best battery for riding mower?

I have real problems with the batteries for my riding mower. Typically, these batteries last 2 or 3 years. I've had enough of the cheap junk.

What's the best quality battery I can by for a riding mower??

Reply to
Greg Heinz
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Three years max is about right. If you trickle charge every winter when its stored you might get four years. They are made cheaply...don't fret, just keep buying. ====

Reply to
Roy

From what little I know about batteries is they are all made by only a few manufacturers. Those manufacturers will make a production run of what they determine to be the most effective for their operation. When the batteries a done "cooking" at the end of the assembly line the first xx off the line will get the Die Hard label, the next xx will get the Interstate label and so on. If the specs for two or more batteries of different brands are identical there is a good chance they rolled of the assembly line one after the other.

One thing to keep in mind -- batteries do not like heat. That may be why yours only last a few years. If heat is the culprit in your case you could move farther North.

Reply to
Gordon Shumway

Or pop for an AGM motorcycle battery of the same size and similar specs . They're made to withstand vibration better . I like Deka brand batteries for the Harleys , usually get 5-7 seasons from one - I usually ride 6,000-8,000 miles per year .

Reply to
Terry Coombs

This is the one we've had for 5 years now in our rider.

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Reply to
Retired

Snag has the right idea. Those batteries will run about $100 though. A mower with a dead battery is a nuisance. A bike with a bad battery can be a royal pain. I had one go bad when I was riding one day. I pulled off on a side road to stretch. The bike wouldn't start. A tow truck got me home. The battery showed over 12 volts but would do nothing when I hit the start button. Nothing. The voltage would just drop to about 0. Jump starting wouldn't do much either. The bike died as soon as the jumpers came off the way I remember. The alternator was and is good.

Reply to
Dean Hoffman

I got one at Walmart for $30 with a 3 year swap out warranty. It is not worth spending much more than that.

You can always take it back late in year 2 and get a new one that should last another 2-3 years.

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Reply to
gfretwell

"Greg Heinz" <

YUASA, made in Reading Pennsylvania USA

Reply to
Phil Kangas

Get an AGM made by East Penn. Should be good for 5 years.

Reply to
clare

They also make the Deka that I recommended and Harley branded batteries .

Reply to
Terry Coombs

You're about average, I'd say. If you live in a cold clime, stow the battery indoors over the winter, maybe with a battery maintainer in place.

Mine is stored (Northern Illinois) in an unheated garden shed with no electricity. Bought a small battery maintainer with solar cell at Harbor Freight for under $25 on sale and I get about 4 years or better. I doubt I'd get more than a year if I left the battery mounted in place over one winter.

I also use a plug-in maintainer on the standby generator battery that sits outside in its little box all year. That finally died last month after 6 years.

Reply to
Unquestionably Confused

Second that. I've had good luck with Yuasa batteries on my bikes.

Reply to
rbowman

The last time I went to the Harley dealer for a battery for the Sportster, they said they would have to order it. I'm running Yuasa now. Pretty sad when they have a few thousand square feet of boutique bling and no frigging batteries.

Reply to
rbowman

I got 6 years out of an Exide battery from Menards. I suspect vibration and/or bad charging system will kill any lead-acid battery though.

Reply to
Joe Petard

Hmmm...I had a Diehard battery in my lawn tracgtor for nine years. Maybe I just got lucky, but I replaced it last year with another one.

Incidentally, I just disconnect the cables for winter storage. Don't bother doing anything else with it.

Reply to
Moe DeLoughan

Here ya go ... info on yuasa/exide batteries:

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Phil Kangas

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