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Jrry

03-12-2007 12:20:07




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The battery is week on my mower and I need to charge it or jump it. What is the voltage and can it be jumped from a 12 volt jumper system? thanks




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Aaron Ford

03-14-2007 16:22:16




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 Re: Riding Mower battery in reply to Jrry, 03-12-2007 12:20:07  
Lawn and Garden batteries are quite tempermental. My father was replacing his once a year even if it was on a battery maintainer. I tried to use one on my snowmobile with a Battery Tender. Lasted one season, might have been the vibration. He put a small car battery on the running board and had no more trouble. I believe all 80's and newer are 12v. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

Aaron

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bjr

03-13-2007 07:42:00




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 What engine in reply to Jrry, 03-12-2007 12:20:07  
The reason I asked is I've a Briggs 14 hp OHV on Dixon 30" mower and that thing will not start if the valves get out of adjustment, because they're part of a compression release for starting system. I thought I had a bad battery and then proceeded to replacing starters. The local dealer did not try to help my trouble shooting eiether just wanted to sell parts. The manual only talks briefly about the compression release and you have really look to find that. It was a expensive lesson on small engines. bjr

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Stumpalump

03-12-2007 18:57:04




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 Re: Riding Mower battery in reply to Jrry, 03-12-2007 12:20:07  
I bought a nice gell battery for my 17Hp Kawasaki motor in a DR brush hog. I got it at Advanced auto parts. I think they stock them for big motercycles and you have to ask because they keep them in the back. It was only a few dollers more than the regular batteries and it works great.



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Jon zz

03-12-2007 15:30:01




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 Re: Riding Mower battery in reply to Jrry, 03-12-2007 12:20:07  
There is no such thing as crape, crapiy people don"t look after things properly



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Fawteen

03-13-2007 01:29:49




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 Re: Riding Mower battery in reply to Jon zz, 03-12-2007 15:30:01  
Really?

72 month batteries that last maybe 24 months with monthly checks for fluid levels, clamp tightness and corrosion aren't crap?

Coulda fooled me, especially since the problem has gone away since I quit buying NAPA batteries.



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Heavens to Mergatroid

03-12-2007 15:10:23




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 Re: Riding Mower battery in reply to Jrry, 03-12-2007 12:20:07  
Why are those riding mower batteries such pieces of crap?



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dan hill

03-12-2007 16:25:33




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 Re: Riding Mower battery in reply to Heavens to Mergatroid, 03-12-2007 15:10:23  
They are left idle for 6 months and allowed to sit discharged.I have one of these batteries that is 4 years old now.I talked with a fellow who has one that is 5 years old and still cranking..



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IH2444

03-12-2007 12:29:36




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 Re: Riding Mower battery in reply to Jrry, 03-12-2007 12:20:07  
All the riding mowers I have seen are 12V and yes you can jump it just like a car. POS to POS and neg to neg or ground on one end to avoid sparking near battery when disconnecting. Don't leave the jump on there very long at all though or you can cook your battery in the mower, and possibly blow it up, literally.



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Ludwig

03-12-2007 12:57:26




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 Re: Riding Mower battery in reply to IH2444, 03-12-2007 12:29:36  
Boost packs are really handy for getting lawnmowers running. On the ancient White we have at camp the wiring for the solenoid is dead so we just connect the boost pack ground to the frame and touch the positive lead to where the hot lead from the solenoid hits the starter, works like a charm every time. If the mower was worth anything we'd fix the wiring fault but its beat and doesn't have many seasons left in it.

The keyswitch for my Dad's Husky mower is broken too so he uses the boost pack to start it just like I wrote above, been 4 or 5 years he's been doing that, doesn't seem to hurt it any.

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Jrry

03-12-2007 12:56:23




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 Re: Riding Mower battery in reply to IH2444, 03-12-2007 12:29:36  
Thanks, I purchased the battery last year but I did not bother to crank the mower over the winter months. Now is is too weak to crank the mower.



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Don L C

03-12-2007 21:26:38




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 Re: Riding Mower battery in reply to Jrry, 03-12-2007 12:56:23  
Get your self a good 2 amp battery charger to keep it charged..... then a floot charger from Harber Freight ,about 7 bucks on sale.....charge the battery when ready for storage ....then put the float charger on for the winter.....iput it on even during the week..... they will not charge but will maintain the charge, without over charging the battery..... ..i have several..... .



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jeffcat

03-13-2007 10:20:19




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 Re: Riding Mower battery in reply to Don L C, 03-12-2007 21:26:38  
I bought two of thoses chargers last week at Harbor freight. I have had one hooked up in the basement for almost ten years on my radio system. Never had a battery go bad in all of that time! The ones from HF look like a chinees copy of the Everedy unit I have now. I opened up one of the new ones to see what makes it tick. If you buy one of the HF units you hook it to your battery in the fall and just leave it plugged in. The voltage goes up to 14.09 volts and the shuts off. It will drift down to around 13.07 volts and kick on again. It gives the battery some exercise and keeps it in good shape. The two LEDs tell you what the unit is doing. Buy one. Jeffcat

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