How to store tractor batteries over the winter.

Posted by Gerald on May 12, 2004 at 20:36:05 from (66.94.134.239):

I know that asking a question about storing a battery over the winter in May is a little strange, but here is my situation. I have about 6 tractors stored in a barn located in NW Ohio. I go up there each summer for vacation and run the tractors. It can get real cold up there in the winter. Last winter it got down to -10 F for several days.

I have been removing the batteries each summer when I leave the farm and store them in a basement which does not freeze. My question is: What is the best way to store a tractor battery for a tractor which will not be started until the following summer? Should I continue to take them out or leave them in the tractor? My collection is getting big enough that taking them all out is not a small chore. So far, when I have taken them out and stored them in the basement I can put a charger on them for a couple of hours and they will turn and start the tractors. I have a Farmall M, A, F-20, 140 and Allis Chalmers B & C. Appreciate your thoughts. Thanks....Gerald

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