Dissatisfied with 2030.

jacob59 · Oct 9, 2015

Annoyed

Just broke 50hrs on my 2014 2030. Don't use it much. When I do and need too battery is dead. My 1948 6 volt 9n can sit for a entire season and fires up every time. Cheap battery.
Jack

Deere Dude · Oct 9, 2015

I wouldn't condemn the tractor because of a bad battery, Stuff happens. Unless something is wrong on the tractor that caused it to go bad.

Besides, I would wager that almost every tractor has something go wrong with it in the first 100 hours.

jacob59 · Oct 9, 2015

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Deere Dude said:
I wouldn't condemn the tractor because of a bad battery, Stuff happens. Unless something is wrong on the tractor that caused it to go bad.

Besides, I would wager that almost every tractor has something go wrong with it in the first 100 hours.

Your right of course, but it still pisses me off.
Jack

jeff9366 · Oct 9, 2015

All kinds of electronics on new tractors, which consume a trickle of current whether the tractor is running or shut down.

jacob59 · Oct 10, 2015

Guess I'm going have to get a trickle charger.
Thks Jack

Wagtail · Oct 10, 2015

One of those solar powered 'battery maintainer' thingys will do the trick. I've now had to hook my ute up to one 'cause, being retired, I don't run it everyday and if 3-4 days go by the various security systems leech enough power from the battery that only a battery charger can save it. No worries since I started using the maintainer.

jaydee325 · Oct 11, 2015

Take the battery and have it load tested. I've seen new equipment come through with defective batteries. Should be a warranty item.

jacob59 · Oct 11, 2015

jaydee325 said:
Take the battery and have it load tested. I've seen new equipment come through with defective batteries. Should be a warranty item.

Thanks, I'll do that.
Jack

Olympus · Mar 20, 2016

Did you test the battery? If the battery is good, I would take it back for a warranty claim because something is drawing power when it shouldn't. I bought a 2023 and had a muffler crack and a differential lock go out on mine. That's what you pay forbade warranty for. As far the battery, I keep everything I own on a battery tender, mostly during the offseason. I attach a pigtail lead to the battery and leave the plug accessible somewhere outside the machine for easy plugging and unplugging. I have one on my LS, my UTV, and my zero turn.