My farm tractor refused to start the other day after a break
from mowing hay. Ratti tat tat was all the starter would do. Which
meant a couple mile hike back to the house to get a vehicle to jump
start it. This gave me time to contemplate Dr. Booth's wisdom on
batteries; a new one every five years will keep you from being
stranded. This one was nine years old, $150 and the heaviest battery
I have lifted in my 71 years.
Two days later it happened again. Fortunately it was at home
this time. Sure enough, no output from the alternator. I had used
up that new battery charge in starts and running the cab AC. So I
jump started it again and didn't shut it down until I had finished
with the hay.
So by now it is Sunday and only new-age parts stores like
AutoZone are open. I have seen them test alternators there. Will
they test mine? No. They were very young and friendly about it but
explained they had no "specs" on it so they couldn't test it.
The next day I went to a traditional alternator/starter rebuild
place where a middle aged man quickly tested it, found it working and
explained how the wiring to the dash light was likely at fault. He
explained how i could jury rig it temporarily. No charge. Like most
of these places everything was dark and there were boxes of used
machine parts. These guys can unzip an alternator so fast you can
barely follow it. These are men to trust.
Dave Gilmore, Cameron WV
How useless to invite
The sickened breathlessness of being young
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