Dead Flat Battery On Dumper?

[bluebell]

Got a thwaites 6 ton dumper, thats battery has had it, tried to recondition it, charge it, dont really want to by a new battery because, as its rarely used, will a fast charge, start it, or would this be an ideal job for those "booster packs" you can get, if so what model, type, price etc, from users experience would be a good model to maybe think of buying and ones to avoid? Comments please for me and im sure going into the winter period others would be interested?

 

[Dave W]

Just buy a battery!!
We had years messing about jump starting machinery every morning. I’d refuse to do it nowadays

 

[TripleSix]

Put a battery on it.
Get a small weatherproof solar panel battery maintenance charger and fit that, it'll keep the battery good whilst the machine is parked.

 

[startinghandle]

For the first and probably last time I agree with @Dave W

 

[Timbo]

Buy a battery. Tayna the place for em.

 

[Dave W]

Batteries must be the one thing that’s barely gone up in price.
Remember dad chuntering about having to pay £80-90 for a battery 30 years ago.

 

[Tomr10]

I’ve seen it where you can’t jump them when there dead get a new one

 

[Steevo]

Batteries must be the one thing that’s barely gone up in price.
Remember dad chuntering about having to pay £80-90 for a battery 30 years ago.

£80 would buy a lot 30 years ago. Can’t say the same for that now.

 

[milkloss]

New battery and take it off if the machine isn’t going to be used for a while. A decent jump pack will cost a couple of hundred quid I guess and a mains charge&start is a battery killer anyway.

 

[Dave W]

£80 would buy a lot 30 years ago. Can’t say the same for that now.

Yes it was a lot of money. But an ordinary tractor bat is still only £80-100 now

 

[bovrill]

Treat a tractor to a new battery, and put the old one on the dumper. That way you're spending on the busy tractor, not the old wrecker!

OR, what voltage is the battery showing a couple of hours after coming off the charger?
I've been trying the DC welder trick to try and recondition some old batteries. One has a new lease of life, one hasn't been affected, and the third one has been totally wrecked by the experience!
I think the one that recovered held a better voltage from the charger in the first place, 11.5V rather than 10ish volts on the others

 

[Steevo]

Yes it was a lot of money. But an ordinary tractor bat is still only £80-100 now

My point exactly. So based on that effectively they've got cheaper.

 

[ACEngineering]

Yes it was a lot of money. But an ordinary tractor bat is still only £80-100 now

Yeah but tanya will now charge £20 or £30 shipping depending how big it is

 

[Hilly]

Batteries must be the one thing that’s barely gone up in price.
Remember dad chuntering about having to pay £80-90 for a battery 30 years ago.

Sshhhhhhh .