All 3 batteries were bought and replaced in 2011. They have held charge through prior winters fine. At the price of batteries these days, I don't feel like replacing them yet or in the spring for that matter. I was working the lift a few months ago. I was on a semislope, so I had the body rolled to compensate the grade. I blew a hydraulic cylinder on it. I limped it back across the road as fast as I could. It was spraying fluid all over the place. I got it to a place I could shut it down, until I could get the cylinder rebuilt. Needless to say leveling the body prior to shut down was the last thing on my mind. I put the cyliner back in. Then was looking at all the acid crud on the post/cables. I cleaned them up, and charged the batteries. I had to charge them about 3 times before I got it to start. The batteries seem weaker or with the body rolled the battery plates may not have been covered with acid, time will tell. As soon as it started ,I warmed it up for couple minutes ,then I leveled the body. I then started working the hydraulics to bleed any air out of them. I drove it up to my pole barn and shut it down. Tomarrow I am going to check the air preasure in the tires and work all the hydraulics more. I will also check fluid level in the batteries and then put a load test on each of them. Thanks for all the advice Steve@Advance...MTP P.S. Steve I've been working on the F600 wrecker. Please check back on that post, as I posted an update and want your opinion...page 6 or so... Thanks MTP...
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