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jump start a 6 volt

In a word----NO!!!! You'll run a serious risk of blowing up the battery, and that'll kinda ruin your day. Only use 6volt-6 volt or 12V-12V. Mike
 
Certainly it can be done safely, but..........since you're asking a bunch of strangers, I'm concerned about your age, skills, experience, etc and would say, "Don't do it."
 
thank you ., I will take the baterry out of the tractor and put it on the charger. There is no electric near the shed that I keep the tractor in , thanks for your advice.
 
We used to do it all the time, once the pick up became 12v, it was the easiest (not safest) way. once the back cover broke on a JD MC starter, and the battery blew on the JD R. I think if you need to do it I engage the starter with 6V and then connect the 12V, saves the starter from slamming in so hard.
 
I DO NOT recommend you jump a 6 volt battery using 12 volts as the battery could blow up. However, if its possible to get a jump direct to the starter ONLY (rest of system isolated by a starter switch or solenoid) thats not such a hazard. Let the 6 volts power the ignition etc and the 12 THE STARTER ONLY.

John T
 
(quoted from post at 19:54:49 03/11/10) I DO NOT recommend you jump a 6 volt battery using 12 volts as the battery could blow up. However, if its possible to get a jump direct to the starter ONLY (rest of system isolated by a starter switch or solenoid) thats not such a hazard. Let the 6 volts power the ignition etc and the 12 THE STARTER ONLY.

John T
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I agree as I've jump started my JD BO which is 6V by hooking jumper negative cable to starter solenoid and positive cable to frame. Engine fired right up no harm done to tractor.
 
I"m with John T I know someone that had a battery blow up in front of them doing that I don"t think its worth the risk.
 
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