I posted a thread in the lawn mower section (see below), but I thought I'd ask more generally here: can a vehicle be harmed by operating it without a battery installed? Does this even hold true for a garden tractor?
Operate JD x540 w/o Battery
JD x540 battery no longer holds a charge. Can start unit by connecting 200-amp plug-in charger/starter. Battery gets hot during operation. (Why? Perhaps just engine heat?) Would it be fine to remove the battery, start unit using plug-in starter, and operate unit without battery installed? Any...
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