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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mahans7" data-source="post: 57602" data-attributes="member: 7824"><p>Hello, I'm new to this site and just bought my first Bobcat this weekend, a 743. My sons and I ran it all weekend but the battery would die at the end of the day (about 7 hours each day). The battery tested weak and charged up fine each day with a charger. Tonight I looked at the battery cables and the positive cable was grounded to the bell housing and the negative cable was connected to the starter. When my son was reconnecting the battery the negative post would arc via his wrench to the side of the engine housing. Is this an acceptable way to run the battery cables and if not why would one connect it this way? Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>