"RogerN" wrote in message
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"Karl Townsend" wrote in message
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I pull the batteries on all my seasonal use engines. Clean and put on a
board in the basement. Twice during winter, give them a tickle charge
till
the auto charge light goes out.

Werks grate!

Karl


That would be great on the mower. I occasionally use the 4WD truck and
the
tractor with front end loader during the winter but a freezing engine
seems
to take a good charge to get running. I like the idea of sealed automatic
marine chargers myself but they seem to be on the expensive side. That is
probably the main reason I'm considering an enclosure for chargers and
running cords for the charging. I'm hoping extended leads will work OK
with
low current maintenance charging.

RogerN



For your 4WD you might want to look into the small solar panels that sit on
the dash board, and plug into the lighter socket to trickle charge the
batteries.

For your loader, getting a block heater and removing the battery to the
garage might be a good idea. Also I presume the loader has a diesel engine,
so some winter fuel treatment to keep the fuel from gelling might be a good
idea.

--
Roger Shoaf
If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent.