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boy glad your ok!!!.......i guy i worked with had that happen with a dozer and the battery blew up.....lost his vision for about a month.....still has trouble from it...Everyone should get a kick out of this. All three of my 5-tons use two batteries and I've been meaning to change one back to four batteries to see if there's much difference in starting ability. I chose the m923 since there is nothing holding the batteries in place and it would be pretty quick to do. So I put two more fully charged batteries in. Keep in mind I get my 6TL batteries from Napa and they have a rated output of 750 amps, but when I had them tested they actually put out over 1200 amps. So there I am tightening the last positive lead when the ratchet I was using slipped out of my fingers and landed on the battery box. I was blinded by the flash, showered with sparks, and fell back out of the truck. After I picked myself up off the ground and looked back in the truck I realized that the ratchet that I was using had been torched in half. That's a lot of juice!!!
Always disconnect Negative cable first and reconnect last. Lucky you didn't blind yourself and burn the truck to the ground.Everyone should get a kick out of this. All three of my 5-tons use two batteries and I've been meaning to change one back to four batteries to see if there's much difference in starting ability. I chose the m923 since there is nothing holding the batteries in place and it would be pretty quick to do. So I put two more fully charged batteries in. Keep in mind I get my 6TL batteries from Napa and they have a rated output of 850 amps, but when I had them tested they actually put out over 1200 amps. So there I am tightening the last positive lead when the ratchet I was using slipped out of my fingers and landed on the battery box. I was blinded by the flash, showered with sparks, and fell back out of the truck. After I picked myself up off the ground and looked back in the truck I realized that the ratchet that I was using had been torched in half. That's a lot of juice!!!
Whatever... dad...Always disconnect Negative cable first and reconnect last. Lucky you didn't blind yourself and burn the truck to the ground.
PPE= safety glasses. Stay safe.
Everyone should get a kick out of this. All three of my 5-tons use two batteries and I've been meaning to change one back to four batteries to see if there's much difference in starting ability.
Well... After I changed my shorts...G'day everyone,....
So how did it turn out,... much difference in starting?
Inquiring minds want to know,...
Aussie.
Thanks for the follow-up. Cranked faster and that was even after welding on your tools! That had to have drawn some amps!Well... After I changed my shorts...
I was pleasantly surprised with how much faster the big 855 spun over. Probably not worth it if your using the truck in the warm summer months, but I could definitely see the advantages if the truck sees any kind of wintertime use.
Surprising what 2400 amps can do!
Hopefully it was a harbor freight ratchet and not a snap-on! We always test our batteries by grounding the post together --- if it will melt a half inch piece of metal it should start the truck.Everyone should get a kick out of this. All three of my 5-tons use two batteries and I've been meaning to change one back to four batteries to see if there's much difference in starting ability. I chose the m923 since there is nothing holding the batteries in place and it would be pretty quick to do. So I put two more fully charged batteries in. Keep in mind I get my 6TL batteries from Napa and they have a rated output of 850 amps, but when I had them tested they actually put out over 1200 amps. So there I am tightening the last positive lead when the ratchet I was using slipped out of my fingers and landed on the battery box. I was blinded by the flash, showered with sparks, and fell back out of the truck. After I picked myself up off the ground and looked back in the truck I realized that the ratchet that I was using had been torched in half. That's a lot of juice!!!