kongmen
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Those of you who use these on your tractors do you remove the tractor cables or just put the leads on with the battery cables still hooked to the battery?
Tickle chargers
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bindian
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I have wired in quick disconnects to the terminals that are right below the edge of the platform, so I don't have to swing the battery box out to hook up the trickle charger. This battery is going on 4 years.
hugs, Brandi
Nightrain1
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Get yourself a batteryminder that desulphates. They come with quick disconnects and you will be happy.
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To answer your question, you can leave the battery cables on the battery when you hook up the battery maintainer... There might be vehicles out there that this statement might not be true, but I have never found one yet. I have three maintainers humming out in my barn right now. One on my mowing tractor for the winter, one on my Dodge Cummins, and one on my JD 2250, since I have only had to fire it up once this winter to blow snow.... 
firefighter jim
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Ditto,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Just hook up battery tender/maintainer leads to battery posts, leave battery cables as is................
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Tickle chargers
I thought maybe someone came up with a new type of charger, you just "tickle" your battery if it dies :laughing: Could not resist.
I do have a cheapo trickle charger from HF that I use in the cold months, works great just hook the clamps and plug in.
I thought maybe someone came up with a new type of charger, you just "tickle" your battery if it dies :laughing: Could not resist.
I do have a cheapo trickle charger from HF that I use in the cold months, works great just hook the clamps and plug in.
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ditto that. on the tickle charger. i thought it might be a new exciting option out there
ditto on not removing cables. nothing should be drawing anyway.. and if it is.. it's eaither minscule like for radio memory.. or it's something that needs to be fixed.
soudnguy
ditto on not removing cables. nothing should be drawing anyway.. and if it is.. it's eaither minscule like for radio memory.. or it's something that needs to be fixed.
soudnguy
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Kongmen; does TSC carry the tickle chargers
Markcuda
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I have two of these, would highly recommend them.
