Battery posts on the wrong side?

[The motor guy]

I've never had this happen before. The battery in my tractor had the positive post on the right and next to the radiator. Now this one i bought in order to keep the positive terminal on the right, now its farther away towards the grill and the cable won't reach I thought as long as you got the correct group size youre good? What have I done here? Once again my quest to be cheap and save a buck has failed

 

[kschachn]

Group size plus appropriate suffix which indicates terminal position.

 

[The motor guy]

Group size plus appropriate suffix which indicates terminal position.

This one says 24F

 

[kschachn]

This one says 24F

Yes. You don’t want a 24F, you want a 24. No suffix. Or sometimes it’s 24R meaning the positive is on the right. Your picture shows it on the left which is correct for a 24F.

 

[The motor guy]

Yes. You don’t want a 24F, you want a 24. No suffix.

What does F stand for? Front?

 

[Bottom_Feeder]

What did you take out of it?

 

[kschachn]

What does F stand for? Front?

I don’t know I’d have to google that. I always thought that it meant “reversed” which didn’t make a lot of sense, but that’s what I thought it meant.

I added a little bit to my previous reply.

 

[The motor guy]

What did you take out of it?

Just a no name factory battery out of my kubota tractor

 

[The motor guy]

I don’t know I’d have to google that. I always thought that it meant “reversed” which didn’t make a lot of sense, but that’s what I thought it meant.

I added a little bit to my previous reply.

This other diehard i bought has 24-2 and it has the positive post on the right and close to the radiator. Picked up the everystart at Walmart today while i happened to be getting oil and it was cheaper than the diehard and I've had good luck with everstarts. I could make it work, but I'd have to cut cable ties and nicely routed anti chafe rubber, etc. Didn't want to hack up a $30k tractor since its rare for a manufacturer to even cleanly route wires like that nowadays

 

[Eddie Hudson]

I'm guessing your old battery is a group 24

 

[chemman]

What does F stand for? Front?

Ford

 

[Hirev]

What does F stand for? Front?

Years ago F in the group size ment Ford style terminal configuration. Non standard LOL

 

[The motor guy]

I'm guessing your old battery is a group 24

The new one is too. I think they just cut the positive cable a tad too short is all. I get they don't give you more positive wire than necessary because they don't want you crossing them, but an inch short is ridiculous

 

[Hirev]

Pic shows a 24F if you flip that 24F 180 deg it puts the terminals on the wrong side you need a group 24.

 

[The motor guy]

Pic shows a 24F if you flip that 24F 180 deg it puts the terminals on the wrong side you need a group 24.

It's okay. I'll have to keep that in mind the next time I buy a battery.

 

[hemitom]

return it and get the right one ?

 

[The motor guy]

return it and get the right one ?

I already had a new one sitting there from advanced auto. It's the right one just more money is all.

 

[MolaKule]

The new one is too. I think they just cut the positive cable a tad too short is all. I get they don't give you more positive wire than necessary because they don't want you crossing them, but an inch short is ridiculous

You're kidding, right? Crossing insulated wires has nothing to do with it.

It appears you need cables anyway, so get a set with slightly longer cables; problem solved.

 

[The motor guy]

You're kidding, right? Crossing insulated wires has nothing to do with it.

It appears you need new cables anyway, so get a set with slightly longer cables; problem solved.

I meant its a group 24 also. Or just install the correct battery which i did and just remember this next time

 

[FowVay]

Note the post position in this example. You apparently need a Group 24 for your tractor.