I am not sure why, but battery needs to be charged before I use tractor. I charge it for hr and it will start. My question deals with backfiring after doing this. Any idea why this is happening. The tractor is fine afterwards, if I have to stop then restart, its fine. Hope someone can give tip or suggestion. The battery is 2 or 3 years old.
Battery problem - Cleaning - First make sure the battery lead terminals are bright lead and not dull hard lead oxide color and the wire end connectors are bright copper color.
Using a volt meter, check the battery voltage across the posts before attempting to start the tractor
. After starting check the voltage across the two battery posts again with the engine running at high idle rpm
. It should read somewhere around 13 volts or more
. If not there is a real possibility there is a problem with the charging circuit
. If the voltage is 13+ it is an indication of the battery possibly failing
. A battery load test at a reputable auto store will often indicate the battery condition
.
Backfiring problem - not really relevant to the battery problem and can be caused by so many things the number is nearly infinite.
