It seems as though every year I'm buying a new lawn and garden battery. I took my latest in and it had died 3 months past the warranty. I asked the salesman about it, and he said it's typical of such small batteries. Is it? Aren't there any that last 2-3 years?
Buy a lawn and garden that doesn't run on batteries?
Boom boom.
"Lawn and garden battery"?????
Bob M.
Use a NORTHSTAR battery instead of chinese junk. You get what you pay for, a cheap battery dies when deep unloaded a few times, sometimes once is enough.
Ah, you figured it out. Unlike the others. We seem to having NAPA and EXIDE around our small town.
The sales guide said it's the same story with motorcycle batteries. One year. Kaput.
In any case, I left out the words riding lawn mower.
Complete nonsense. The battery in my bike is well over 4 years old and doing just fine.
Bob M.
Weather related? What sort of climate are you in? Here the low temps vary from around 28-40 during the winter. Storage problem? The battery is seldom using for 4-5 months, but I have started up the motor a couple of times during the winter. It was working fine about 5-6 weeks ago, the last time I used it. Maybe 8 weeks. Highs in the summer are from 85-95.
I have noted the same problem. Unless you have room to retrofit an Automotive battery it seems to be a fact of life! John Ferrell W8CCW
Northern Colorado. Believe me, it gets cold here in the winter.
Bob M.
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Battery in John Deere 48" riding mower (14 hp, 2 cyl): About 12 years old; holds charge over winter (SW Oklahoma) and starts every time all summer. NAPA brand stamped "Made in USA". Wasn't the cheapest we could find, not even the cheapest US-made. But evidently worth the cost.
Batteries don't like to freeze up, luckily my house leaks so much hot air into the garage (where my t(rusty) tractor lives) it saves me loads on new batteries :-)
I believe it.
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