“On-Board” Charger Keeps Tractor Ready To Start
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“My 2015 Deere 5550E 4-WD tractor was always hard to start, especially in cold weather, which was hard on the battery. To solve the problem I hooked up a NOCO Genius on-board battery charger to the tractor’s battery box, which is located on one side of the tractor just below the cab. I also added an oversize expanded metal safety cage over the charger so there’s room to store the charger’s 6-ft. cord.
“To charge the battery I just pull out the pigtail on the charger cord and hook it up to an extension cord that runs to my barn. Now my tractor always starts right up, even on the coldest mornings, and I never have to remove the tractor battery to charge it,” says John Jett, King George, Va.
Jett drilled 4 holes in the battery housing, then bolted the 6 by 8-in. charger onto the housing. He also drilled a hole in the battery cover to connect the charger’s hot and ground leads to the battery. The safety cage extends about 2 in. beyond the battery cover, providing a 2-in. opening which Jett uses to pull out the charger cord.
“I bought the NOCO charger on amazon for about $60 (https://no.co/). It’s the only one I know of that’s waterproof, which means it works great for many outdoor farm applications,” says Jett. “NOCO chargers come in different models that can charge up to 4 batteries at a time, and they can be used on any kind of battery including 6 and 12-volt batteries found on older tractors. The one I use on my tractor is a 1-bank model. I also bought 2 other NOCO chargers - a 3-bank model that I use on my boat and a 2-bank model for my lawn tractor and 4-wheeler.
“These chargers are safe for anyone to use. They don’t generate sparks and they’re protected against reverse battery hookup so if you hook them up wrong it won’t short circuit anything. They also won’t overheat or overcharge the battery.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, John Jett, 1389 Forest Ridge Dr., King George, Va. 22485 (ph 540 775-2233 or cell ph 540 220-2289; barflyhog@yahoo.com).
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“On-Board” Charger Keeps Tractor Ready To Start TRACTORS Accessories “My 2015 Deere 5550E 4-WD tractor was always hard to start especially in cold weather which was hard on the battery To solve the problem I hooked up a NOCO Genius on-board battery charger to the tractor’s battery box which is located on one side of the tractor just below the cab I also added an oversize expanded metal safety cage over the charger so there’s room to store the charger’s 6-ft cord “To charge the battery I just pull out the pigtail on the charger cord and hook it up to an extension cord that runs to my barn Now my tractor always starts right up even on the coldest mornings and I never have to remove the tractor battery to charge it ” says John Jett King George Va Jett drilled 4 holes in the battery housing then bolted the 6 by 8-in charger onto the housing He also drilled a hole in the battery cover to connect the charger’s hot and ground leads to the battery The safety cage extends about 2 in beyond the battery cover providing a 2-in opening which Jett uses to pull out the charger cord “I bought the NOCO charger on amazon for about $60 https://no co/ It’s the only one I know of that’s waterproof which means it works great for many outdoor farm applications ” says Jett “NOCO chargers come in different models that can charge up to 4 batteries at a time and they can be used on any kind of battery including 6 and 12-volt batteries found on older tractors The one I use on my tractor is a 1-bank model I also bought 2 other NOCO chargers - a 3-bank model that I use on my boat and a 2-bank model for my lawn tractor and 4-wheeler “These chargers are safe for anyone to use They don’t generate sparks and they’re protected against reverse battery hookup so if you hook them up wrong it won’t short circuit anything They also won’t overheat or overcharge the battery ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup John Jett 1389 Forest Ridge Dr King George Va 22485 ph 540 775-2233 or cell ph 540 220-2289; barflyhog@yahoo com
