Posted by John T on November 19, 2014 at 19:39:24 from (216.249.72.121):
In Reply to: Battery Maintainers posted by John B. on November 19, 2014 at 15:29:08:
Having farmed and been in the used truck and tractor business and had more batteries then I could count, I can say this from experience.
True, I've had good charged batteries (with no tractor or vehicle parasitic loads) sit over say several winter months and still start the tractor in the spring.
HOWEVER a) Due to the fact that even a new perfectly good battery self discharges just sitting there (due to chemical reaction); and b) Its more harmful to a battery if it sits in a lower state of charge versus it were fully charged, its my engineers opinion to extend battery life its best if when it sits over a long period (especially winter) TO KEEP IT CHARGED...
That may be by using a small trickle charger so called Battery Tender or dragging your charger out there every so often and top it off or using a small solar charger or how you choose.
I'm NOT opening a can of worms about what brand n type n make n model you choose (I've heard good stories about some brands and horror stories of some cheap units that caught on fire)
IM ONLY SAYING ITS BEST FOR A BATTERY (lifetime and performance) IF ITS KEPT AT LEAST SOMEWHAT CHARGED.
That's my story n Ima stickin to it, no warranty however and do as you please
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