Quick & Easy Way To Test Lawn Tractor Batteries Without Spending A Fortune On Tools!

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Quick & Easy Way To Test Lawn Tractor Batteries Without Spending A Fortune On Tools!
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@patthesoundguy Ай бұрын

I finally broke down and bought one of those as Princess Auto about 10 to 12 years ago, and I wished I had bought it sooner. Well worth the money

@snowball1465 Ай бұрын

This is great. No more touching my tongue to the positive and negative for me.

@Boobtube. Ай бұрын

you must have a long tongue, LOL

@tonyrichmond9428 Ай бұрын

Buddy, if you can touch the positive and negative with your tongue, I'm sure you can find a woman to test that battery for you!

@jamesc9327 Ай бұрын

You know it's going to be an awesome day when Dony puts out a video on KZfaq. Thanks, Dony, for another amazing video. This one on a worn out tractor battery. I purchased one at Harbor Freight a few years ago, and they certainly save time. 👍👍👍👍👍

@Choirboyjr11 Ай бұрын

I swapped a motorcycle battery for my mower and have had it on for 7 years now. I believe it is a YTX14, but it's AGM and love not replacing it!

@Ron-0417 Ай бұрын

Harbor Freight has them for $20. I've always called them a toaster tester.

@regsparkes6507 Ай бұрын

I've used one these testers in my business for years and Dony's right. ( as far as I'm concerned. )

@xrisdavid785 Ай бұрын

Happy 50th Don !! Still lookin' young [ish] after all these years !! Thanx for all the knowledge you share !!

@TheLawnmowerLady Ай бұрын

Great tool! Electrical issues can be intimidating for many folks. These tools are easy to use, no complicated and are useful for your car or motorcycle too. Thanks for the video.

@georgepruitt637 Ай бұрын

You can also use it for testing bad gnds and other bad connections.

@willf5768 Ай бұрын

Great video Don . My lawn tractor battery seems to last so long I barely remember when I bought it. What I do is remove mine And I live very close to Canada and we have long winters here. I remove my battery on one tractor and one car I have for the winter and keep them on the work bench in the garage out of the way. And put a small charger on them until they are fully charged , some people use a trickle charger and leave it on all winter but I just put the charger on once a month it seems to work just fine.And for me this helps my batteries last many years.

@henerker Ай бұрын

Donny shows us again how we can do it ourselves and save money! Always such great videos.

@steveriggenbach90 Ай бұрын

I’ve had mine for years. Car , sump pump and mower batteries I’ve used it on. Great tip.

@steveb.6267 Ай бұрын

Dony you’re the best small engines teacher on KZfaq. I put a battery tender on all my tractors at least once a month. After I take the tender off I measure the voltage on the battery, after a few days I measure it again and if it drops to 12.5vdc. or less I know the battery is on its way out. With proper care for I usually get around six years to a battery unless it’s defective from the start. Thanks again for doing what you do, the younger people need mentors like you.

@BearE9090 Ай бұрын

I bought mine years ago at Princess Auto. They had it on sale for $25.00. Very simple and effective.

@gordbaker896 Ай бұрын

Thanks Dony. Great tool with multiple uses around the home.

@paultennis9414 Ай бұрын

This unit is also useful for testing the charging system. Simple but effective.

@byronwoolfrey1039 23 күн бұрын

Thanks, good video And that dawn dish detergent, i keep it in my shop, it cleans grease of your hands just as well as those ducks. Better than hand cleaners

@jonnymotoritz4393 Ай бұрын

I have the exact same Battery tester. As you said, its simple and good. Thank you for all your videos . Never boring. Always informative. Greetings from Austria

@matthewwearsch242 Ай бұрын

Hell yeah 👍 the good old toaster load tester doesn't lie

@deanmoore420 Ай бұрын

Great advice I’ve had one of them testers for a long time. They work great great video.👍

@davidstark8894 Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing another great video! I have one of these testers and it has come in very handy.

@rightlanehog3151 Ай бұрын

Don, I would like to know how many people keep their small engine /seasonal equipment batteries charged up in the off season. 🤔

@billy2bob63 Ай бұрын

I do or at least check the voltage on them 👍💯♥️🇺🇸

@ryank5688 Ай бұрын

At least every 3mo.. So once around Christmas and then again before going back into service. Top-up with distilled water in the fall after initially charging then put on a bit longer. Had a dura-last in seasonal automotive service for 16y.. They don't seem to make them quite that well anymore.

