Next door camper was complaining about the performance of his two six volts . He had heard how much better they were so he bought two at Tractor Supply . He bought two six volts that were meant for an older Ford tractor , little tiny things ,We need to say ," six volt golf car , deep cycle batteries , maybe !

wanderingbob wrote: He bought two six volts that were meant for an older Ford tractor A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

I bet he even bought them because they were the cheapest. that was a foolish mistake, now he has to buy the right ones

old guy wrote:I bet he even bought them because they were the cheapest.x2. That's the usual reason.

"Next door camper..." lacks common sense.

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Six volt batteries ? | Good Sam Community

11 Replies

wa8yxm
Explorer III
Jan 16, 2019
Well there are STARTING batteries even in the 6 volt world

As I recall the old Ford's (And Fergusons) took one that was darn clsoe to a GC-2.. but .. it's been a long......long.. time Since I drove one (Both Ford 20 and Ferguson TO-30).
colliehauler
Explorer III
Jan 16, 2019
valhalla360 wrote:
Were they starting batteries for a really old 6v starter?

If yes, they weren't suitable in the first place and likely sat on the shelf for a couple years as those systems are getting very rare.
Probably, they only had to start a 30 or 40 hp motor. Don't know for sure what the hp rating for the old tractors were but not much.
valhalla360
Navigator
Jan 16, 2019
Were they starting batteries for a really old 6v starter?

If yes, they weren't suitable in the first place and likely sat on the shelf for a couple years as those systems are getting very rare.
185EZ
Explorer
Jan 15, 2019
probably hooked them up in parallel too
time2roll
Nomad
Jan 15, 2019
So return them already.
2oldman
Explorer II
Jan 15, 2019
naturist wrote:
.. there's no substitute for Wisdom and Understanding.
and no excuse!
naturist
Nomad
Jan 15, 2019
Not only is there no substitute for Amp-Hours, there's no substitute for Wisdom and Understanding.
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Jan 15, 2019
"Next door camper..." lacks common sense.
2oldman
Explorer II
Jan 15, 2019
old guy wrote:
I bet he even bought them because they were the cheapest.
x2. That's the usual reason.
old_guy
Explorer
Jan 15, 2019
I bet he even bought them because they were the cheapest. that was a foolish mistake, now he has to buy the right ones