Snowmobile Batteries

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polarisrider1

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Do sled batteries come in different cranking amps? If so is it okat to go to a higher cranking amp battery without wrecking or burning anything up in the wiring. My 800 RMK needs a way better initial crank over at cold start then the stock battery can give.
Kip and Poo guys, I hope you can answer what battery I should buy, Brand, amps, etc.

I don't mind pulling the rope, but Electric start is nice when pull rope side is hanging out in mid air on the side of a mountain.
 
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whitedust

Well-known member
Super high quailty snomo batteries are out there see them in snomo mags all the time. Me I would just go with what Kip sells & installs.
 
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gpt

Member
You can't hurt anything by installing a higher capacity battery. If it physically fits, you are good to go. I only go with the highest quality battery that Mills Fleet Farm sells.:) IMO, the secret to battery life is a Battery Tender. I leave them installed the entire off-season and during the week when we are not using the sleds. I've got a 10+ year old battery in a collectible car used to replace that battery every 2-3 years until I bought the Battery Tender. Fantastic product!
 
gary_in_neenah

gary_in_neenah

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Staff member
I replaced mine this year after 3 seasons. The charger indicated a "fault" during the preseason check. Surprisingly it still started the engine but I didn't want to risk it. A new Gel type from Autozone was $107 along with the trade-in. Maybe Santa will bring me one of those Battery Tenders...
 
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polarisrider1

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Well, I never should of mentioned batteries. My 7 year old truck battery died today. So after a jump start I went and bought a new Diehard for the truck $114.00 with core. Since I was buying a truck battery I looked up a diehard for the sled. $84.00 plus core.
As I was looking in the battery book I checked out Harley Diehards for pricing. (HD charged me $129 last summer) low and behold the Poo and my HD take the same battery. So the moral of the story for you HD guys riding the UP......Kip may have your battery if you need one. Needless to say, "I never made it to work today, but there is always tomorrow".
 
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anonomoose

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Anyone who doesn't take his battery seriously in a sled, bike, or boat is someone who should be buying stock in the
battery company. It takes just a tiny bit of work to pull battery and put a charge on it for a few daz each month thru
the summer. Buy a good gelcell and then put them back in the sled before the first trip. Never regret taking care of
it and it will take care of you. Trickle chargers are cheaper than batteries too.
 
eagle1

eagle1

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Kept mine ('09 Nytro) on battery tender all off seasons. 5 years on it and was ready for another season.
 
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elf

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I guess I'm just lucky as I haven't touched the one in my wifes 2005 GTX and it's been flawless.
 
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Banjo Man

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Some batteries have a mind of their own. Last year my Vector fired right up in the morning and it was -14. Rode for 1/2 a day stopping and re-starting then one time on side of the trail would not even turn over. Started with a jump so went straight to a shop and determined the battery had no life at all. Thank God for those jumper cables I just packed for that trip.
 
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Team Elkhorn

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I finally bought batteries to replace the 8 year old OEM ones in our sleds. But when I went to start them with the old batteries, they still cranked right over. I figured I had the new batteries already, so I put them in. When I hit the keys the starters spun so fast I thought the sleds were going to flip over. Two maintenance free sealed batteries = priceless.:)
 
dfattack

dfattack

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Anyone use the lithiom "Earth X" batteries? Like to hear if anyone has any experience with them...worth the money?
 
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