Sealey heavy duty 12 v starter booster.

[icanshootwell]

I needed to start the combine yesterday but flat batteries, popped down to local garage and borrowed a sealey heavy duty booster. Wow, combine has never spun over so fast, fantastic bit of kit.
This would be a nice addition to the work shop but price does seem to vary from £150 to £600 for different models, is it a case of you get what you pay for, or is there a happy medium. Don,t know the pro,s and cons and would not want to buy something that,s not up to the job. Any help or recommendations for other brands. tia

 

[Steevo]

NOCO GB150 - Amazon deal of the day

Best price ever on this jump starter if anyone wants one. £198.06 inc VAT 15hours and counting...

thefarmingforum.co.uk

 

[scottrac]

noco gb150
small,light loads of power,I've had one 2 years,use it regularly at my garage,hardly ever charge it up

 

[scottrac]

to be fair if price is an issue the smaller noco is supposed to be good and would probably do what you need,I only got the big one as it can take the abuse of continually cranking (when i'm diagnosing faults)

 

[Drago]

The sealy rs125 will definitely start a combine, great bit of kit.

 

[yellow belly]

Would a spare battery not cost a lot less
Or trickle charge the combine when not in use

 

[icanshootwell]

Would a spare battery not cost a lot less
Or trickle charge the combine when not in use

No not really, not when you have a lorry waiting for the combine to be loaded.

 

[Robt]

No not really, not when you have a lorry waiting for the combine to be loaded.

Did you sell it and it was collected next day?

 

[icanshootwell]

I sold it about a week ago, told the buyer to give me a couple of days notice before they collect. Got a call from the driver out the blue that he was close so had no time to charge the battery s . Been thinking about getting a booster for a while now, expensive bit of kit that won't get much use, but when you need it, it's a godsend. Last year I left the baler box on by mistake for a few days, tractor battery was dead no life, put a trickle charger on but even after 1 hour the tractor wouldn't start, lost most of the afternoon messing about trying to get power into the battery s

 

[Steevo]

I sold it about a week ago, told the buyer to give me a couple of days notice before they collect. Got a call from the driver out the blue that he was close so had no time to charge the battery s . Been thinking about getting a booster for a while now, expensive bit of kit that won't get much use, but when you need it, it's a godsend. Last year I left the baler box on by mistake for a few days, tractor battery was dead no life, put a trickle charger on but even after 1 hour the tractor wouldn't start, lost most of the afternoon messing about trying to get power into the battery s

I thought mine wouldn’t get much use.....but I certainly wouldn’t be without it now. Comes in jolly handy much more often than I expected.

 

[steveR]

I sold it about a week ago, told the buyer to give me a couple of days notice before they collect. Got a call from the driver out the blue that he was close so had no time to charge the battery s . Been thinking about getting a booster for a while now, expensive bit of kit that won't get much use, but when you need it, it's a godsend. Last year I left the baler box on by mistake for a few days, tractor battery was dead no life, put a trickle charger on but even after 1 hour the tractor wouldn't start, lost most of the afternoon messing about trying to get power into the battery s

The only quick way to get some life into a battery without a booster, is a jumplead off a battery with a running engine. 10-15 mins is usually enough. But the problem is the recipient vehicle is rarely accessible in my experience

 

[Steevo]

The only quick way to get some life into a battery without a booster, is a jumplead off a battery with a running engine. 10-15 mins is usually enough. But the problem is the recipient vehicle is rarely accessible in my experience

Welder?

 

[steveR]

noco gb150
small,light loads of power,I've had one 2 years,use it regularly at my garage,hardly ever charge it up

These wee lithium boost starters are quite amazing really. I have several and find the big one so useful. Little ones are for bikes -)

 

[DeeGee]

So, in essence; if I want a fail safe booster to start any of my farm tractors or Loadalls,with no ifs or buts or maybes, and no messing about: and when even the Inuit of Northern Alaska are huddled indoors shivering in a communal bed, with a plethora of hot water bottles to warm their tootsies and the central heating system set on ‘Constant Maximum Boost’, what are the three best options?

 

[agrimax]

I have a Sealey rs125. Would rate it as pathetic...Its two internal lead acid 22Ah batteries both failed before it was a year old. Didn't get a lot of use but both were bone dry within that time.The mains charger puts out over 19v,as does the replacement. Now if that was an alternator,it would cook the batteries so I can't see how a mains charger should be any different albeit with a lot less amps.Replaced the batteries like for like but it gives very little cranking time and the 24v option gives volts but the amps aren't there to crank a 24v starter.
A spare 642 120Ah 1000CCA battery and set of jump leads would be much more powerful and useful TBH.

 

[Mr Mackay]

Might be worth buying a small solar panel to trickle a bit in all the time .
Works wonders

 

[Bury the Trash]

I have a Sealey rs125. Would rate it as pathetic...Its two internal lead acid 22Ah batteries both failed before it was a year old. Didn't get a lot of use but both were bone dry within that time.The mains charger puts out over 19v,as does the replacement. Now if that was an alternator,it would cook the batteries so I can't see how a mains charger should be any different albeit with a lot less amps.Replaced the batteries like for like but it gives very little cranking time and the 24v option gives volts but the amps aren't there to crank a 24v starter.
A spare 642 120Ah 1000CCA battery and set of jump leads would be much more powerful and useful TBH.

like this..?. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Varta-De...y-LFD180-180Ah-1000CCA-Type-629-/124252244247
ie. a leisure type one maybe be better ...

Also could make up very hd jump leads aswell from welding cables and earth clamps.

 

[agrimax]

That would be even better but heavier to lug about and nearly twice the price of a 642 although it does have a much higher Ah rating.

 

[David.]

I got one of these, having once borrowed one off local mechanic in an emergency. Small enough to keep in vehicle if you for eg, go on holiday, etc. British made in Yorkshire.
I loathe jump leads, never get good enough connection, and carrying 622 batteries about doesn't do it for me anymore either.
Hasn't let me down yet.

The Original Portable Jump Starter Packs

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[yellow belly]

batteries last a lot longer if kept fully charged
so trickle charging regularly could save buying a new battery on top of having the cost of the booster set
1 day discharged damages batteries
an alternator on modern kit will not bring a battery back to full capacity