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| 4 years isn’t bad. Mine says 2017 right now. I take my battery out for the Winter to the basement, periodically charge it.
I’ve had some go 5-6+ years. I usually get the Walmart type. |
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| You got your money's worth.
Just buy a new one!
If you take it out during off season and trickle charge a few times, might be able to stretch it.
If that's the original, you did well. |
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| 4 years is good, likely better than average. Only 2 years life is not uncommon according to my small engine shop owner friend.
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| 4 years is good. I keep mine on a battery tender when not in use.
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| Trickle chargers can cook a battery if left on all day everyday. I put mine on a timer. The batteries get 4 hours of trickle charge once per week. This seems to be the sweet spot of keeping a battery alive for the long term. My motorcycle and garden tractor get this treatment. And yeah 2 to 3 years is average life for a tractor battery. Use my trickle advice and you can stretch that for 5-6 years.
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| I have both a Kubota Zero turn and a Kubota B series tractor. Both factory batteries lasted about 8 years without any maintenance. I left both in the machines in summer and winter with no trickle charging or removal. Companies can install good products if they want.
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| quote: Originally posted by bubbatime:
Trickle chargers can cook a battery if left on all day everyday.
I put mine on a timer. The batteries get 4 hours of trickle charge once per week. This seems to be the sweet spot of keeping a battery alive for the long term. My motorcycle and garden tractor get this treatment.
And yeah 2 to 3 years is average life for a tractor battery. Use my trickle advice and you can stretch that for 5-6 years.
A lot of the modern trickle chargers don’t keep charging the battery all the time. They monitor the battery once charged and then start charging again once the battery gets down to a certain level.
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