[AT] Battery Charger recommendations

[Spencer Yost]

I understand staying away from Harbor freight. I'd try my best not buy anything there, but occasionally I will if price so important I don't mind risking it. Also, Harbor freight changes suppliers so much finding one product you like doesn't mean anything because six months later that same product might not be the same quality, same supplier or anything.

Spencer Yost

> On Apr 27, 2016, at 12:49 AM, Dean VP <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
> 
> Spencer, 
> 
> Thanks for the tips. One of the reasons I like the Sears DieHard Gold is
> that it does have the desulfate mode.  I haven't found that feature in any
> of the Schumacher chargers that I  have looked at so far.  I'd like one
> charger around here that can handle any of my 6 or 12V  tractors and the 12V
> gas or diesel vehicles if needed. But I suspect that I would get another
> 6/12V small unit just for quick and dirty little jobs. I have my 6/12V unit
> from Sears for over 40 years  and probably would still be working if I
> hadn't dropped it off the top of Tractor tires so often.  It received more
> than its fair share of abuse over the 40 years or so. It didn't owe me a
> thing when it finally died. I haven't had time to find out if it could even
> be fixed. Spending the winter in AZ and then coming back to a 6 acre place
> that has completely gone berserk due to unusually warm weather is not fun at
> all, and I'm a cripple with a scheduled knee replacement on May 11th.  I've
> got to get things under control here so my wife, family and friends can help
> us out while I am recovering. Feeling the pressure.  I have had such poor
> luck with Harbor Freight electrical products I shy away from their products
> and will buy from them only as  a last resort. But time and  circumstance
> will change all attitudes. 
> 
> Dean VP
> Snohomish, WA 98290
> 
> It's better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Spencer Yost
> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 8:33 PM
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> Subject: Re: [AT] Battery Charger recommendations
> 
> I'll jump in here with an antique tractor reference.   I have a cheapie shoe
> box sized harbor freight Chicago electric charger with automatic mode and
> six volt setting.  Got it for antique tractors.  Cost me like 35$ if that
> much . It also has a 55 AMP start setting. The 55 AMP start setting won't
> start a big diesel but it will start an easy turning gas tractor engine if
> you let it charge the battery for a little while first.  If you don't do
> that the dead battery is too much of a load for a mere 55amps.
> 
> I have used and abused that thing for 15 years.    My wife completely
> drained her car battery just a week or so ago and I used it then.  Still
> works great.
> 
> I also bought my son a nice shoe box sized schmaucher (sp?) that had a
> desulfate mode.   That mode saved at least one battery so it paid for
> itself.  I will say that it did not save two others I assumed only had
> sulfate shorts so maybe not as effective as one hopes.   But again - if
> desulfate mode saves one battery getting that feature will pay for the
> charger.
> 
> Spencer Yost
> 
> 
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