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Tom Clyde practiced law in Park City for many years. Aside from the raw anger and rage on the discussion boards. So I went with the 6-volt charge for 24 hours and all is well. Pulling the battery out of the tractor is pretty complicated, and even a small explosion next to the gas tank seemed like a bad idea, notwithstanding the assurances from Karl.

I was connecting the 12-volt charger and plotting my strategy for the explosion that may or may not happen, when I realized that the battery was immediately beneath the gas tank. Well, alright then, the choice was obvious. Or depending on the commentator, blowing the tractor, shop and everything in it all the way to Tabiona. I could put it on the 6-volt charger, and it may or may not get it fully charged, or I could put it on the 12-volt charger and run the risk of a minor explosion. The conflicting advice was irreconcilable, and completely useless in terms of what to do. His defenders said it works they were alive to tell about it. And Karl was a moron who surely would get somebody killed. Then others asked why the cheap s.o.b.s hadn’t just converted the whole thing to a modern 12 volt. People in warm climates insisted it was unnecessary, and the Wisconsin contingent said it was a life saver. There were lengthy tangents about the 8 volt being a stupid idea in the first place. And it didn’t end with the proper voltage. Facebook arguments over abortion look tame by comparison. I don’t know about the batteries, but when you get a bunch of old farmers going at it on equipment maintenance chat boards, the sparks fly. “Minnesota nice” went by the wayside and the threads became absolutely vicious and personal. Karl, from Minnesota, said he had been using 8-volt batteries in his equipment for 70 years and always charged them on a 12-volt charger and not once had he blown anything up.Įlectrical engineers responded with math proofs of why that will kill somebody. Another camp insisted that hooking the 12-volt charger to the 8-volt battery would result in an explosion, death or dismemberment - or worse, ruin the battery. Others swore the 12-volt charger would do the trick. Some insisted that the 6 volt would eventually get a full charge. There were dozens of discussion boards on the topic. So I Googled it, and things got weird in a hurry.