How long before battery no workie (BX1500)

[cuoffroad]

I have 430 hours on my BX1500 we bought new about 4 years ago. I notice with this cold weather it hesitates when I go to start it. In the summer it fires right up. In past winters it has fired right up as well. I forget what you call it when you turn the key to let the glow plugs warm up but I do that for about 10 seconds in the winter.

Is 4 years about all I should expect out of one of these batteries or should I be looking at something else as the cause?

Thanks guys.

 

[4Kings]

I've got a nearly 8 year old BX1800 with the original battery, still fires right up. If you're concerned, pull it out and have it tested. Any auto parts store can do this for you.

 

[dal929]

Get your self a battery tender. You can get one from HF for $7 that works great and will leave your battery fully topped off and ready to go. If it's a wet cell Batt you should also check the fluid level. If it's low be sure to add Distilled water only.

 

[LBrown59]

I have 430 hours on my BX1500 we bought new about 4 years ago. I notice with this cold weather it hesitates when I go to start it. In the summer it fires right up. In past winters it has fired right up as well. I forget what you call it when you turn the key to let the glow plugs warm up but I do that for about 10 seconds in the winter.

Is 4 years about all I should expect out of one of these batteries or should I be looking at something else as the cause? .

My bx 23 turned 4 last month .
Still has orig. batt.
Over 1100 hours and bat still going strong.
Bought a used 2003 bx1500 a year ago last month.
slightly over 400 hours on it.
Have no idea what the bat is like or how old it is.
Bat doing fine at this point.

 

[cuoffroad]

Well, I suppose I'll take the battery to get it checked. Sounds like it should be lasting longer than 4 years.

I guess I hope it's the battery, otherwise I'm afraid I see $$ in my near future.

If it's NOT the battery, anything else I should be looking at?

Thank you for the reponses.

 

[mozark]

Before you buy a new battery, check the glow plugs and associated circuitry, a friend had a BX2230 that had trouble starting, he replaced the battery and still had same problem, turns out the power wire to the glow plugs had broken off.

 

[Tom_H]

BX2200, 1st battery lasted 4 yr. Replacement from Kragen lasted 3. Most places that sell car batteries will have what you need as the class is interchangeable. My tractor batteries are lasting about the same as my car batteries. For some things like my elec. start wheeled string trimmer from DR, I have to go to a place that sells motorcycle batteries to get replacements.

 

[JOHNTHOMAS]

I needed a battery for a kids toy 4 wheeler and looked all over the internet and Wal Mart for one. Finally saw where Interstate Batterys had the model number available. Called and he had one for about half what the specialty places wanted for it. The other good news is I drive by Barlow Equipment (Kubota dealer) almost every day and just past Barlows on the other side of the road is the Interstate Battery dealer. No shipping or out of the way to get it. Hadn't payed much attention to it being there until I needed the battery. Had a BX1500 and a B7800 that I kept for 3 years with no battery problems.

 

[lakeside]

You won't believe it but I bought my used G1800 in 1995. It was already two years old and I only changed the battery a year ago. Ok, it was getting tired near the end but that battery lasted 14 years!

 

[savageactor7]

The kubota we got in 92 got its 2nd battery just a few years ago.

 

[tony3542]

DAL 929 wrote>Get your self a battery tender. You can get one from HF for $7 that works great and will leave your battery fully topped off and ready to go. If it's a wet cell Batt you should also check the fluid level. If it's low be sure to add Distilled water only.
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He's right,I'II expand on that a little.As an ex motorcycle rider ,owned 13 in all.After I bought a battery tender(not a copy) and topped the battery off reg.with distilled water I never bought another battery.While my co-riders replaced theirs ecery year or two.
tony

 

[Bearsden]

Well, after just shy of 12 years my original battery on my BX1500 has give up the ghost. Thought this might be happening the last time I used it, but this time it turned over a couple times and that was it.

 

[Amf232]

And just short of 8 years later there is a reply!

 

[mjym]

hi my bx 1830 is a 2005 600hr and still have the same battery but i charge with a slow charger every month and check it with a battery tester and its full charge

 

[Redneck in training]

My tractor is 12 years old has 1200 hours and still has the original battery.
Before you change battery check grounding of the engine and tight connection on the starter.
I used to own a Fiat car years ago. It developed starting problem that got progressively worse. While troubleshooting it I opened the hood a tried to start the engine and noticed puff of smoke. Investigation revealed that only connection between negative and the engine was a manual choke cable that got red hot and melted the plastic protecting the cable. Then I found bad connection on the grounding strip between the engine and car body. Tightened it up and the problem went away.

 

[montelatici]

My batteries last 4 years. Three tractors, every four years the batteries get replaced. That's pretty much average over 30 years of owning tractors.

 

[check]

My batteries last 4 years. Three tractors, every four years the batteries get replaced. That's pretty much average over 30 years of owning tractors.

Wow. My battery on my Kubota BX25 is now eight years old and still going strong. They must have put in an extra special one!

 

[oosik]

I've had a gel cell battery in my previous tractor that lasted eleven years. I put an Odyssey battery plus a Battery Tender on my new tractor. Hope to get 10-12 years out of this system.

 

[bstrom]

8 years on my B2620 battery. Starts right up and it spends the winter outside. I do use the block heater if below 10 F. Suppose it will go someday. The battery in my F150 lasted 11 years though.

 

[sixdogs]

I used to get 3 or 4 years out of batteries. Then I started charging them every fall and using a "smart" charger that can also desulphate or repair or whatever it's called. Now I get 13 or more years from a Kubota and about the same from other quality batteries. Now, I faithfully charge every fall and as late in the season as possible.