Stumped , Turman

[Turman]

Hi All : I did it this time 53 ford Golden Jubilee, so proud of getting fifteen years out of my battery, kept trying to get tractor started one more time, gave up, bought new 6 V battery hocked it up nothing, so I ordered new voltage regulator, solenoid , key switch and starter push switch, just changed solenoid and new 200.00 battery, let’s try this first, connected battery positive ground and negative Boom blew off top of battery nice show Ed, fifteen years ago replaced voltage regulator, solenoid, rebuilt starter and generator, and wiring harness, I was going to pull starter get rebuilt, and change voltage regulator, key switch and starter push switch next , use tractor for snow removal and rear dump bucket , light use. Any help is appreciated , one should be smarter after 80 years old !!! THANKS ALL TURMAN

 

[RedMF40]

Hi All : I did it this time 53 ford Golden Jubilee, so proud of getting fifteen years out of my battery, kept trying to get tractor started one more time, gave up, bought new 6 V battery hocked it up nothing, so I ordered new voltage regulator, solenoid , key switch and starter push switch, just changed solenoid and new 200.00 battery, let’s try this first, connected battery positive ground and negative Boom blew off top of battery nice show Ed, fifteen years ago replaced voltage regulator, solenoid, rebuilt starter and generator, and wiring harness, I was going to pull starter get rebuilt, and change voltage regulator, key switch and starter push switch next , use tractor for snow removal and rear dump bucket , light use. Any help is appreciated , one should be smarter after 80 years old !!! THANKS ALL TURMAN

Try posting this on Tractor Talk. It’ll attract more viewers and a better chance of help.

 

[Jim.ME]

Try posting this on Tractor Talk. It’ll attract more viewers and a better chance of help.

He already has it on the Ford forum twice.

 

[teddy52food]

Hi All : I did it this time 53 ford Golden Jubilee, so proud of getting fifteen years out of my battery, kept trying to get tractor started one more time, gave up, bought new 6 V battery hocked it up nothing, so I ordered new voltage regulator, solenoid , key switch and starter push switch, just changed solenoid and new 200.00 battery, let’s try this first, connected battery positive ground and negative Boom blew off top of battery nice show Ed, fifteen years ago replaced voltage regulator, solenoid, rebuilt starter and generator, and wiring harness, I was going to pull starter get rebuilt, and change voltage regulator, key switch and starter push switch next , use tractor for snow removal and rear dump bucket , light use. Any help is appreciated , one should be smarter after 80 years old !!! THANKS ALL TURMAN

Did you connect + grd 1st then when connecting the other cable shorted the wrench to grd making a spark that blew the battery?

 

[Turman]

Did you connect + grd 1st then when connecting the other cable shorted the wrench to grd making a spark that blew the battery?

What I did connected battery cable minus to the starter side of solenoid instead of opposite side of solenoid , probably blew up solenoid too, hopefully not starter, going through some Cancer stuff probably not thinking right , thanks Teddy52food. Ed

 

[Jim.ME]

What I did connected battery cable minus to the starter side of solenoid instead of opposite side of solenoid , probably blew up solenoid too, hopefully not starter, going through some Cancer stuff probably not thinking right , thanks Teddy52food. Ed

Sorry to hear of your health issue.

If you had the battery positive (+) cable connected to ground and then connected the Battery negative (-) cable to the starter side of the solenoid it should not have caused the battery to blow up. One of two things should have happened, either it should have done nothing If the battery - cable was the only thing connected to that solenoid terminal or if the starter cable was connected to that same solenoid terminal you hooked the battery - cable to, the starter should have cranked the engine over.