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Yuasa is the best battery brand. They make most OEM batterys for motorcycles and snowmobiles and are one of the largest small battery manufacturers. I have had others (cheaper) and they don't last as long. Of course you are going to pay more for it but you get what you pay for. Just remember to get a charger and keep it on when ever you are not using the battery extends life considerablely.
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I bet he said that to your mom once, after that he learned he can only say that to his kids......you will figure that out one day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Buy the way, when you were little!!!!!!!!!!!!
harvest1121
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I never had electric start and reverse until my 2008. I could never have a snowmobile without it now. A connection came loose on my battery and I thought the trip would be over well not that bad. But its hard to go without it now.
X2. They may not be THE best, there may be other brands as good or better, but they're at least among the best (in my experience). I too have tried cheaper brands (in price and as it turns out, in quality) and you do definitely get what you pay for. I've had "bargain brands" not even last a whole season.
And, for those to whom it matters, Yuasa (as far as I know) is made in the good ol' USA.
If you leave the charger on the battery all summer, make sure its the type that "floats" ie turns on and off. If it stays on all the time, it will "cook" the battery. I have 14 chargers for 12 volt batteries and found the Battery Tender the best. The cheap ones will cook the battery if left on continuosly.
On the 4S sleds, I just disconnect the positive terminal, then about every 6 weeks put a trickle charger on them for a couple hours. (can't afford to own 14 Battery Tenders)
On the 4S sleds, I just disconnect the positive terminal, then about every 6 weeks put a trickle charger on them for a couple hours. (can't afford to own 14 Battery Tenders)
miaferominka
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unless you have a SDI
Funny story
A friend of mine trailered out to take a last ride with his daughters. At the end of the day when they got back, he found he left his lights on (tow vehicle) and his battery was dead. Being stranded, he thought why not try jump starting from the sled. It worked! I thought that was funny but he topped it a little over a week ago when he suffered a penile fracture and had to under go a penile degloving to repair the damage."
A friend of mine trailered out to take a last ride with his daughters. At the end of the day when they got back, he found he left his lights on (tow vehicle) and his battery was dead. Being stranded, he thought why not try jump starting from the sled. It worked! I thought that was funny but he topped it a little over a week ago when he suffered a penile fracture and had to under go a penile degloving to repair the damage."
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CTEK Battery Charger
I leave mine in. Check out the battery chargers from CTEK. I use a US3300 model. Works great and has a special setting for the AGM type batteries. The thing I like the most, is once the battery is charged and is in sleep mode it only pulls about .1(1/10) of an amp which helps conserve electricity and you can just leave it on for the entire off season. I had another car type battery charger that I used for a boat battery and it pulled about a full amp in the sleep mode. Depending on your cost of electricity, this can add up.
I leave mine in. Check out the battery chargers from CTEK. I use a US3300 model. Works great and has a special setting for the AGM type batteries. The thing I like the most, is once the battery is charged and is in sleep mode it only pulls about .1(1/10) of an amp which helps conserve electricity and you can just leave it on for the entire off season. I had another car type battery charger that I used for a boat battery and it pulled about a full amp in the sleep mode. Depending on your cost of electricity, this can add up.
From the Yuasa website-
Yuasa Battery, Inc. has been manufacturing motorcycle batteries in the U.S.A. to uncompromisingly high standards since 1979. Most of the large capacity Powersports batteries are manufactured in our Laureldale, PA plant. All other Powersports batteries are produced in a Yuasa state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in various countries throughout the world.
booondocker
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I am done with plain old lead acid batteries. I use all AGM now, and I don't regret it. They have more juice to kick the mule over and they don't require any water which can cook out of the water type batteries.
For the fellow who hooks one charger to two batteries, that isn't a good idea...if one starts getting weak, it will fry the other one.
I am 5 years on the AGM batteries in 2 of my sleds and I never pull them out of the sled and this year I went from March 23rd until November 14th before I got up to my sleds and started them and they all started fine...like they had been charged recently. Hey, maybe I have been lucky, but I use AGM in both bikes and sleds and I won't be going back nowhow.
You can find a match up pretty easy by shopping on line...here is where I bought the last couple....
http://www.batterymart.com/p-Big-Crank-ETX20L-Battery.html
http://www.batterystuff.com/made-in-usa/batteries/powersports/
For the fellow who hooks one charger to two batteries, that isn't a good idea...if one starts getting weak, it will fry the other one.
I am 5 years on the AGM batteries in 2 of my sleds and I never pull them out of the sled and this year I went from March 23rd until November 14th before I got up to my sleds and started them and they all started fine...like they had been charged recently. Hey, maybe I have been lucky, but I use AGM in both bikes and sleds and I won't be going back nowhow.
You can find a match up pretty easy by shopping on line...here is where I bought the last couple....
http://www.batterymart.com/p-Big-Crank-ETX20L-Battery.html
http://www.batterystuff.com/made-in-usa/batteries/powersports/