I’m curious, I noticed not long after I got this tractor that the cable to the chassis(ground) was red and the cable to the starter was black. Is it possible a previous owner could have modified things to run backwards? The first battery I replaced I didn’t pay attention tii oh this and tried to hook it up correctly. I did not work that way.I typed this yesterday and it didn't send:
"Did you hook up the battery backwards at anytime?
Sounds like you have sorted out the alternator and regulator."
You're going to need to go through every component and light.
Lights you should be ok on, and switches too.
But regulators, timing relays, other relays, and alternators don't like to be hooked up backwards.