Not sure if it's an old wives tale but otherwise why would they put a battery hold down on practically every motorized vehicle? Yeah I know part of it is so they won't wobble around and short the terminals out but every time I have replaced a battery the instructions tell me to install the battery hold down...so I always do.
That ought to work :thumbsup: under the right conditions....
Keeping a battery secure is a good idea for safety reasons. And using large connectors such as those pictured makes the the "hold down" an even more sighificant saftey feature as the clamps make the positive terminal much larger and more likely to contact ground should the machine overturn or encounter a steep slope, facilitating movement of the power cell. We all know what happens when the positive terminal touches any part of the chasis or frame. So if you have lots of clearance in the battery compartment and live and work your machine on level ground thats a feasible arrangement.
If you have conditions other than those, it's a problem waitng to thappen. That configuration would not work in my tractor. The clamp would migrate over to the chassis and short out.
If you live with various elevations.... not a good idea:
Driving perpendiculer to a steep slope and hitting a bump may cause the battery to slide or over turn and colide with pulleys, belts or cause a direct short which may cause the battery to explode.
Hey, if it works for you Sandburanch it's great idea!
Thanks for sharing:smile:
