NH575E
Senior Member
My NH 575E has always started draggy. It generally starts okay in the summer but has always had to be jumped off in the winter. Winters aren't that bad here. Even in summer it spins slow but usually starts. I have replaced the alternator and starter in the recent past and as far as I can tell neither those or the cables are my problem. When I first got it I replaced the cable ends with tinned brass solder on ends.
My tractor came with a single battery vs the dual setup. I think I have a 850 CCA battery in it. Factory specs call for 960 cold cranking amps. I can jump it off with my truck and it seems to start fine so I'm pretty sure if I convert to dual batteries it would solve my troubles. I would rather get by with a single battery with a higher amp rating if I can.
O'Reily auto parts has a 31-950 that will fit in the space and is rated at 950 cold cranking amps. I haven't found ANY single battery that will fit in the space and produce over 950 cold cranking amps. Their battery does have a flat vent header so I assume it has a place for a vent tube.
I have never liked having a battery in front of the radiator. At least with a vent tube I can vent it out under the tractor. Any other arrangement would require some fabrication work. Having two batteries stacked in front of the oil cooler, AC condenser, and radiator would not be ideal IMO.
My John Deere 4310 has the battery in front of the radiator and they were known for having radiator corrosion issues from the original batteries. I replaced mine with a Bosch AGM battery with a vent tube and ran the tube under the tractor.
Part of me wants to consider fabricating a dual battery box in front of the oil tank to relocate and add a second battery. The other more sensible part of me wants to drop a single battery where the existing battery is and see if I can get by with it. I would hate to take the simple path and end up having to jump start the tractor come winter time.
Anybody getting by through the colder months with a single 950 CCA battery?
My tractor came with a single battery vs the dual setup. I think I have a 850 CCA battery in it. Factory specs call for 960 cold cranking amps. I can jump it off with my truck and it seems to start fine so I'm pretty sure if I convert to dual batteries it would solve my troubles. I would rather get by with a single battery with a higher amp rating if I can.
O'Reily auto parts has a 31-950 that will fit in the space and is rated at 950 cold cranking amps. I haven't found ANY single battery that will fit in the space and produce over 950 cold cranking amps. Their battery does have a flat vent header so I assume it has a place for a vent tube.
I have never liked having a battery in front of the radiator. At least with a vent tube I can vent it out under the tractor. Any other arrangement would require some fabrication work. Having two batteries stacked in front of the oil cooler, AC condenser, and radiator would not be ideal IMO.
My John Deere 4310 has the battery in front of the radiator and they were known for having radiator corrosion issues from the original batteries. I replaced mine with a Bosch AGM battery with a vent tube and ran the tube under the tractor.
Part of me wants to consider fabricating a dual battery box in front of the oil tank to relocate and add a second battery. The other more sensible part of me wants to drop a single battery where the existing battery is and see if I can get by with it. I would hate to take the simple path and end up having to jump start the tractor come winter time.
Anybody getting by through the colder months with a single 950 CCA battery?