@Davidjb37721 Ай бұрын

Thanks for your input 😅😊

@elcheapo5302 Ай бұрын

If you get one, make sure to read the manual. Specifically, temperature correction and which scale to look at loaded vs unloaded. I've had an Associated tester for years. 100% accurate. The electronic ones are, at best, 90% accurate.

@rhama8751 Ай бұрын

I pull my mower battery end of every season and leave it on a trickle charger overwinter in an unheated garage. So far its lasted 9 years so I guess I've been lucky.

@gordsmith7708 Ай бұрын

Great info Donny ! Cheers 🍻

@user-oh1hc5vw5o Ай бұрын

thanks don

@Tterryups Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@Kyle-bb9zp Ай бұрын

These are good charger testers I used them working on tractor trailers.

@mrclaus859 Ай бұрын

Thanks Dony

@mikespain8655 Ай бұрын

I use that exact same tester every week and it works great.

@liljoeii6091 Ай бұрын

THANK YOU FOR THE VIDEO

@keithpayne8943 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Always enjoy rhem

@garyclark1135 Ай бұрын

You know it's bad because it was only showing 10 volts.

@elcheapo5302 Ай бұрын

Yep, no need to even load this one.

@RussellBooth1977 Ай бұрын

I think that Don thought that was the CCA rating of the battery when it's the voltage reading,I'd say that it has a bad cell in it !

@tcap7917 Ай бұрын

It not only tests a batteries condition but also can do a starter draw and charging test. It's not just for small batteries. Have and still use the same tester from harbor freight over 30 years ago. Only wear is on the clamps.

@harrygrimley4352 Ай бұрын

Nice job sir

@shawnmadan4224 Ай бұрын

Harbor freight 20.00 dollars

@TheTronder007 Ай бұрын

Our Husqvarna Rider (R112C) from 2015 is still on it's original battery, and our lawn tractor (Husqvarna LT151) has a battery from 2017, both are still working well.. We leave them in the machines over the winter season (stored in a dry outhouse) I do give them a charge every few weeks, temperatures during winter here in Trøndelag in Norway can go down to -10 to -20'c and sometimes even a bit lower.

@6gatornation Ай бұрын

I bought an Odyssey battery in 2015 For $145 still using it today In my riding lawnmower I never had to charge it even after it sits a few months in the winter I am amazed every spring when it starts up bought another one for my Polaris Rzr in 2016 still going strong also

@gerrymcintosh4477 Ай бұрын

I have a battery tester and use it quite frequently. I find it very useful to have and paid less than 75$ for it. 🇨🇦💝👍🙏

@joehead1294 Ай бұрын

Yes, those are nice. But the mower is the ultimate tester. And you already have it.

@RussellBooth1977 Ай бұрын

I bought one of these testers on eBay for $23 AUD including postage and handling from a seller whose located at Sydney in Australia which isn't that far from where I live. That reading prior to when you turn the switch on is the voltage reading & I knew that it was already toast when I saw that it read 10 volts when the battery has been charged, it's likely due to a bad cell. The instructions in mine tells me to load test it for 10 seconds. It has been invaluable for testing my cars battery so it has saved me from returning a good battery to the auto parts store when the starter motor solenoid had a loose connection in my car. I would like to get a smaller one to test smaller CCA rated batteries because I have a 270 CCA which shows up as being weak but the specific gravity tests green which is fully charged after it has been charged !

@prann100 Ай бұрын

Bought mine on sale last year for $19.99 in Canada

@Islandwaterjet Ай бұрын

No. Get the type of tester that has the rheostat to vary the 'cranking amps' such that you can load the battery to its designed parameters. Also check and adjust the zero on a analogue meter.

@partyguarder Ай бұрын

If the battery has been around a while (as this one is from Feb 2018), it's a good idea to pry off the vent caps and see if there is enough acid solution in the cells, prior to charging. If the plates are not totally submerged, top up with water until they are..and then charge the battery. You might be able to save it.

