D-17 battery cables at NAPA
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Topic: D-17 battery cables at NAPA
Posted By: EPALLIS
Subject: D-17 battery cables at NAPA
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 9:45pm
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The positive battery cable broke on my D-17 Series II. It was only about 9 years old. Anyway, I drove to Napa rather than call AGCO this time. Napa looked at it and said we don't handle one like that, however we can build one just like it. So, that is what they did from scratch. Ran about $15 for all the parts. Seems this was cheaper than the AGCO cable. Is this the better route on these older tractors? Thanks in advance for any thoughts. I did get it installed and the old girl fired right up with no issues.
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Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 26 Oct 2017 at 9:47pm
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Napa has done that for me many times, works good for me.
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Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2017 at 12:19am
EP,
I had some heavy long cables made up by NAPA for my trailer battery down to the winch. Saved me many dollars and got custom lengths. They had the tooling and ends to make a nice neat job of that project.
Regards,
Chris
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D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet.
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Posted By: DougS
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2017 at 3:18am
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Is the battery terminal end molded on or did they use those two screw compression terminals where the cable joins the terminal?
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Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2017 at 4:20am
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The ends are pressed on by a hydraulic machine
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Posted By: lowell66dart
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2017 at 7:47am
I buy my supplies from NAPA but put them together myself.
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AC 6080 (8030,7060,200,175,D-17HC, 6040,160,6140 all gone) Farmall 1066 & 656 Hi-Clear (for sale), White 2-62 High Clearance, JD 4255 Hi Clear.
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Posted By: victoryallis
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2017 at 8:16am
Buy the supplies from Napa and melt the pellets.
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8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760
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Posted By: Ross D.
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2017 at 8:29am
Good morning. Excuse my ignorance on this subject; but, what does "melt the pellets" mean? Ross.
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Posted By: lowell66dart
Date Posted: 27 Oct 2017 at 8:55am
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NAPA will sell you positive or negative battery terminal ends and eyelet ends. I ususally use my vise to hold whatever end I am working on. Strip the insulation on the wire and then drop a solder pellet that you get at NAPA into the terminal. Heat the pellet till it melts and install the stripped cable. After it cools I manually crimp again with the hammer type crimper. Then if you haven't forgotten to slide your heat shrink on seal up the terminal to wire connection. You now have an excellent battery cable.
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AC 6080 (8030,7060,200,175,D-17HC, 6040,160,6140 all gone) Farmall 1066 & 656 Hi-Clear (for sale), White 2-62 High Clearance, JD 4255 Hi Clear.
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