Cheap battery cover...

JerryK · Dec 16, 2016

I had some left over Wally 1/4" sign foam board and made a quick cover/snow deflector for the battery. Whilst snow blowing the lake effect stuff, my battery was getting blasted with snow sucked into AC/hyd/intercooler/coolant radiators. Was finding icy blob on top of the battery at the end of running the blower. To keep this from possibly effecting the posts and connectors, I just covered it with some left over foam board from the radiator cover I had made earlier [ 12" center hole ]. Anywhilst, we will see if this keeps the top of the battery dryer. Getting a day off from the everyday road clearing duties today...

coldsteelva · Dec 16, 2016

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. I love all of the ingenuity here on TBN. I just picked up my Meteor 60-inch and I can see these same symptoms happening with the reverse flow (op station to front) cooling fan system on my MF GC1720. I may have to borrow this idea.

dickfoster · Dec 17, 2016

JerryK said:
I had some left over Wally 1/4" sign foam board and made a quick cover/snow deflector for the battery. Whilst snow blowing the lake effect stuff, my battery was getting blasted with snow sucked into AC/hyd/intercooler/coolant radiators. Was finding icy blob on top of the battery at the end of running the blower. To keep this from possibly effecting the posts and connectors, I just covered it with some left over foam board from the radiator cover I had made earlier [ 12" center hole ]. Anywhilst, we will see if this keeps the top of the battery dryer. Getting a day off from the everyday road clearing duties today...

That looks good. Real nice. As long as it's not gas tight so hydrogen has a way to vent, you're good to go. That is unless you've changed the battery to an AGM type.

oldpilgrim · Dec 17, 2016

Nice job, Jerry, but I think I'd like to be able to see the terminals so I can see how badly they're corroding.

JerryK · Dec 17, 2016

oldpilgrim said:
Nice job, Jerry, but I think I'd like to be able to see the terminals so I can see how badly they're corroding.

I will take it off in the Spring, if I am not too senile to remember... along with the cover I put on the radiator... AND, if I am still kicking... [[

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dickfoster · Dec 18, 2016

JerryK said:
I will take it off in the Spring, if I am not too senile to remember... along with the cover I put on the radiator... AND, if I am still kicking... [[ ]]

Just put a note to yourself on your can of wax. That way you'll be sure to see it.