@michaelotoole1807 Ай бұрын

make Shure you use distilled water.

@billy2bob63 Ай бұрын

Oh I know that I could Revive that battery to life 👍💯♥️🇺🇸

@partyguarder Ай бұрын

@@michaelotoole1807 If you're using well water then ya...but in the GTA regular tap water works fine, done it for years never had a problem.

@Tundra-pw2cu Ай бұрын

Do you have a link to pick up a tester like yours on Amazon? Thanks, Enjoy you video's

@Nonplused Ай бұрын

Careful when testing AGM batteries, especially type 27's, you can cook the tester! Mine still works, but it started smoking on the AGM. The load in these testers like the one shown in the video is just a heat coil.

@tomschmidt381 Ай бұрын

I also have one of these old school high current battery load testers. A Harbor Freight one from south of the 49th parallel. Besides our cars I also use it on the smaller SLA batteries on our genie and UPS. Being small batteries even new they test bad but I log the new reading periodically retest. Not rigorous a test but works for me. To maximize life both are on battery maintainers. One note of caution. I once had one of our car batteries fail shortly after I did the load test. I assume a failed cell (know what they say). One of the newer high tech impedance testers may have picked up the pending failure but as I do not own one will never know.

@illiniwood Ай бұрын

If you sell batteries in your shop, one of the best battery testers made is the Auto-Meter sb-5/2. Nothing out there can touch its accuracy and dependability.

@bobmcl2406 Ай бұрын

Watch the flyers. Those load testers come on sale at Princess Auto for $19.99 Cdn. I use mine all the time, and I have helped friends know that a battery was not their problem.

@kingphilt Ай бұрын

Where do they sell that battery interstate with the handle? Thanks

@airtow6766 Ай бұрын

If people weren't so lazy these days and when they store the mower for winter, bring battery inside, and charge it a couple times it would last at least 4 or 5 seasons.

@cal4625 28 күн бұрын

The battery will also last longer if you remove it from the mower over winter, bring it indoors and hook it up to the charger every thirty days or so.

@Mechanicturfgear Ай бұрын

Top up with distilled water . I trickle charge over night then load test them in the morning . Usually lawn tractor battery 2-3 years is about right . I’ve seen batteries 10 years old but very un common . More common to get a bad new battery . Talk about a diagnostic night mare lol . Which has happened to me at least twice in 20 years

@jtb52 Ай бұрын

Good timing dad's tractor is down. Recharged battery but didn't help...I'll take the battery to the local shop

@jeffarp7409 Ай бұрын

If you will look on your battery it will have a cold cranking amp rating on it. That is what you need to go by on your load tester, thats what the numbers are on the tester and that should be what it should show when you test it. It should be somewhere close to the cca rating on the battery.

@10mmsocket32 Ай бұрын

Alternatively, leave the battery connected to the mower and hook up the tester to the battery. See how far the tester drops in amperage (green/yellow region) while trying to crank the mower.

@mikegregory7844 Ай бұрын

My tester doesn’t allow me to put a load on the battery to check it. I just attached the negative and positive and it tells me if the battery is good or not. Do I need another battery tester that will put a load on the battery like your example.

@Wyliedawg Ай бұрын

Hmmm, I'm only on my 3rd battery in my 2008 Deere X540. I keep the battery stored indoors over winter and on a timer-controller smart charger in the off season. Two to three years only shouldn't happen.

@robertford4801 Ай бұрын

Interesting but a cheaper multimeter will achieve the same information. Measure off load voltage 12-13v depending on charge state, then crank the starter and observe voltage drop. Shouldn’t drop below 8.4volts on battery terminals worst case scenario. When batteries had each cell lugs exposed years ago you could easily measure the voltage of each cell which should all read the same. Another good test is to charge the battery fully, then discharge at the 10th ampere rating of the battery to see if its capacity is up to spec. I prefer moving coil meters to electronic test meters.

@philliphall5198 Ай бұрын

👋

@ksw501 Ай бұрын

I’ve seen videos where old/dead batteries can be brought back to life by hooking them up to welders and cranking at high amps. Have you ever tried this and do you recommend this method?

@donyboy73 Ай бұрын

Never tried!

