coffeesnob
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You are complicating it. Just disconnect the battery in winter. Put a charge on it when you start the season and change oil and go.
So when you store in the fall, you just disconnect it and don't charge it for storage correct? And when you start the season, do you charge it only if mower wont start or do you automatically charge it no matter what? The only reason I ask is because sometimes I disconnect the battery in winter and come spring when I reconnect it, it will start without having to charge it.You are complicating it. Just disconnect the battery in winter. Put a charge on it when you start the season and change oil and go.
When new mine held charge, after a couple years I always have to charge it in the spring, but for the most part , the batteries are only good for a 60 day warranty. so a battery per season is likely, mine normally last 3 years,Hi, im new to rider mowers and just have a few battery questions. #1: When you go to start your mower for the first time in the spring and it doesn't start, do you just go and buy a new battery or do you try to charge it first? #2: If you try to charge it, how do you know if battery will take a charge or not? #3: Is it necessary to charge mower battery beforing storing for winter and before starting in spring? I never do that. I just leave battery hooked up in mower during storage and hope for the best. How do you do it? Thanks
I suggest you remove both Terminal cables, clean them to bright metal and put it on a 2 amp 12v charge for 12 hours. A dead battery will freeze and be destroyed in the winter. When it starts, let it warm up to operating temp then drain oil, install new filter, check/replace air filter and using the Owners Manual Lubricate as required. Equalize air pressures in tires to spec. Underside of deck should have been fully cleaned in the Fall. Remove and sharpen or have the blades sharpened. No need for razor edge.Hi, im new to rider mowers and just have a few battery questions. #1: When you go to start your mower for the first time in the spring and it doesn't start, do you just go and buy a new battery or do you try to charge it first? #2: If you try to charge it, how do you know if battery will take a charge or not? #3: Is it necessary to charge mower battery beforing storing for winter and before starting in spring? I never do that. I just leave battery hooked up in mower during storage and hope for the best. How do you do it? Thanks