, it lifted the top off the battery. It exploded so fast I didn"t even have time to even think about picking it up. It sprayed acid all over me but fortunately it missed my eyes.
 
(quoted from post at 04:24:07 10/12/11) I"ve been there. I accidentally dropped a crescent wrench one time that landed across both poles of a battery and boom, it lifted the top off the battery. It exploded so fast I didn"t even have time to even think about picking it up. It sprayed acid all over me but fortunately it missed my eyes.
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I cab see that happening to me.......New tractor has the battery on top of the axle right next to the drivers seat and no type of cover from the factory (so I'm told).... That's gonna change cause Murphy's my nextdoor neighbor........

Glad it didn't get ya gregk
 
Dad and I changed the fuel pump in the truck one time. I was leaning over the radiator and he got in to start it. It fired up, making a horrible screeching noise, the starter had hung in the flywheel. Before he could shut it off I saw a flash and heard a big boom. The yard was littered with pieces of battery, but not once piece or drop of acid hit me.
 
I use 12 volt on my 6 volt tractors to start them. I have never had a problem but do not hook to the battery. I jump directly to the starter. I have six 6 volt tractors that I use now and then for different things thru the summer months. I use a jump n carry unit. I just had a blue one go bad and just bought a red one to replace it that can be plugged in all the time.
They are like a pocket in a shirt. I would be lost without one.
What I Have Now.
 
A battery that has been charging gives off Hydrogen gas. All it takes is a little spark.

We used to disconnect the battery on our Gleaner F each evening to lessen the danger of a short and fire. I was up on the axle one evening after running the thing hard all day. I was loosening the battery bolt when the wrench came over too far and hit the frame. It is especially exciting in the dark when the battery blows up!

Gene
 
And sometimes, they do it for no reason at all. Came out of a convenience store, hopped in the '88 Buick and hit the starter, and battery blew its top. I hate when that happens.
 
Yeah that would be the quicker way, but it was 9:00 at night and just had a few minutes to mess around. Gonna have to invest in the armstrong starter for it as it's missing.
 
Once upon a time n a year far. far away. (in the past), had battery charging on lower shelf of workbench, flipped on grinder to sharpen lawn mower blade------ Now you know "the rest of the story."
 
I came close to that a time or four. I now shake the stick twice or more if I aint in the seat.
 
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