It finally happened - how long did yours last???

[k0ua]

When I traded in my B7500, it had 8 years, and was starting great the day I traded it in.

 

[Hiltz]

Kinda off topic but have you guys ever used those maintenance chargers. The trickle chargers you put on like a boat battery in the winter when you store your boat. Ive ruined 2 batteries using those things. What do you guys do when putting up a battery for the winter.

 

[Bigfoot62]

Put a new battery on the Ford 2600 last spring. It was 10 years old. I keep a battery tender (maintainer/charger) on it during the winter. The other two tractors see some use all year long.

I think that every once in a while you just get lucky. Other times, not so much. The TN70A had to have a new battery when it was just 3 years old.

 

[jerrybob]

11 years on the original battery in my JD Lt180 mower......no maintenance charger ever. Check the water and clean the posts......she still is going strong.:thumbsup:

 

[Bob77064]

I've had good luck with DuView attachment 358376View attachment 358377ralast Gold batteries. Of the two I purchased back in the late 90's, one lasted about ten years and the other is still in service (14 years +). I think I wrecked the ten-year-old one by too-rough cross country driving - shorted a cell by stirring up the sediment. The 14 year old one is in my old F150. It still cranked and started well in about 20F weather on its last start.

That's a funny bumper sticker.

 

[Looking4new]

Kinda off topic but have you guys ever used those maintenance chargers. The trickle chargers you put on like a boat battery in the winter when you store your boat. Ive ruined 2 batteries using those things. What do you guys do when putting up a battery for the winter.

I have never used a trickle charger. With the boat batteries, I just disconnect them. The riding lawnmower battery is a small car battery and I disconnect it and leave it in the mower. Right now it is under 3' of snow. Inspring I will pull the caps off and check to see if it/they are frozen before I put the charger on.

 

[arrow]

Two batteries in 28 years in my JD 750. Yuasa for 12 years and a Die Hard for the next 16. Still going with the Die Hard.

 

[kneedeep]

Got 11+ years on original Mahindra battery, 6+ years on Kawasaki Mule OEM battery and just changed the OEM batteries on the 06 Chevy Diesel Duramax. Did some relocating under the seat and was able to get a regular size battery back in the mule instead of the little OEM motorcycle battery. Never cranked so good!!

Note- Used maintainers on the tractor and Mule!!

 

[TomSeller]

. Never cranked so good!!

Nothing like lots of amps when it comes to starting.

 

[bigbull338]

the most we have a battery on our big tractor to last is 3yrs.an thats a tsc battery.now a nh battery will last 5 or 6yrs.will have to see how long the battery last on the 7040su.