Battery size

[Redav72 227]

Were the original batteries larger?  Were they car battery sized?  My little lawn and garden batteries always bounce around in the tray unless I shim it out with wood blocks.

[Pullstart 62,905]

1 hour ago, Redav72 said:

Were the original batteries larger?  Were they car battery sized?  My little lawn and garden batteries always bounce around in the tray unless I shim it out with wood blocks.

 

There were some in the 60’s that had car sized batteries… but not all.  How big a wood block are we talking?

[Horse Newbie 7,071]

Do you have a battery Hold Down ?

[ebinmaine 67,553]

5 hours ago, Pullstart said:

 

There were some in the 60’s that had car sized batteries… but not all.  How big a wood block are we talking?

That goes well into the 70s. 

My 1975 C160 Automatic has the large battery tray.  

 

I've used the wooden block method, also a piece of felt. 

 

The C160 tractors I have now get the larger battery.  

Original group may have been a ((22NF??)). 

A group 51 or 51R works fine. Depends on your own cable configuration. I build my battery cables to be long enough to reach either way.  

 

[pacer 3,173]

All of the five 'D's I've had/have (78 latest model) has the large batt tray. I found early on that one of wally worlds lawn/garden battery - 350CCA? hold up very well. I finally replaced one that was five yrs old last fall. And, since we never get a batt hold down anyway, I just make up one to hold the smaller size.

 

At 30-35$ theyre hard to beat (course with the latest price raising craziness.....???)

Edited March 27, 2023 by pacer

[pfrederi 17,741]

1960s/early 70s used regular top round clamping type terminals Grp 22NF  as Eric points out Grp 51 work also.  This is a 22 NF in and older big battery tray

 

 

Edited March 31, 2023 by pfrederi