Posted by jdemaris on November 23, 2009 at 08:21:56 from (67.142.130.11):
In Reply to: O/T Dead batteries posted by dcollison@xplornet.com on November 23, 2009 at 07:37:33:
I have many like that. I have too many tractors and diesel trucks laying around that don't get used a lot. I finally broke down and bought cheap on-board battery maintainers and they work great. A $14 on-board 1.5 amp automatic maintainer can handle a pair of large diesel batteries, hooked in parallel, fine. I now have them on several tractors and both my diesel snow plow trucks. I got sick of jumping engines to start after they'd been sitting a few months. The maintainers will also make the batteries last a lot longer since they never drop below 13.5 VDC.
I also have the same problem on any of my newer cars and SUVs. For the ones that are backup vehicles that sit most of the time, I put in battery disconnects. My Dodge AWD Grandcaravan will go dead in a month if it doesn' get driven and the battery is hooked up. Now it can sit all winter and still start fine when I need it.
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