Cub Cadet 1512 Winter Start

Описание: I've had some problems with my Cub Cadet 1512 Diesel tractor. The brake interlock has gone bad, so I had to bypass it with an external switch. When I tried to start it awhile ago, it cranked, but not fast enough to start. It seemed like a weak battery, so I got a larger replacement from a junkyard. I noticed some sparks from the lug of a ground cable that was loosely tied to the rear engine lift bracket. I tied it off, connected the replacement battery, and tried again. It cranked about the same, and then smoke came out around the alternator and the wiring harness behind the dash. Not good! I also measured the voltage of the old and new batteries, and the old one was still 12.97 while the replacement was 12.71. So I returned it, got my $15 back, and charged the old battery.

Yesterday I added a #4 AWG cable from the engine block to the ground connection of the battery in the rear, and also connected the cable that had sparked. Today I tried again, and after a couple tries it started and ran. But it seems that it is not charging the battery, so the alternator or the regulator may have been damaged because of the poor ground connection. The water temperature gauge also does not work. I'll have to check the wiring, but at least I was able to run the tractor and move it out of the way so I can get my truck out!