Snowmobile

Frank from Michigan

Hello, I have several snowmobiles and it seems I’m always buying batteries for one of them. I was wanting to know if you could give me some battery tips on extending the life of a snowmobile battery? Your site is very educational, thanks for your efforts.

Bestbatterytips.com

Snowmobile Battery

Frank, thank you for the kind words. Snowmobile batteries are a very seasonal battery. This is why the battery manufacturers only offer 6 months free replacement on a snowmobile battery, ATV Battery, and Motorcycle battery. If your lucky you may may find a battery for these types of applications that offers a 1 year free replacement. I assume sense you used the word several that you have 3 or more snowmobiles. Purchasing Battery maintainers for all of your machines could deter a person because of the cost to do so.

12 Volt Battery Tender Jr.

The only way these types of batteries can get a good life expectancy is to have them always on a battery maintainer. You would be surprised how long these small application batteries can make it when a battery maintainer is always hooked up to them. The battery Tender for example puts out 1.5 volts to your battery to keep it 100 percent charged. The Battery Tender also shuts off on its own when the battery is fully charged. Once the battery drops down in voltage, the Battery Tender turns back on automatically and brings the battery back up to 100 percent charged. The number one reason for snowmobile, ATV, and motorcycle batteries short life is due to sulfation on the lead plates inside the battery as a result of low battery voltage. Once the battery plates get these deposits on them, they loose the ability to move electrons has efficiently. As a result the battery cannot produce the Cold Cranking Amps(CCA) it was designed to produce. The more times or the longer the battery is below voltage the worse the sulfation. Everybody is aware of the high cost on snowmobile batteries, ATV Batteries, and Motorcycle batteries. The cost of a 12 Volt Battery Tender Jr. is $29.95, however your batteries longevity generally speaking triples if not more. Don’t take long to get your invest back on a battery maintainer. Remember to always remove the battery from snowmobiles, ATV’s, and Motorcycles during long periods of storage. These machines often times have a constant drain on the battery even though the key is turned off.

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