[rickr1120]

I have purchased a battery tray for my 4016 tractor. I cannot figure out how it is supposed to be attached above the hydraulic tank. Has anyone run into this problem? I purchased it from Salem Power Equipment and the part number is C48415. Any help or suggestions would be appreciated. My email is [email protected] Thank, Rick

 

[Jancoe]

The tray was never a factory installed part. With that said you will need to drill 2 holes in the left hand side of the tower in order to bolt it on to install it.

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[ras101]

Why would even want to do that? The battery fits into the hydraulic tank which is plastic and is already held very securely?

 

[rickr1120]

The tray was never a factory installed part. With that said you will need to drill 2 holes in the left hand side of the tower in order to bolt it on to install it.

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Thanks so much for responding. Now that I have the hydraulic tank back in, I see exactly what you are talking about. Thanks again.

 

[Ray_McAvoy]

Why would even want to do that? The battery fits into the hydraulic tank which is plastic and is already held very securely?

The 3000/4000 series hydraulic tanks have 4 small raised areas at each corner of the battery area. With the weight of the battery concentrated on those 4 relatively small spots, it has a tendency to wear into the plastic tank and eventually cause it to leak. The C48415 tray is Ingersoll's solution to the problem. It's a protective steel plate that goes in between the battery and tank. The factory upper hold down is still used to secure the battery into place.

I've put those C48415 trays into my 4020PS and a few other tractors as a preventative measure to hopefully eliminate any of those potential wear issues. As Jancoe said, installing it is just a matter of laying it into place, marking & drilling two 1/4" holes in the left side of the tower, and bolting it into place with a couple short 1/4" bolts & nuts.

rickr1120 ... a tip for you since you've had the tank out: If you haven't done so already, bolt the front plate (the one that goes between the tank & engine) back into place before you mark out and drill the holes for the new tray. I goofed up once and didn't do that ... with that plate out, I didn't have the hydraulic tank slid all the way back into place when I marked the holes for the tray ... so the hole alignment ended up being off a little and I had to use a round file to oval the holes out a little to make it fit.

 

[Gordy]

The 3000/4000 series hydraulic tanks have 4 small raised areas at each corner of the battery area. With the weight of the battery concentrated on those 4 relatively small spots, it has a tendency to wear into the plastic tank and eventually cause it to leak. The C48415 tray is Ingersoll's solution to the problem. It's a protective steel plate that goes in between the battery and tank. The factory upper hold down is still used to secure the battery into place.

I've put those C48415 trays into my 4020PS and a few other tractors as a preventative measure to hopefully eliminate any of those potential wear issues. As Jancoe said, installing it is just a matter of laying it into place, marking & drilling two 1/4" holes in the left side of the tower, and bolting it into place with a couple short 1/4" bolts & nuts.

rickr1120 ... a tip for you since you've had the tank out: If you haven't done so already, bolt the front plate (the one that goes between the tank & engine) back into place before you mark out and drill the holes for the new tray. I goofed up once and didn't do that ... with that plate out, I didn't have the hydraulic tank slid all the way back into place when I marked the holes for the tray ... so the hole alignment ended up being off a little and I had to use a round file to oval the holes out a little to make it fit.

Yep, had to replace the hydraulic tank on my 224-78 because one corner of the battery wore through the tank and was leaking oil. I had some 1/4" soft rubber I used as a liner for the battery to sit on in the new tank.

Cheers,
Gordy

 

[bhildret]

The tray was never a factory installed part.

Just for strict clarification, the C48415 battery tray was released for production in Oct 2003 and built in to production tractors starting not long after that. All the later tractors we sold new were so equipped from the factory.

Nice improvement for hydraulic reservoir abrasion. As previously noted, retrofit does require simple fitment and hole drilling.

Brian

 

[Bob MacGregor]

Hi Brian and group,
Thank you for the battery tray info I wasn't aware of this upgrade. I have been repairing the chaffed areas on the hydraulic oil tank with JB Weld with moderate success and installing a piece of sheet rubber under the batteries.

 

[rickr1120]

Why would even want to do that? The battery fits into the hydraulic tank which is plastic and is already held very securely?

The 3000/4000 series hydraulic tanks have 4 small raised areas at each corner of the battery area. With the weight of the battery concentrated on those 4 relatively small spots, it has a tendency to wear into the plastic tank and eventually cause it to leak. The C48415 tray is Ingersoll's solution to the problem. It's a protective steel plate that goes in between the battery and tank. The factory upper hold down is still used to secure the battery into place.

I've put those C48415 trays into my 4020PS and a few other tractors as a preventative measure to hopefully eliminate any of those potential wear issues. As Jancoe said, installing it is just a matter of laying it into place, marking & drilling two 1/4" holes in the left side of the tower, and bolting it into place with a couple short 1/4" bolts & nuts.

rickr1120 ... a tip for you since you've had the tank out: If you haven't done so already, bolt the front plate (the one that goes between the tank & engine) back into place before you mark out and drill the holes for the new tray. I goofed up once and didn't do that ... with that plate out, I didn't have the hydraulic tank slid all the way back into place when I marked the holes for the tray ... so the hole alignment ended up being off a little and I had to use a round file to oval the holes out a little to make it fit.

Thanks for the tip. I am still in the process of putting everything back together, so I haven't put that plate in yet, but I will before I drill any holes for the battery holder. Thanks again.