I went back to Jan at A1 Electric today.  Bought a set of custom made battery cables.  Another $189 purchase.  Then I went to Fillmore John Deere in Kent City for a new light switch and key switch.  I really only needed the key switch but figured I was there and they had it in stock.  $90 for the pair.  This sure is adding up again.

Got home and installed the wires.  Turned the key and the starter clicked.  Not enough juice in the batteries.  Grabbed the portable jumper, still not enough juice, just a click on the starter.  But, we got excited because the starter was clicking now.  Gave us hope that we did something right.  We grabbed the battery charger and started charging.  The “A” circuit charged nicely.  The “B” circuit just didn’t seem to act right.  The charger reacted funny, when we tried to start the tractor, the “B” battery would sound like it was boiling.  So we pulled the battery and decided it needed to be tested.  I’ll take it in for testing in the morning.