In talking with the Deere guys at my local dealer, they suggested installing a battery disconnect switch to keep the battery in my hoe from running down if I don't start it for a while. They indicated that the later model hoes have systems that talk to satellites, transmitting data to Deere command central that will eventually kill the battery. I ordered the switch and the mounting bracket.
My hoe has two batteries. Battery 1's "+" attaches to the battery with a clamp over post. That cable then daisy chains to the same kind of clamp on battery 2. Another 2/0 cable emerges from that second clamp, and goes to the starter motor. A third cable emerges from clamp 2, and goes to a fuse, and then feeds the electronic doohickies on the tractor (lights, horn, wiper etc).
If I don't switch the starter, I can easily add the switch to interrupt the feed for the electronic doo dads. If I switch both, I have to figure how to get a daisy chained cable made that has a battery clamp on one end, a second battery clamp in the middle, and a 3/8 lug on the other end.
Can this be easily made? Or should I do separate 2/0 cables from each battery's positive to the stud on the switch, tie them together there, and then run cables to the fuse and the starter?
My gut tells me that it might be a useful thing to cut off the starter if the tractor electronics are shut off. It would also be a bit of a security feature, in that someone couldn't start the tractor without doing the switch.
Ideas?
My hoe has two batteries. Battery 1's "+" attaches to the battery with a clamp over post. That cable then daisy chains to the same kind of clamp on battery 2. Another 2/0 cable emerges from that second clamp, and goes to the starter motor. A third cable emerges from clamp 2, and goes to a fuse, and then feeds the electronic doohickies on the tractor (lights, horn, wiper etc).
If I don't switch the starter, I can easily add the switch to interrupt the feed for the electronic doo dads. If I switch both, I have to figure how to get a daisy chained cable made that has a battery clamp on one end, a second battery clamp in the middle, and a 3/8 lug on the other end.
Can this be easily made? Or should I do separate 2/0 cables from each battery's positive to the stud on the switch, tie them together there, and then run cables to the fuse and the starter?
My gut tells me that it might be a useful thing to cut off the starter if the tractor electronics are shut off. It would also be a bit of a security feature, in that someone couldn't start the tractor without doing the switch.
Ideas?