And the alternator in his tractor isn't that much bigger anyway.
Use the yard's electricity.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
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Earle Horton wrote:
>
> You should stop being such a drama queen and buy a trickle charger.
> Whenever I leave the lights on in one of my vehicles, and this happens more
> and more often with advancing age, I just pull out the hundred foot
> extension cord and the charger. It only takes a few hours, and it much
> easier on alternators and wiring.
>
> Earle

 

And the alternator in his tractor isn't that much bigger anyway.
Use the yard's electricity.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> You should stop being such a drama queen and buy a trickle charger.
> Whenever I leave the lights on in one of my vehicles, and this happens more
> and more often with advancing age, I just pull out the hundred foot
> extension cord and the charger. It only takes a few hours, and it much
> easier on alternators and wiring.
>
> Earle

 

And the alternator in his tractor isn't that much bigger anyway.
Use the yard's electricity.
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Earle Horton wrote:
>
> You should stop being such a drama queen and buy a trickle charger.
> Whenever I leave the lights on in one of my vehicles, and this happens more
> and more often with advancing age, I just pull out the hundred foot
> extension cord and the charger. It only takes a few hours, and it much
> easier on alternators and wiring.
>
> Earle

 

You should stop being such a drama queen and buy a trickle charger.
Whenever I leave the lights on in one of my vehicles, and this happens more
and more often with advancing age, I just pull out the hundred foot
extension cord and the charger. It only takes a few hours, and it much
easier on alternators and wiring.

Earle

"JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
news:1144363505.797118.113880@j33g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> An interesting encounter was borne of a foolish mistake. Nonetheless,
> Jeep owners should be proud of the result.
>
> I went to check on Blue, my big truck. When we're down for the Winter,
> she gets fired up every 3 days to get precious fluids, lubricants and
> air where they should be so that she's ready to go as soon as work
> begins again. When the engine oil temp hits 125 degrees, we grab gears
> and get down the highway for about 10 minutes more, to be sure that the
> entire drivetrain and trailer wheel bearings gets lubricated.
>
> I jumped in this morning, turned the key and hit the starter button.
> Nothing. A quick glance at the voltmeter confirmed my worst suspicion:
> the batteries were completely dead. Another glance at the headlight
> switch told me why. Awwwwww....CRAP!
>
> Rather than call out the service tech and fork over $375.00 for a jump
> start, I decide to use the TJL. Laugh if you must --I'm not made of
> money.
>
> I put out red triangles and pulled the Jeep up next to the battery box
> and hook up the jumper cables. You see, Blue uses 4
> industrial-strength batteries to fire up: we're talking four 1400-amp
> batteries hooked in parallel with zero-guage wire running to the
> starter. This is heavy-duty stuff here.
>
> No sooner did I hook it up, a Z-71 owner comes to a stop next to me
> asking if he can help. "No thanks Mister" I reply. "You'll never get
> that truck started with that puny Jeep; you'll burn out the alternator
> trying."
>
> Hmmm. Hadn't thought of that one. Granted, we're talking a 90-amp
> alternator here with what, 6-guage wiring? Not good. But without
> flinching I replied, "I think it can do it, and I'll bet you $50 bucks
> on it."
>
> He laughed out loud. "I'll be inside --yell when you want me to use
> the Chevy instead." He roars into an adjacent parking lot and
> dissappears into the building.
>
> Hmmm. We'll see about that!
>
> I gave it 20 full minutes to charge. The voltmeter never rose above
> 12.5 volts. I kept checking on the Jeep's alternator --it was smoking
> hot, as was the cabling on the backside. No visible smoke, but
> absolutely searing to the touch.
>
> Just as I was about to give it a try, he left the building and came
> roaring up next to me once again. "Hey, are you ready to give up yet?"
> he smirked.
>
> I hit the starter button. And it fired up instantly...YES!!!!!
>
> I looked back at him and smiled without saying a word. He began to
> roll up his window, and I heard him mutter under his breath, "G-Damn
> Jeep people...shee...". He quickly drove away in disgust.
>
> Jeep: 1
> Chebby: Zip.
>
> Postscript: After I shut the Jeep down, a bit of smoke wafted up from
> the alternator after all, but after cooling down, it's still working
> just fine. I am impressed that the tiny alternator had enough guts to
> charge 4 Semi batteries from a completely discharged state to the point
> where it would fire up a Detriot Diesel in 20 minutes without catching
> fire.
>
> Yes, I'm very impressed indeed. I may upgrade the alternator someday,
> but for now, it works just fine for me.
>