@billy2bob63 Ай бұрын

It works 👍💯♥️🇺🇸

@MrTonyharrell Ай бұрын

Most auto parts around here will test your battery for free.

@rickjljr11 Ай бұрын

1st battery no load voltage = 10.5 ... one dead cell

@alserna3439 Ай бұрын

I have had my batteries last 10 yrstake them out in winter and leave them on a trickle charger all the time

@David-rj7hi Ай бұрын

I'm stumped can you help me anyone..I have a toro tecumseh 6.5 hp self pace mower it ran great then all sudden it would start but die..so I bought new carb all new..once I put it on I mowed my whole backyard..after that now it's doing the same prime and start runs a minute or two and dies..I even adjusted the float the same..got spark, fuel, new carb any ideas?

@donyboy73 Ай бұрын

Make sure fuel cap is venting, sometimes i run with cap a little loose to make sure it's venting.

@stevem1081 25 күн бұрын

My tester is included with every vehicle, if you turn the key and it won't start, charge battery, if it still won't start, 99% chance the battery is bad.

@chrishayden7016 24 күн бұрын

After getting a battery tester, invest $20 in a battery MAINTAINER. My bad boy battery is seven years old and still tests @ 220 CCAs

@harrisonosirrah22 Ай бұрын

Do you check Facebook messages?

@donyboy73 Ай бұрын

I do miss to see a lot of them.

@upsidedowndog1256 Ай бұрын

The battery is bad if it won't start the engine. I have the tester myself and a new battery is always the fix. No need to test it.

@mikeholubek4419 Ай бұрын

Mines >30 yrs old, diff brand but sane principle.

@AutismusPrime69 Ай бұрын

One day man will make telescopes that can see atoms

@donyboy73 Ай бұрын

Absolutely!

@brucemitchell5637 Ай бұрын

I get the batteries on my lawn equipment to last MUCH longer than 2-3 years by simply disconnecting them in the fall when I've finished using them and putting them on cheap $20 battery maintainers inside my heated garage for the winter. No problems whatsoever!

@ianbutler1983 Ай бұрын

@@brucemitchell5637 Yes. I put it in the basement and on a maintainer. Mine is 6 years and just fired up my tractor for the season.

@life_with_bernie Ай бұрын

Sir, this video scared the heck out of me and I'll tell you why. Look at the 3:12 mark and notice how close together the handles of that tester are. Notice too that the insulation on those handles doesn't fully cover the ends and that you're less than an inch from getting a lesson in 12vdc arc welding, or worse. I say "or worse" because back in the 90s, when I owned my own shop, one of my mechanics had just finished charging a battery and used a cheese grater type load tester, similar to the one you have, to load test the battery. All it took was a slight pull on the cables and the ends of the handles touched in a shower of sparks. Bad enough, but that also ignited the hydrogen gas that had built up while charging and exploded the battery, severely injuring the man with the splattering acid. Please, for safety's sake, add some insulation to those clamps and take care that they aren't pointing at each other when testing batteries. I enjoy your channel and would like to see more of your content for many years to come.

@williamwilliams7706 Ай бұрын

If the sides are swollen or bulged out, don't even bother getting a tester on it. The battery is toast or soon will be.

@squirrelcovers6340 25 күн бұрын

A volt meter is less than $10

@Pontiacdreams Ай бұрын

50.00 isn’t cheap for me! The battery is much more.

@dandearman2871 Ай бұрын

Most batteries fail way before their time because people fail to properly maintain them.

@geyser3445 Ай бұрын

Cheaper to buy a new battery than buy that tester. But I do enjoy your vids.

@sonnyc3826 Ай бұрын

the tester is like 30 bucks so idk where you get your batteries but a battery about that size is 150-200 bucks

@billy2bob63 Ай бұрын

@@sonnyc3826 WTF $150 to $200 🙄🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

@geyser3445 Ай бұрын

@@sonnyc3826 You are way off one the price. A 300 cca battery can be bought for $35 - $60.

@jasonburguess Ай бұрын

The first thing anyone should do after buying a lawnmower like these, is replace that crap battery with a normal car battery. Those lawnmower batteries are worthless and always fail. A standard car battery works way better and won't be dead after a month.