On Jul 20, 3:27*pm, clouddreamer wrote:
I have had a JD ride on mower for a year now (LA165 I believe) and find
that every time I go to start it, the battery is dead or nearly dead.
Surely, this is not normal. Any idea what the problem could be?

TIA!

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Ive bought car batteries that went completly bad in 6 months, 2 from
one place, on the second one they used a different brand and stopped
carying the junk brand, so junk is sold. Did you check voltage before
starting, running, and after its shut off, Cables connections if loose
can corrode fast. Id believe 12.2- 12.8v or more after it sits, 13.5v
when running and charging, and near 12.8v just when its shut off would
be right. www.batteryuniversity.com might help. It could just be
something loose or alot more. If voltage is low try a charger on it
for overnight, but your Deere dealer would know more and may cover
part or all the cost. Most auto parts stores fully test batteries
free, as one bad cell would make it near worthless and for that you
need a load test to figure it out.