Battery maintainers

[Turfturd]

Quick question. Does anyone have any experience or opinions on using battery maintainers.
Thank you.

 

[RCW]

Who's Using a Trickle Charger / Battery Tender?

My L3560 LE is only a year old and thus has a newish battery still. I don't really use the tractor much during the winter and winters here are relatively mild, at least compared to those way up north. I am wondering if I should get a trickle charger / battery tender to maintain my tractor...

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[Edke6bnl]

what I have had good luck with is used $5 used ups power supplies with dead batteries I hook the wire that went to the battery to my tractor for maintenance. Someone can tell me this is wrong but been doing for years now.

 

[DaveFromMi]

I use a Die Hard maintainers. They claim to have a de-sulfating mode. They have worked well for about 10 years.

DieHard Automatic 12 V 2 amps Battery Charger/Maintainer - Ace Hardware

Discover the legacy of excellence with the DieHard 2 Amp, 6 Volt, 12 Volt Fully Automatic Battery Charger and Maintainer 71219. Built on a foundation of unwavering quality and reliability, DieHard has long been the go-to brand for discerning consumers seeking value and performance. Engineered to...

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[RalphVa]

Have used for years. Have ones on the generator driver, spare generator/gate battery and tractor battery.

Only have the one on the tractor battery because I had to sell the Miata. Had it on it.

 

[fried1765]

Quick question. Does anyone have any experience or opinions on using battery maintainers.
Thank you.

I currently have 14 battery maintainers, and have used maintainers for 20+ years.
I have a mix of Battery Tenders, Battery Tender Jr's, Battery Minders, and NOCO battery maintainers.
I spend 6 months of each year away from my batteries.
The extended life that maintainers provide for my batteries is almost unbelievable.
I have one particular battery that is now in it's 14th year.

 

[85Hokie]

I have 8 of these - as a matter of fact I just opened a new one to get a new battery that has sat for over a year back up to working voltage.

if you watch them on Amazon you will catch them at a good rate and they are worth their weight in gold by NOT over charging the battery rather bringing it back up in a unique way.

 

[BruceP]

Quick question. Does anyone have any experience or opinions on using battery maintainers.
Thank you.

yes

even better, consider a SOLAR maintainer intended for heavy equipment which is left outside for weeks at a time.

 

[lmichael]

There was a whole long discussion on this topic not long ago

 

[MINICUP28]

I have Battery Tenders on the truck, tractor, ATV & RTV. No problems!

 

[85Hokie]

There was a whole long discussion on this topic not long ago

Yeah, kinda like oils, filters and which tractor to buy! They all come round and round! Some more than others!

 

[GreensvilleJay]

I've built my own for over 30 years,that way I can 'dial in' the correct charging/maintaining values for each battery AND not help the Chinese economy !