Battery charger suggestiona

[dprimm]

Need help finding a decent battery charger that works for lead acid batteries for car and lawn mowers

I have had a couple (names I forget at the moment) that lasted maybe 18 months. Lost receipt so can’t exchange it.

Also interested in a trickle charger for the lawn mower. Does not seem to stay charged.

Thanks

 

[Ingomike]

Have multiple Battery Tender trickle chargers and have never had an issue. Bought one of these about four years ago and it has been a good unit for me.

https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/SORPL2520

 

[firecadet613]

Battery tender, I alternate mine between my riding lawn mower and my '19 Ram pickup.

 

[dvd1955]

Battery Tender brand. Bought one when I bought a bike in 2006. Still works great. Put pigtails on my two bikes, mower and grandkids power wheels jeep. Just rotate the charger between them.

 

[awames76]

ive gave up on the new ones and got a old dumb one of fb market place. i have a smart charger that would not charge a battery that was at 9 volts.

 

[greg]

CTEK 7002

CTEK Multi US 7002

OUR MOST UNIVERSAL, UNIQUE, AND TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED SMARTER CHARGER The MULTI US 7002 (Part No. 56-353) is the ideal battery charger for your camper, car, and boat. The battery charger is well suited for all-year use. Thanks to its SUPPLY mode the battery charger provides power even without...

smartercharger.com

 

[littletommy]

I found mine in my wifes grandpas basement after he died years ago. I think it’s a western auto brand, probably from the 70s, older than dirt but keeps on working year after year.

 

[tmschuller]

Funny story. At my moms and her riding lawnmower battery was low so I searched and found a box from Kmart. New but how old battery charger. It was new in the box. So back up charger.
I have a Schumacher charger that does a good job of not in a hurry ( bought a lithium jumper pack for that). It has 3 setting for battery size and type of battery. It’s light and it works

https://www.midstatebattery.com/files/Products/Schumacher/SSC-1500A.pdf

I need to get a bigger one as in a roll around one
Battery tender is a great brand and Schumacher makes a good one that you can buy extra leads and hard wire to batteries.

 

[indyblue]

I use BatteryMinders. They trickle charge and maintain batteries as well as having anti-sulfation mode.

They have restored slightly sulfated batteries for me, but they can only do so much.

 

[tomcat13]

Been using this one on the Riding Mower Battery for a few Seasons now & have No Complaints.
Unfortunately, the Charger will outlive the batteries that are being made these days. IMO

https://www.amazon.com/Vemote-Maintainer-Automatic-Automotive-Motorcycle/dp/B08P6NPVDZ/ref=sr_1_81?crid=1WXHI22YDRX7R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.h8u1x2Danc281DlKCIaubTYOUiLgubRg8X4Q4CVv-82VqeTXNUZSFoofB28yGu0S7gPeg6-5QcvfLdnrD7ZTeYusB6VefHjuVGZNftIEeY8rH13X5ZM5D9XBwLULkiIvktFO1PHmrNKLKvAWpSW5Qmgl0-UwdGYyn0eq7afp5BZeGlk2VfEn2jPgGugcG8DISvXOW9felxD7o58tx8GScTq6x04dBSRWk-2jfTZ27v2dkkoF3nWIs2_4hnkZMflTp79vILmNOyLcBD_kSxf2t_RiiIUSx2WFXJTQ1nM5OKY.QMIzMeMh7zquKgzdgUu_J44PM3xsljMb68AyluKQWsU&dib_tag=se&keywords=trickle+charger+for+battery&qid=1712056579&sprefix=trickle+charger+for+battery%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-81

 

[ditcherman]

This category definitely qualifies for "they don't make 'em like they used too'.
Buy a mechanical, not digital, if at all possible. This might be less relevant the less heavy duty you need, and the less you roughhouse it for sure.
I want an amp gauge, so I can see what's going on, not just a "trust me" digital readout that means nothing.
I finally broke down and bought Associated, ended up with 2 of them, one is 24 volts for one machine I have and they are excellent. Hands down the best.
I think their entry level is $300ish, with mechanical timers.
Got along good with Napa until they went digital.

 

[k12lts]

Battery Tender is a solid line that has been around for a long time. I use several of them and over the last few years I've started using some BatteryMinders as well. They are a little more expensive but do a little more for the batteries as well. In the winter time I have 13 batteries on maintainers at any one time. They really extend the life of a battery, especially those that aren't used on a regular basis.

Remember, these are battery maintainers, not chargers. Use them on a good battery and that battery will last a long time.

 

[KLB]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W6B987F/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have two of these. One has two chargers which I have on our 2500, which sits a lot. It's been outside for a years and a half and worked wonderfully.

 

[Ingomike]

Side note; a lot of folks say don’t set your battery directly on concrete, it will go bad. Subsequent internet searches and a few years of doing it have proved that wrong. So why do so many believe that? The element of truth is that old batteries had wooden cases, so warning here, if you have a wooden case battery don’t set it on gravel or concrete for storage…

 

[dprimm]

Remember, these are battery maintainers, not chargers. Use them on a good battery and that battery will last a long time

Yes. If I can prevent problems that is best.

The fencer battery is going to be getting a solar charge controller (and panel) to keep that one charged up.

Good point

 

[dprimm]

Buy a mechanical, not digital, if at all possible. This might be less relevant the less heavy duty you need, and the less you roughhouse it for sure.

The old ones are at the big farm. The really good one got squished by a tractor. Does not work now.

 

[HoughMade]

Small lawn and garden and motorsports batteries suck. They just do. I have replaced those more than any other lead acid battery I own.

The old school 6 volt battery in my vintage tractor starts right up after sitting all winter. The one in my JD lawn tractor had been sitting for 3 years when I got the tractor that had been abandoned in 2014. I charged it the first time I started the tractor back then and it still starts every time.

Those little batteries? I'm going on my third for a Kart we've owned for 2 years and went through 3 in 4 years for my motorcycle.

Anyway, Schumacher. I have a small one that charges at 1.5 amps (leisurely) and also maintains long term. I also have a larger 2/10/50 amp one. No complaints.

 

[blain]

I start battery charger searches out with "Schumacher".

 

[Butch627]

CTEK 7002

CTEK Multi US 7002

OUR MOST UNIVERSAL, UNIQUE, AND TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED SMARTER CHARGER The MULTI US 7002 (Part No. 56-353) is the ideal battery charger for your camper, car, and boat. The battery charger is well suited for all-year use. Thanks to its SUPPLY mode the battery charger provides power even without...

smartercharger.com

After reading up on chargers online till my eyes hurt I bought one of these. I have WAY too many batteries and I think this charger has brought a few back that would not hold charge and I have not lost any good ones in the 4 or 5 years since I bought it. I rotate it through the herd when they are dormant on the regen cycle. I also have several 20 plus year old chargers that I use. To cover all the bases buy one high tech charger and another old one at the neighbors yard sale

 

[greg]

After reading up on chargers online till my eyes hurt I bought one of these. I have WAY too many batteries and I think this charger has brought a few back that would not hold charge and I have not lost any good ones in the 4 or 5 years since I bought it. I rotate it through the herd when they are dormant on the regen cycle. I also have several 20 plus year old chargers that I use. To cover all the bases buy one high tech charger and another old one at the neighbors yard sale

The snowflake mode is the top feature IMO Best charger I have ever owned and you can carry it in one hand