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Old 11-06-2015, 02:30 PM
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For the past few weeks, I've been having trouble getting my rider to turn over and start properly. I've been band-aiding it just to get the jobs done, but now I have some time to tinker and solve it.

So here is what I know....

It sits all week in my shed. Never been a problem before. On the weekend I'll go to start it up. I turn the key, short little roll over sound, dash lights up and then it stops. Any further attempts bring nothing, no roll over, no lights, nothing...completely dead.

When it first started, I'd throw my battery charger on it and after about a half hour, it'd struggle, but turn over and run fine. Then I got sick of waiting and just jumped it off the car. I let it charge up for 20-30 seconds, turn the key and it kicks right up.

I don't know much about cars or anything so I'm guessing it's just a bad battery? If it was something else, wouldn't jumping it to the battery still not work?

I plan on taking the battery down to autozone and get tested and replaced if needed this weekend, but was curious if someone had other opinions.
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Old 11-06-2015, 03:06 PM
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How old is your battery?
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Old 11-06-2015, 08:52 PM
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4 years I think?
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4 years I think?
...... and there it is.

Better get a new one. Your lucky you got 4 years out of it.
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Old 11-07-2015, 10:37 AM
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Really? Damn. Not like their expensive, just don't replace batteries like that too often. My dad acts like he's going on year ten with his.
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Old 11-07-2015, 12:11 PM
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I use one of those battery maintainers on my stuff, the battery's seem to last longer.
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Really? Damn. Not like their expensive, just don't replace batteries like that too often. My dad acts like he's going on year ten with his.
My experience with Lawn and Garden batteries is usually 3 years max, if I get 2 years out of one, I'm doing good.
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My experience with Lawn and Garden batteries is usually 3 years max, if I get 2 years out of one, I'm doing good.
I have one dated 08 that is still going.
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I have one dated 08 that is still going.
That's awesome, but I think it may be a little warmer where you live?

Michigan winters can be tough on batteries.
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Like Sam I use a battery tender on mine. Been doing that for the last 5 years and haven't swapped a battery in that time. Before that I would get maybe 3 years out of a tractor battery.

I have one battery tender that I swap between the generator and the tractor through the winter since both are in the garage. A couple weeks on one then swap to the other.
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