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You should stop being such a drama queen and buy a trickle charger.
Whenever I leave the lights on in one of my vehicles, and this happens more
and more often with advancing age, I just pull out the hundred foot
extension cord and the charger. It only takes a few hours, and it much
easier on alternators and wiring.

Earle

"JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
news:1144363505.797118.113880@j33g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> An interesting encounter was borne of a foolish mistake. Nonetheless,
> Jeep owners should be proud of the result.
>
> I went to check on Blue, my big truck. When we're down for the Winter,
> she gets fired up every 3 days to get precious fluids, lubricants and
> air where they should be so that she's ready to go as soon as work
> begins again. When the engine oil temp hits 125 degrees, we grab gears
> and get down the highway for about 10 minutes more, to be sure that the
> entire drivetrain and trailer wheel bearings gets lubricated.
>
> I jumped in this morning, turned the key and hit the starter button.
> Nothing. A quick glance at the voltmeter confirmed my worst suspicion:
> the batteries were completely dead. Another glance at the headlight
> switch told me why. Awwwwww....CRAP!
>
> Rather than call out the service tech and fork over $375.00 for a jump
> start, I decide to use the TJL. Laugh if you must --I'm not made of
> money.
>
> I put out red triangles and pulled the Jeep up next to the battery box
> and hook up the jumper cables. You see, Blue uses 4
> industrial-strength batteries to fire up: we're talking four 1400-amp
> batteries hooked in parallel with zero-guage wire running to the
> starter. This is heavy-duty stuff here.
>
> No sooner did I hook it up, a Z-71 owner comes to a stop next to me
> asking if he can help. "No thanks Mister" I reply. "You'll never get
> that truck started with that puny Jeep; you'll burn out the alternator
> trying."
>
> Hmmm. Hadn't thought of that one. Granted, we're talking a 90-amp
> alternator here with what, 6-guage wiring? Not good. But without
> flinching I replied, "I think it can do it, and I'll bet you $50 bucks
> on it."
>
> He laughed out loud. "I'll be inside --yell when you want me to use
> the Chevy instead." He roars into an adjacent parking lot and
> dissappears into the building.
>
> Hmmm. We'll see about that!
>
> I gave it 20 full minutes to charge. The voltmeter never rose above
> 12.5 volts. I kept checking on the Jeep's alternator --it was smoking
> hot, as was the cabling on the backside. No visible smoke, but
> absolutely searing to the touch.
>
> Just as I was about to give it a try, he left the building and came
> roaring up next to me once again. "Hey, are you ready to give up yet?"
> he smirked.
>
> I hit the starter button. And it fired up instantly...YES!!!!!
>
> I looked back at him and smiled without saying a word. He began to
> roll up his window, and I heard him mutter under his breath, "G-Damn
> Jeep people...shee...". He quickly drove away in disgust.
>
> Jeep: 1
> Chebby: Zip.
>
> Postscript: After I shut the Jeep down, a bit of smoke wafted up from
> the alternator after all, but after cooling down, it's still working
> just fine. I am impressed that the tiny alternator had enough guts to
> charge 4 Semi batteries from a completely discharged state to the point
> where it would fire up a Detriot Diesel in 20 minutes without catching
> fire.
>
> Yes, I'm very impressed indeed. I may upgrade the alternator someday,
> but for now, it works just fine for me.
>


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You should stop being such a drama queen and buy a trickle charger.
Whenever I leave the lights on in one of my vehicles, and this happens more
and more often with advancing age, I just pull out the hundred foot
extension cord and the charger. It only takes a few hours, and it much
easier on alternators and wiring.

