My D6 5R Starting

I enjoyed the smoke coming off your battery terminals : ) 👍

Hehe, I didn't realize that was happening until I watched the video myself.

Hi Mate. I would be definitely be putting time into sorting out your pony situation, it runs extremely well and clean, easiest one I’ve seen start in a long time. I suggest that because the way it will end up is a destroyed starter motor and cooked batteries and terminals etc, the way those terminals were cooking was an indicator that your leads And starter solenoid would be smoking hot. That isn’t going to end well. Also just out of interest is that a Semi auto pistol tucked in your waistband?? Enjoy the tractor mate, they are nice machine that will do a good job for you. Cheers

I think the smoking was from the gunk that gets on my battery clamps. I disconnect and take the batteries home to recharge them after each use so the terminal connectors get a bit dirty. Now that I see it smoking like that I may see about cleaning them for the next use. The nice thing about the electric start is if you stall the engine or turn the diesel off, you can start it back up in like half a second instead of grab your pony rope.

And yes, I try to carry my pistol with me when I can just in case. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. 😊

I think the smoking was from the gunk that gets on my battery clamps. I disconnect and take the batteries home to recharge them after each use so the terminal connectors get a bit dirty. Now that I see it smoking like that I may see about cleaning them for the next use. The nice thing about the electric start is if you stall the engine or turn the diesel off, you can start it back up in like half a second instead of grab your pony rope.

And yes, I try to carry my pistol with me when I can just in case. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. 😊

[quote="BigAgCat"]I think the smoking was from the gunk that gets on my battery clamps. I disconnect and take the batteries home to recharge them after each use so the terminal connectors get a bit dirty. Now that I see it smoking like that I may see about cleaning them for the next use. The nice thing about the electric start is if you stall the engine or turn the diesel off, you can start it back up in like half a second instead of grab your pony rope.

And yes, I try to carry my pistol with me when I can just in case. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. 😊[/quote]

- i would also check your battery voltage when you get it started and again after a few minutes, just to make sure all is well with regulator/alternator....ya dirty terminals could make smoke, try to keep them clean as possible, its a lot of current draw

[quote="BigAgCat"]I think the smoking was from the gunk that gets on my battery clamps. I disconnect and take the batteries home to recharge them after each use so the terminal connectors get a bit dirty. Now that I see it smoking like that I may see about cleaning them for the next use. The nice thing about the electric start is if you stall the engine or turn the diesel off, you can start it back up in like half a second instead of grab your pony rope.

And yes, I try to carry my pistol with me when I can just in case. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. 😊[/quote]

Hi Mate. Obviously hard for me to tell this far away. But I really suspect the smoke is because how long the starter is been wound for. Dirty terminals or loose on a 24volt system will burn the terminals off like a blow torch, watching the Vid I really believe that if you wind a starter that long constant you will over heat the Armature and windings and damage the starter. Try and have a break between winding over, don’t run it any longer then a minute continuous if you can. Also mate I know I’m sounding like a typical “ keyboard warrior “ apologies for that, but can I suggest maybe a thigh holster for the Pistol? I know you guys carry them over there like we do our mobile phones. But 15 yrs in the Army, It makes my blood run cold seeing a weapon carried in a less then safe way. Take care, cheers

[quote="BigAgCat"]I think the smoking was from the gunk that gets on my battery clamps. I disconnect and take the batteries home to recharge them after each use so the terminal connectors get a bit dirty. Now that I see it smoking like that I may see about cleaning them for the next use. The nice thing about the electric start is if you stall the engine or turn the diesel off, you can start it back up in like half a second instead of grab your pony rope.

And yes, I try to carry my pistol with me when I can just in case. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. 😊[/quote]

- i would also check your battery voltage when you get it started and again after a few minutes, just to make sure all is well with regulator/alternator....ya dirty terminals could make smoke, try to keep them clean as possible, its a lot of current draw