2520 saves the day (again)

jdbower · Jan 31, 2008

I'm lucky enough to work from home. My SUV's battery is not so lucky in that respect since I rarely drive and I'm not close enough to an outlet to use a battery conditioner. Needless to say, after an extended nap when my 6 year old battery gave me a feeble "click" instead of the sound of a V8 roaring to life I was dismayed but not surprised. The wife was at work so that's no good (besides, her battery's in the trunk and that's just wrong). I could call AAA but that's an admission of defeat. If only I had one of those portable jumpstart batteries. Or a 12V battery attached to a diesel engine...

It must have been an amusing sight for the passers by, seeing a city-boy luxury SUV getting a jump from a little Deere with a loader and backhoe.

It took a few minutes to get enough charge to turn the engine over, but it worked like a champ!

thatguy · Jan 31, 2008

Hank Williams Jr comes to mind with..

"country boy can survive"...

brian

26m10 · Feb 1, 2008

I had to do the same thing the other day...

Turned over my big Diesel SUV without blinking an eye

LBrown59 · Feb 1, 2008

I've used my little Bolens 850 GT for 40 years for this.

jdbower said:
It must have been an amusing sight for the passers by, seeing a city-boy luxury SUV getting a jump from a little Deere with a loader and backhoe. It took a few minutes to get enough charge to turn the engine over, but it worked like a champ!

What is nice about it is you can get it where you can't get to with a car to jump from.