battery for 2520

[Rob-D]

Rob-D, my new battery is in fact sealed or at least it appears to be. Thankfully it's not the same design as the original version. I had to wait about 30 minutes or so at the dealer as they did not have any prepared. I think they ship them dry and then the dealers have to prepare them so at least I got a fresh one.

I'm glad to hear your machine came with the new design. I'm sure Deere has recognized the issue and since corrected it which is nice to see.

BTW - Congratulations on your new machine. I seen your previous post and of course the pictures and it looks great. I really like the hoe and the thumb. Sometimes I regret not getting the hoe with mine. I was pretty much over that until I seen yours with the hoe on it. Have fun with the new machine.

Thanks!

 

[kennyd]

Rob-D, my new battery is in fact sealed or at least it appears to be. Thankfully it's not the same design as the original version. I had to wait about 30 minutes or so at the dealer as they did not have any prepared. I think they ship them dry and then the dealers have to prepare them so at least I got a fresh one.

How would the dealer "prep" a sealed battery? How would it be shipped dry? How would the dealer "seal" it?

 

[Rob-D]

How would the dealer "prep" a sealed battery? How would it be shipped dry? How would the dealer "seal" it?

I'll bet the dealer doesn't do anything but put a light charge on it if that.

Rob

 

[smfrompa]

I'll bet the dealer doesn't do anything but put a light charge on it if that.

Rob

I believe they do in fact do more than put a light charge on it and they are not sealed like say a gel or an Optima sealed battery would be, i.e. if you turned it upside down, I'm sure it would leak. I need to look at mine closer but if I remember, they had some plastic caps that they shove into the fill holes and the caps are not really meant to be removed or at least they don't appear to be.

I think they are literally shipped bone dry and they fill them and give them some type of initial charge. The parts person told me it takes them about 30-45 minutes to prepare one and they asked me if I wanted to wait and that is about how long it took them.

I'm sure someone will know more specifics but from what they told me and the instructions I seen on the box which I later threw away, that was my understanding of the process.

In any event, if I had it to do over again, I probably would have just went and bought a true "sealed" Optima or some other flavor of battery instead of the $100+ dealership battery.

 

[kennyd]

I believe they do in fact do more than put a light charge on it and they are not sealed like say a gel or an Optima sealed battery would be, i.e. if you turned it upside down, I'm sure it would leak. I need to look at mine closer but if I remember, they had some plastic caps that they shove into the fill holes and the caps are not really meant to be removed or at least they don't appear to be.

I think they are literally shipped bone dry and they fill them and give them some type of initial charge. The parts person told me it takes them about 30-45 minutes to prepare one and they asked me if I wanted to wait and that is about how long it took them.

I'm sure someone will know more specifics but from what they told me and the instructions I seen on the box which I later threw away, that was my understanding of the process.

In any event, if I had it to do over again, I probably would have just went and bought a true "sealed" Optima or some other flavor of battery instead of the $100+ dealership battery.

You are correct. Standard wet-cell lead acid batteries are shipped dry, the electrolyte is added when you but it. I was replying to what you wrote:

Rob-D, my new battery is in fact sealed or at least it appears to be.

 

[Rob-D]

Something seems wrong. I understand wet cells but you have to vent a led/acid battery, it's not like an AGM. I'll check mine again but it looks like a sealed battery to me.

Rob

 

[Artesia Aggie]

Just looked at the battery on my 2520. It is a no maintenance type. It is "sealed' meaning you shouldn't have to add water like older batteries.

Like the previous post said, they are usually shipped with out electrolytes and the dealer adds those at the time of the sale.

 

[JD755]

Deere is advertising the Strongbox ST battery as "maintenance free" with "reduced gassing". A standard ST sold at the parts counter is not filled until sold. An ST Activated is already filled. Is this what new Deere's come with now? Do they have removable caps?

John Deere Parts : StrongBox ST Batteries

 

[Artesia Aggie]

My 2520 is brand new and the battery looks very similar but does not say Strong Box. It is a maintenance free type with caps that are not intended to be removable.

I guess you could remove the caps if you wanted but they are not designed to be removable.

 

[sldva00]

I bought my 2520 about 2 months ago. It had to be ordered in. The battery is a StrongBox and has removable caps. It was also dead after about 25hrs (have about 40hrs on it now). I remember reading somewhere that the best thing to do when buying the 2520 was to upgrade the alternator. I'll probably do this sometime next week. I'm getting tired of jump starting it.