battery

[darrenjttu]

I am wanting to buy a trickle charger to maintain the battery but is the a way to disconnect the battery cables to the terminals with out breaking out the wrench every time. I am looking for a quick disconnect I can remove the battery and just put it in the garage so its not out in the cold every night.

 

[JSanders10]

This from Amazon: Amazon.com: Battery Tender 021-0123 Battery Tender Junior 12V Battery Charger: Automotive
with this add-on: Amazon.com: Battery Tender 081-0069-6 Ring Terminal Harness with Black Fused 2-Pin Quick Disconnect Plug: Automotive

You keep the extension connected to the battery and use the slip-on quick connect when you want to charge overnight.

 

[Dave M7040]

It is unnecessary to be bringing the battery into a warm area. If it needs this level of babying it is no longer any good,
You could install a battery blanket to keep it warm in very cold weather.
Amazon.com: Kat's 22200 80 Watt 36" Battery Thermal Wrap: Automotive

If you still want to do so then you need an Anderson Plug rated for 175 amps.
There are a lot of 50 amp ones around but they are too light for starting duty.
Pair 175 AMP Anderson Connector Plugs 25mm Cable Terminals Ginetta G 50 55 40 20 | eBay

Dave M

 

[darrenjttu]

Thanks for the replies. I discovered what JSanders10 posted shortly after I posted this question. That will work perfectly.

 

[Ford850]

If you're really located SW of Ft Worth TX, you're battery will be fine even when you think it's cold. But I use a BatteryMinder, or tender to keep mine in top shape. The quick disconnects make it so easy to plug it in.

 

[MESSMAKER]

If you use it or at least let it run for a while every couple weeks, you don't need anything. I have started tractors that have set for months.

 

[oosik]

My tractor battery is continuously connected to a Battery Tender with a quick disconnect between the Tender and the battery. I've found that while the Tender will keep the battery "up" and might aide in starting - the main advantage is that the Tender extends the life of the battery considerably just by keeping it "up" all the time.

 

[MMagis]

It’s worth mentioning one more time, there’s no need to remove the battery even in cold environments. And Texas is far from a cold environment.

 

[MMagis]

It's worth mentioning one more time, there's no need to remove the battery even in cold environments. And Texas is far from a cold environment.

 

[PILOON]

Those andersons are great connectors.
Have 2 installed, one smaller for the re fueling transfer pump and the larger one for my booster cables. (my booster cable terminates in anderson for quick easy boosting)
(Most tow trucks use the anderson option around here.)

 

[fidowanttobe]

Take it for what it's worth but my instructor at aviation mechanic school said "In theory, a fully charged battery will last indefinitely". So on that note, I use a solar charger on my outdoor 4x4/snowmobile truck and a Battery Tender on my tractor. Have had extremely good results from both. The solar is a cigarette lighter plug and the Tender is the quick connect that came with it.

 

[silvertramp]

I have 2 battery tenders and use them sporadically on my motorcycles during the winter. My POS plow truck gets plugged in before each storm. The tractor, almost never. I've got small alligator clips for 1 tender. For the tractor, I connect the hot lead of the charger to the hot stud on the starter, and attach the ground to the tractor.
I don't think that batteries need to be constantly on a tender. If they sit for months, OK. Otherwise, I don't bother.

 

[RaydaKub]

I mounted a cig outlet on my tractor to run a small sprayer for the yard. I put a switch on the dash to turn it off and on and the wire goes right to the lugs on the starter. It does double duty in that I clipped the alligator clips off my HF tender and put on a 12V plug. I hung the tender from a hook on the garage ceiling. I pull the plug and start the tractor, use it, then back it in again and plug it right back in. Takes literally 2 seconds and that's if I'm slow.

 

[RPW]

I use a solar charger on my skidsteer because I won't be using it for the next several months. Tractor I don't as it gets used every week.

 

[truckdiagnostics]

Best way to store lead acid battery is fully charged in cold place. Use a battery tender on the suburban as it sits and the clock runs it down. Otherwise wouldn't bother with one. Don't care to keep pulling off the ground and resetting the clock.

 

[pat32rf]

Best way to store lead acid battery is fully charged in cold place. Use a battery tender on the suburban as it sits and the clock runs it down. Otherwise wouldn't bother with one. Don't care to keep pulling off the ground and resetting the clock.

What kind of Big Ben do you have in that Suburban? Most of our clocks have one AA 1.5 volt battery and they last 12 months...

 

[Gary Fowler]

What kind of Big Ben do you have in that Suburban? Most of our clocks have one AA 1.5 volt battery and they last 12 months...

Clock, security and whatever else runs on modern autos will weaken a good battery in 8 months and kill a 4 year old one in the same period. This from personal experience with my autos stored in a garage for that period of time.

 

[truckdiagnostics]

What kind of Big Ben do you have in that Suburban? Most of our clocks have one AA 1.5 volt battery and they last 12 months...

That is a good question. Two weeks and she is dead. Just happened forgot to hook tender up. It was a new battery too, so I just killed the life expectancy on that battery. lead acid battery like to be fat and happy. You put them in a cold place fully charged, with ground disconnected, last forever, run them dead, leave them discharge you can turn a new one to junk. There maybe something wrong with the suburban, battery tender I thought was a simple solution.