Battery Tender

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alloutdoors

Discussion Starter · Jan 15, 2015

I am relatively new to using a battery tender and installed one just because accessing the battery on my 570 is difficult as it is located under the rear storage box. As shown below, I just routed the quick connector up with a zip tie and can easily lift the seat and plug it up. I didn't necessarily purchase the tender to expect an increase in battery life, but know keeping one fully charged is a good thing for a number of reasons.

So, I'm curious, when using a battery tender how much more life if any do you really see out of a battery?

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DogRunner2

· #2 · Jan 15, 2015

A guy who doesn't ride much is going to extend the life of the battery. If you ride frequently I don't think it's a must.

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Z71

· #3 · Jan 15, 2015

I got 8 yrs out of a battery on one of my ATV, 2006 to 2014 keeping it on the battery tender 24/7. Going on 5 yrs on my tractor which is only used to blow snow and sits unused from about April to Nov.

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Greg-P

· #4 · Jan 15, 2015

What specific battery tenders do you guys use and/or recommend?

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Greg-P

· #5 · Jan 15, 2015

I did a little bit of research and settled on this setup from CTEK

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Initial discovery was this YouTube Video

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Jungleman

· #6 · Jan 15, 2015

Greg-P said:
What specific battery tenders do you guys use and/or recommend?

OPTIMATE 5................I like it.

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alloutdoors

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jan 15, 2015

This is the one I use Battery Tender Plus 12 Volt 1.25 Amp Battery Charger: BatteryMart.com

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rowe doo

· #8 · Jan 15, 2015

I have a99 foreman that is on it's original battery, So i got one for the 12 ranger and have had no problems and that is a marine type.

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mrxlh

· #9 · Jan 16, 2015

Tender Jr for smaller batteries, the 1.25 amp for larger (Large H-D battery, or Ranger 900) batteries. My 2006 Streetglide battery lasted just short of 8 years, in that time I managed to only put 11,000 miles on it, so you see how much I rode it. I left it hooked up all the time.

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