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  1. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    OK. Got her connected, got the alt belt tightened, and she tried to turn over, kind of. I think my test battery's gone...so charging overnight and we'll see what happens in the morning. ON EDIT: That shared post is where a previous owner ran 2 wires to one of the voltmeter posts. No idea...
  2. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    Is it appropriate for wire #1 (white) to go to the oil pressure switch through the fuel gauge shared post? Can wire #2 (red, thicker) go to one side of the ammeter? I believe the other side of the ammeter goes to the big battery post on the starter solenoid but I'll trace it tomorrow (have to...
  3. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    Thank you. Procrastinated today and will hit this in the morning when it's nice and cold.
  4. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    Doublechecking this. The pigtail I bought has a red, thick wire (terminal 2) and a white, thin, wire (terminal 1). I assume the red/thick wire would go to the battery connector on the alternator (this is where AI says it should go, haha). The white/thin wire from terminal 1 seems to me would...
  5. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    Had to skip working on the tractor yesterday due to other things going on. What are safe pry points to tighten the alternator belt? Hope to get out there later today and do some more reconnecting, get the belt tightened, and maybe try a start. Unfortunately cannot locate my heat gun...hate to...
  6. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    Ended up taking the alternator off to clean it and check contacts. I bought a pigtail to make the connections more robust than they were. One connector is red and probably 14ga, the other is a thin white wire, probably 16ga. Here's some pictures of the alternator off the tractor.
  7. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    Quick question...why would the alternator be run to the fuel gauge, and then from that post on the fuel gauge to the oil pressure gauge? I assume it's fine...but was not the routing I expected. TIA. Also, where does terminal 1 of the alternator go, and where does terminal 2 go?
  8. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    Awesome. Thank you!!
  9. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    Understood. She's pretty dirty. I'll hit with Simple Green tomorrow and gentle pressure wash/fan nozzle from a distance after that sits. Tractor had been sitting for who knows how long before I bought it a couple years ago and has done hay work, plowing, tilling and more. I'll be happy if I...
  10. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    Thanks, as always. Concern is that I'd have to rewire gauges later and take things off posts again to do that. It's filthy under there and this is going to be a battle. I am going to label everything as I disconnect and/or write everything down as it comes off (wire goes from where to where)...
  11. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    OK, so where I am as of this evening... Sun in my eyes all day, so going to need move this tractor. Is there a safe way to start it without anything connected (alternator and everything else is disconnected)? (Similar to previously described but battery is on the ground and would be left...
  12. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    You now have me thinking along the lines of making and labeling quick disconnects for the cables going to the instruments in the dash...
  13. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

  14. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    Makes sense from a production standpoint but they make it a real challenge to work on thereafter. And 60 year old electrical tape is quite brittle...
  15. M

    MF 135 (Diesel) Battery Sizing

    So a couple challenges...the greatest of which is the sun is so low in the sky I can't get a decent view of ANYTHING, whether I work on the tractor in the morning or afternoon I'm always being blinded and/or don't have enough light. I'll need to tow the tractor to a better area, with some help...
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