Battery for Montgomery Wards LT

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hamman

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We have a MW 18/42 lawn tractor that we inherited many years ago. We ran it for a lot of years and stopped. It needs a new battery so it can go to our sons girlfriend, however we cannot find the correct battery . The battery has a label that is blank. It is approximately 8" long x 3" wide and 6 or 7" deep. The model number is a TMO-30000A / E 131H1. I have searched for the original number for the battery with no results. All it shows is batterys the style of 4 wheeler size and they will not fit the area it has for the battery. Thanks for any help you can offer.
 
Would a regular size lawn and garden tractor battery fit? 2 choices there, same dimensions just opposite posts of each other U1 or U1R
All the seats roper built machines I had from that era just took a regular size mower battery


Otherwise check out various size motorcycle batteries, im actually surprised at the cranking amps some of them are rated for but for their size I wouldn't think there would be much reserve capacity for those times you need to crank on it that *1 more time" to get it started ... Though back in 76 none of them even the big car size batteries had many cranking amps
But they had plenty of reserve, which was why so many people jimmy rigged them to tractors and riding mowers
 
dodge trucker said:
Would a regular size lawn and garden tractor battery fit? 2 choices there, same dimensions just opposite posts of each other U1 or U1R
All the seats roper built machines I had from that era just took a regular size mower battery


Otherwise check out various size motorcycle batteries, im actually surprised at the cranking amps some of them are rated for but for their size I wouldn't think there would be much reserve capacity for those times you need to crank on it that *1 more time" to get it started ... Though back in 76 none of them even the big car size batteries had many cranking amps
But they had plenty of reserve, which was why so many people jimmy rigged them to tractors and riding mowers
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No they are to big. I actually found a manual on line that gave me the original battery number for this tractor. It's a 50-N18L-A2 /50-N18L-A3. Thanks for the help. Now to figure which safety switch is holding up the engine from starting.
 
hamman said:
No they are to big. I actually found a manual on line that gave me the original battery number for this tractor. It's a 50-N18L-A2 /50-N18L-A3. Thanks for the help. Now to figure which safety switch is holding up the engine from starting.
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I was gonna say that size sounded like a Honda Goldwing battery and I do believe those battery numbers are it.
 
The battery is in and ready for pick up. Will do that tomorrow. Just ordered new drive belts and mower deck belt as well as blades today for it. They should be here on the 14th which will be just in time for our son to get home and help get it together , new oil change and tested before we take it to his girlfriends. It starts and runs well after sitting all those years waiting for it's next home. I had to remove the choke cable and free it up which took a bit to do but it is back in and functioning. Pictures when I get a bit of time to get to the garage. Yard work has been in the forefront the last week and that is mostly caught up now. Thanks for looking.
 
All back together, running good. 2 new tunes, New blades all new belts ready for his ( Howie) new home at sons girlfriends.
Thanks for the help and information.
 

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Welllllll ...... might have spoke to soon, went to put it in the garage last night and it would not move forward. Back ok but nit forward. After fiddling with it for a bit it would move forward in Number 2 speed but not like it had been when I first rode it after getting it back together. I even mowed a bit with it and it was working well. Not sure did not have time to look at it but just goes to show something will always mess me up. LOL
On to the car hauler rebuild. Have it in the garage and need to get it done asap. Have a good day.
 
hamman said:
Welllllll ...... might have spoke to soon, went to put it in the garage last night and it would not move forward. Back ok but nit forward. After fiddling with it for a bit it would move forward in Number 2 speed but not like it had been when I first rode it after getting it back together. I even mowed a bit with it and it was working well. Not sure did not have time to look at it but just goes to show something will always mess me up. LOL
On to the car hauler rebuild. Have it in the garage and need to get it done asap. Have a good day.
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You will figure the tractor out, Roger! Car hauler build sounds pretty interesting! You gonna keep us in suspense?---LOL!

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Well dang da dang, da dang ! It was mowing and moving great but now it doesn't want to move. New belt is the same length as old belt. it has all the belt guides in place and belt is routed in what I believe is the correct orientation. would any of you guys have this LT that could get me a good picture of the belt in place with all the guides? This one has us stumped. I have tried three different positions for the idler pulley on the front belt and the last one was the one where it was moving but now does not. The diagrams in manual and on line does not show a good routing. It's about to make me drink. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
 
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