[alloutdoors]

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?

 

[DogRunner2]

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.

 

[Z71]

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.

 

[Greg-P]

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

 

[Greg-P]

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

CTEK MUS 4.3 CTEK Multi US 4.3 | CTEK Battery ChargersCTEK Battery Chargers
CTEK Comfort Indicator Panel CTEK Comfort Indicator Panel | CTEK Battery ChargersCTEK Battery Chargers

Initial discovery was this YouTube Video

 

[Jungleman]

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

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

 

[alloutdoors]

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

 

[rowe doo]

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.

 

[mrxlh]

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.