Thank you both again. I really appreciate the info. I am a bit limited in what I can do at this time. I have have been recovering from a broken hip and a subsequent hip surgery. Has slowed me down, but I have been able to get back on the tractor recently. Feels like home.
Thanks again for all the replies. I am learning a lot.
Pmsmechanic, you gave me another piece of valuable info and I think I am making progress.
As of now, I had the battery tested and NAPA says it is good. I charged it again and it is reading 12.8 volts across the battery terminals...
Thank you for the suggestions. I also appreciate your reminder about unplugging the voltage regulator when the tractor is not running. When the charging system is involved I usually don't make connections unless I take the ground off the battery.
I did check the plugin connection on the...
Thank you for your reply, I will try that.
I did take the battery out and put it on a charger. That charger indicated that the battery was had only a 50% charge. It did finally get up to 100%. I am going to put it back and see how that was affecting things.
Prior to charging, the battery...
Tractor stopped charging battery. Put in new battery - same issue. I had a mechanic tell me the alternator was bad, soooooo, I purchased a new alternator and installed it. Now the tractor starts and runs, but the battery dash light now stays lit even with the tractor off and the key off!
I...