battery dead and wont take charge in my 2017 Cat ElTigre 8000 and im sure they dont put the best of batteries in production. Are Yuasa batteries still the battery of choice for snowmobiles? I know they can be pricey but dont mind spending money on a good battery as you get what you pay for. Someone had told me that Motocross batteries roll off the same line as yuasa and are less expensive but when you look at specs the moto weighs almost 3 lbs less than yuasa so... it may roll of the same line but 3 lbs is alot of weight in such a small battery so there has to be a difference. We use Deka batteries at my shop, called my supplier and according to them Deka makes the yuasa battery and we have very good luck with the deka batteries, he said that the spec battery i need he cannot get. There is a Yuasa in my f1000 and has been there for 3 years and still cranks fine.
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battery dead and wont take charge in my 2017 Cat ElTigre 8000 and im sure they dont put the best of batteries in production. Are Yuasa batteries still the battery of choice for snowmobiles? I know they can be pricey but dont mind spending money on a good battery as you get what you pay for. Someone had told me that Motocross batteries roll off the same line as yuasa and are less expensive but when you look at specs the moto weighs almost 3 lbs less than yuasa so... it may roll of the same line but 3 lbs is alot of weight in such a small battery so there has to be a difference. We use Deka batteries at my shop, called my supplier and according to them Deka makes the yuasa battery and we have very good luck with the deka batteries, he said that the spec battery i need he cannot get. There is a Yuasa in my f1000 and has been there for 3 years and still cranks fine.
I have a Yuasa battery in my 4 wheeler that I bought new in 2001 and it still works like the day I bought it . I use Yuasa batteries in all my motorcycles , snowmobiles and never have any problems.
battery dead and wont take charge in my 2017 Cat ElTigre 8000 and im sure they dont put the best of batteries in production. Are Yuasa batteries still the battery of choice for snowmobiles? I know they can be pricey but dont mind spending money on a good battery as you get what you pay for. Someone had told me that Motocross batteries roll off the same line as yuasa and are less expensive but when you look at specs the moto weighs almost 3 lbs less than yuasa so... it may roll of the same line but 3 lbs is alot of weight in such a small battery so there has to be a difference. We use Deka batteries at my shop, called my supplier and according to them Deka makes the yuasa battery and we have very good luck with the deka batteries, he said that the spec battery i need he cannot get. There is a Yuasa in my f1000 and has been there for 3 years and still cranks fine.
First of all, try to charge your dead battery with a straight charger, not a maintainer. And at a low amperage charge. I use a 1 amp straight charger for these situations, no matter the battery size. Most all "battery "maintainers" will not charge a completely dead battery, and will either indicate it is full charge, or perhaps indicate it is bad/junk, when neither is the case. However, a "Genius" brand maintainer will charge a completely dead battery. New Penn batteries produces "Deca" batteries, and many other generic brands. I believe that Yuasa produces their own batteries, and other generic brands.
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Yuasa has a pretty decent name in the powersports realm. Have had good experiences with them.
Deka is East Penn, and many believe East Penn to be the best out of the three major car battery manufacturers (tons of re-labeling happens). Not sure how that applies to smaller powersports stuff.
I’d also look into an AGM from Odyssey. Really popular with street bike crowd. Have them in my stuff and have been very happy. They make their own stuff at their own factories in the USA. Not just a label.
Deka is East Penn, and many believe East Penn to be the best out of the three major car battery manufacturers (tons of re-labeling happens). Not sure how that applies to smaller powersports stuff.
I’d also look into an AGM from Odyssey. Really popular with street bike crowd. Have them in my stuff and have been very happy. They make their own stuff at their own factories in the USA. Not just a label.
What specifications are you looking for? I’m looking for 4 new batteries for 2015 800 Switchbacks. I don’t mind spending the extra money. At -6* a few weeks ago, all 4 needed to be pull started.
Blain's Farm and Fleet are New Penn, with the Blain's brand "Duration" on them. Most sizes now available in AGM also. You don't show your location, so I don't have any idea if you are where any of the Blain's stores are located? You may also be able to order them online?
I've been putting Yuasa in the sleds but.. Had two dead at start of last season, so put new ones in them, then. This season, one of those 2 new ones was dead. Dead meaning won't take a charge (using straight charger and smart charger). So, putting in other brand on that one, Motocross, I think. From BatteryStuff which I usually get batteries for bikes/quads. I get the AGM style and usually not Yuasa.
Traditionally I've had good luck with the Yuasa, but skeptical after three fairly premature failures in recent years.
Traditionally I've had good luck with the Yuasa, but skeptical after three fairly premature failures in recent years.
Now in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. There’s a new Fleet Farm in Delavan, Wisconsin. I will call them to see if they have these batteries.
Thanks
Mill's Fleet Farm is not the same as Blain's Farm and Fleet chain of stores. They are a lot alike, but many differences also. I don't know who Mill's Fleet Farm battery vendor is. I would recommend you get a AGM battery, and not a wet cell, no matter the brand.
old abe, I know exactly what you are referring to, I have a "solar" brand charger at the shop and when a battery gets too low it wont recognize the battery as being any good or chargeable and will just do nothing, its a very nice charger but.... for this very reason I also have a old school charger that weighs about 20 lbs that has brought many in my other chargers eyes dead batteries back to life and have tested fine after. not all dead batteries are no good especially according to alot of todays newer chargers. i probably will be going with an agm battery
First of all, try to charge your dead battery with a straight charger, not a maintainer. And at a low amperage charge. I use a 1 amp straight charger for these situations, no matter the battery size. Most all "battery "maintainers" will not charge a completely dead battery, and will either indicate it is full charge, or perhaps indicate it is bad/junk, when neither is the case. However, a "Genius" brand maintainer will charge a completely dead battery. New Penn batteries produces "Deca" batteries, and many other generic brands. I believe that Yuasa produces their own batteries, and other generic brands.
old abe, I know exactly what you are referring to, I have a "solar" brand charger at the shop and when a battery gets too low it wont recognize the battery as being any good or chargeable and will just do nothing, its a very nice charger but.... for this very reason I also have a old school charger that weighs about 20 lbs that has brought many in my other chargers eyes dead batteries back to life and have tested fine after. not all dead batteries are no good especially according to alot of todays newer chargers. i probably will be going with an agm battery
The NOCO Genius battery chargers are high tech chargers, and are somewhat pricey too. But they do things other maintainers won't. Such as charge a completely dead battery, and desulfate worn/older batteries. The latter I don't put much stock in. I use my 1 amp charger on any size battery, for the first part of up charging. The larger the battery, the longer I leave it on. Then, with the larger batteries, I'll switch over to a larger charger to finish charging.
old abe, was checking the NOCO chargers out, which model do you have?
The NOCO Genius battery chargers are high tech chargers, and are somewhat pricey too. But they do things other maintainers won't. Such as charge a completely dead battery, and desulfate worn/older batteries. The latter I don't put much stock in. I use my 1 amp charger on any size battery, for the first part of up charging. The larger the battery, the longer I leave it on. Then, with the larger batteries, I'll switch over to a larger charger to finish charging.
old abe, was checking the NOCO chargers out, which model do you have?
I don't personally have one as yet. I am looking into them, as my very good friend, and riding bud brought them to my attention. He had to find out the hard way about most all "maintainers" fail at being able to recharge a "dead" battery. He had 3 maintainers, all failed. I had to show him, as he was reluctant to accept my telling him what was going on. Someday in the future, my little, cheap, 1 amp charger will give up, and I'll need a replacement.