Tractor Battery Moved So It's Easier To Service

Tractor Battery Moved So It's Easier To Service FARM SHOP Miscellaneous 24-1-39 Dale Spoerl, Elizabeth, Ill.: "The battery on my Farmall 1026 tractor was originally located under the cab where it was difficult to reach. It extended half way into the cab and I couldn't get at it unless I opened both front windows. I moved the battery to the right side of the tractor where it's a lot easier to service. I made an angle iron frame to hold the battery and bolted it to the side of the tractor. I added a step at the bottom of the frame to make it easier to reach the fuel tank's fill opening. I filled the opening where the battery had been with foam rubber to keep heat from the tractor's engine out of the cab. The foam rubber also keeps the cab quieter and cooler in the summer. "I installed a lot of old storm windows, some old and some new, in the sides of my shop when I built it several years ago. There are seven windows that measure 28 by 48 in and two that measure 48 by 76 in. Another one measures 32 by 64 in. Some of the windows had been purchased for a house but were all the wrong size so I was able to get them cheap. I also put see-through skylight material on a big overhead door. All of these windows let in a lot of light which makes it easier to work on machinery. "Another idea I came up with was to install four 4-ft. long fluorescent tube lights on the shop ceiling. I can pivot each of the lights back and forth by grabbing a steel handle that mounts on one of the shop walls. It lets me place the lights exactly where I want them and provides direct overhead lighting no matter where my implements or shop tools are located."

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