jhortonvt
Silver Member
- Joined
- Nov 10, 2004
- Messages
- 130
- Location
- Northwestern VT, On Lake Champlain
- Tractor
- John Deere 4310
I have been keeping an eye on my battery (due to reports here of common leakage) and she finally started.
I called my dealer and they came out and changed the battery- with another 'John Deere Strongbox'.
Besides that not really being the final solution (from what I've read the only real solution is a sealed Optima battery) when I mentioned evidence of corrosion on the radiator fins and how that was the part I was most worried about the was an awkward silence, then the serviceman said to 'keep an eye on it'.
I've read some posts in here where people seemed to have very similar effects of leakage and everything the acid touched was replaced or painted.
Should I worry? From what I understand once battery acid is on something it's corrosive effects are hard to stop, even after cleaning.
I've attached a pic, this first one is the radiator and battery platform before hosing down and brushing.
I called my dealer and they came out and changed the battery- with another 'John Deere Strongbox'.
Besides that not really being the final solution (from what I've read the only real solution is a sealed Optima battery) when I mentioned evidence of corrosion on the radiator fins and how that was the part I was most worried about the was an awkward silence, then the serviceman said to 'keep an eye on it'.
I've read some posts in here where people seemed to have very similar effects of leakage and everything the acid touched was replaced or painted.
Should I worry? From what I understand once battery acid is on something it's corrosive effects are hard to stop, even after cleaning.
I've attached a pic, this first one is the radiator and battery platform before hosing down and brushing.