Earle

"JD Adams" <JDAdams@Softcom.Net> wrote in message
news:1144363505.797118.113880@j33g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> An interesting encounter was borne of a foolish mistake. Nonetheless,
> Jeep owners should be proud of the result.
>
> I went to check on Blue, my big truck. When we're down for the Winter,
> she gets fired up every 3 days to get precious fluids, lubricants and
> air where they should be so that she's ready to go as soon as work
> begins again. When the engine oil temp hits 125 degrees, we grab gears
> and get down the highway for about 10 minutes more, to be sure that the
> entire drivetrain and trailer wheel bearings gets lubricated.
>
> I jumped in this morning, turned the key and hit the starter button.
> Nothing. A quick glance at the voltmeter confirmed my worst suspicion:
> the batteries were completely dead. Another glance at the headlight
> switch told me why. Awwwwww....CRAP!
>
> Rather than call out the service tech and fork over $375.00 for a jump
> start, I decide to use the TJL. Laugh if you must --I'm not made of
> money.
>
> I put out red triangles and pulled the Jeep up next to the battery box
> and hook up the jumper cables. You see, Blue uses 4
> industrial-strength batteries to fire up: we're talking four 1400-amp
> batteries hooked in parallel with zero-guage wire running to the
> starter. This is heavy-duty stuff here.
>
> No sooner did I hook it up, a Z-71 owner comes to a stop next to me
> asking if he can help. "No thanks Mister" I reply. "You'll never get
> that truck started with that puny Jeep; you'll burn out the alternator
> trying."
>
> Hmmm. Hadn't thought of that one. Granted, we're talking a 90-amp
> alternator here with what, 6-guage wiring? Not good. But without
> flinching I replied, "I think it can do it, and I'll bet you $50 bucks
> on it."
>
> He laughed out loud. "I'll be inside --yell when you want me to use
> the Chevy instead." He roars into an adjacent parking lot and
> dissappears into the building.
>
> Hmmm. We'll see about that!
>
> I gave it 20 full minutes to charge. The voltmeter never rose above
> 12.5 volts. I kept checking on the Jeep's alternator --it was smoking
> hot, as was the cabling on the backside. No visible smoke, but
> absolutely searing to the touch.
>
> Just as I was about to give it a try, he left the building and came
> roaring up next to me once again. "Hey, are you ready to give up yet?"
> he smirked.
>
> I hit the starter button. And it fired up instantly...YES!!!!!
>
> I looked back at him and smiled without saying a word. He began to
> roll up his window, and I heard him mutter under his breath, "G-Damn
> Jeep people...shee...". He quickly drove away in disgust.
>
> Jeep: 1
> Chebby: Zip.
>
> Postscript: After I shut the Jeep down, a bit of smoke wafted up from
> the alternator after all, but after cooling down, it's still working
> just fine. I am impressed that the tiny alternator had enough guts to
> charge 4 Semi batteries from a completely discharged state to the point
> where it would fire up a Detriot Diesel in 20 minutes without catching
> fire.
>
> Yes, I'm very impressed indeed. I may upgrade the alternator someday,
> but for now, it works just fine for me.
>


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No can do; the yard is 350 miles away. I live 15 mins. from the
quarry, so I park it down here instead. The tractor has a 300-amp.
alternator installed, and as long as it will crank over, it will
eventually charge itself.

 

No can do; the yard is 350 miles away. I live 15 mins. from the
quarry, so I park it down here instead. The tractor has a 300-amp.
alternator installed, and as long as it will crank over, it will
eventually charge itself.

 

No can do; the yard is 350 miles away. I live 15 mins. from the
quarry, so I park it down here instead. The tractor has a 300-amp.
alternator installed, and as long as it will crank over, it will
eventually charge itself.

 

Naaaa! As a rule, Chebby owners tend to always come up light anyway,
so I'm not concerned.

Now, if I pull one out of a ditch, well, that's a different story.
I'll have to have cash in hand before I even think about hooking up a
strap.