CliffordK
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- Toro D200, Ford 1715, International 884,
Thats what Napa is doing. I will find out today.
I had (3) new Napa batteries installed in my IH dumptruck last year and they went dead. Turns out one was bad and took the other 2 down to the point where they wouldnt turn the truck over. The dead one was replaced and the other 2 made a come back.
Look up series and parallel on batteries.IMO, one battery is bad and took the other one out.
I need more info.
They couldn’t give me an answer today because they could only charge one of the 2 batteries (probably to tell me everything is fine)
Good thing I don’t need the tractor right now.
In series (24V, 36V), one bad cell will make it so nothing works. But I don't think it hurts the other batteries.
In parallel (12V), the system should be more tolerant for different battery capacities. However, a bad battery could potentially damage the other batteries in the system.
Ideally I would replace all the batteries at the same time, although you may be OK if you have a good battery that is only 6 months old.
My biggest problem with tractor batteries is that my tractor has a pull kill switch, and I will occasionally kill it and forget to turn off the ignition. Just a few deep discharges on the battery can kill it.