Mower-Power Inverter?

SPYDERLK · Dec 28, 2006

please note that the inverter capacity is not so much of an issue as is the amount of power you actually pull from it. High power would only be supported for very short times with the small battery and alternator. Lower power longer.
Larry

LBrown59 · Dec 29, 2006

Joe1 said:
A larger battery would indeed increase the length of time until the battery went dead from drawing more power than the alternator could resupply. It would also mean a lot longer to recharge the battery to a full charge with the undersized alternator or using a 110 source battery charger to bring the tractor battery up to full charge. As I understand it, keeping a smaller battery fully charged will have a longer life than keeping a larger battery undercharged due to sulfation.

When my GT battery eventually needs replacing, I will replace it with a bigger one, not so I can run 110 tools, but so I have a little more reserve cranking capacity. I usually run the tractor for at least 75 minutes a week and rarely use the lights, so that would keep a larger battery charged fully.

I live in a warm climate so winter cold cranking is not usually an issue.

As I understand it, keeping a smaller battery fully charged will have a longer life than keeping a larger battery undercharged due to sulfation.
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This has never been an issue for me.
The car batteries in the 66 & 67 Bolens tractors have worked fine for over 35 years.

SPYDERLK · Dec 29, 2006

LBrown59 said:
As I understand it, keeping a smaller battery fully charged will have a longer life than keeping a larger battery undercharged due to sulfation.
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This has never been an issue for me.
The car batteries in the 66 & 67 Bolens tractors have worked fine for over 35 years.

You might want to check with the manufacturer before those batteries go bad. Im pretty sure a functioning car battery that is 35 yrs old would be worth something to their advertising department!
Larry