Battery Info

[IH3444]

TYM Starting problem

TYM 293 hard to start even after replacing battery and starter. It turns over too slow to start but runs good after starting. Need jump start every time.

www.tractorbynet.com

 

[EddieWalker]

When I tried to start my tractor this morning, nothing happened. There was a guy here installing fiber optic for our internet, so I switched the battery charger to fast charge/start and left it. An hour or so later, he was done, and I went out to remove the cables and see it that was the issue. But first, I tried to start it, and it fired right up!!!!

So the cables are still in place, and I spent 5 hours mowing my place before the big storm hit. It's storming now!!!!

The big test will be in a few days when I remove the batwing and park it until mowing season starts again.

 

[airbiscuit]

I'm surprised a new battery needed that kind of jolt. Is your fast charge/start setting 75 amps?

 

[EddieWalker]

It only goes up to 50 amps.

 

[jrsavoie]

The corrosion or rather the lack of it is why I am switching over to AGM as I replace batteries.

How has it been working out?

What do you buy? And where?

 

[Oaktree]

Seems everything I bought lately only lasts 2 years. That's considerably less than acceptable

Don't know what to say, I've gotten 5+ years on most batteries I've gotten. As I noted upthread the O'Reilly batteries I've used didn't stand up well, but (knock knock) good life from Walmart ones. Haven't seen any decline over the years. One thing I have noticed that I didn't in the old days was that when a battery goes it's just plain dead. Won't even take a charge. Don't seem to go weak like they used to.
The WM battery in my tractor is over 10 years old, started it just fine the other day in single-digit temperatures, parked in an unheated shelter.

Never use those cheesy temporary 2 bolt clamp battery cable ends.

+1 on that. Temporary solution at best.

 

[Oaktree]

The corrosion or rather the lack of it is why I am switching over to AGM as I replace batteries.

Newer GM vehicles come with AGM batteries from the factory. Ones in my two were 6 years old when I replaced them, still started fine in warm weather, didn't want to chance it in winter.

Come to think of it, I haven't noticed a lot of corrosion on ANY batteries in years, even flooded cell. Certainly not like they used to. Not sure what changed.

 

[LouNY]

How has it been working out?

What do you buy? And where?

Seems to be, anything I've put them on have not had terminal or cable issues. And no visible corrosion on any of them. Even though I always used battery terminal washers and greases or other corrosion inhibitors.

Also a couple of mine are head high or a bit higher, nice to not worry when installing them of having an acid bath.

 

[rScotty]

When I tried to start my tractor this morning, nothing happened. There was a guy here installing fiber optic for our internet, so I switched the battery charger to fast charge/start and left it. An hour or so later, he was done, and I went out to remove the cables and see it that was the issue. But first, I tried to start it, and it fired right up!!!!

So the cables are still in place, and I spent 5 hours mowing my place before the big storm hit. It's storming now!!!!

The big test will be in a few days when I remove the batwing and park it until mowing season starts again.

Good. Glad that is fixed. Now you can measure voltage across the battery terminals since it is fully charged...and then measure again in a few days. That will let you know if it is a good battery or not. Even a bad battery will often take a charge for a day. It just won't hold it.

BTW, I didn't mention that I bought a set of fairly nice set of copper wire jumper cables for my wife's car and found out they would not carry enough current to jump start her car from our big pickup!
Just not large enough conductors and good enough clamps I guess. I switched to our regular jumper cables - made from old copper welding cable with real ends - and it started right up.

 

[EddieWalker]

I didn't think about the cables. They were expensive, and they are pretty thick, but I don't know the details of them off the top of my head. I'll look at them too!!!