Posted by Chris Lube Lublin on Tuesday, September 21, 2004 at 3:45AM :
In Reply to: 24v system - two batteries DEAD posted by Brad Zevenbergen on Monday, September 20, 2004 at 2:25PM :
Hey Brad: Nice truck!
As for the batteries, I have had a couple older snowplow trucks with a dual battery setup, and oftentimes if you have a dead battery with a dual battery setup, the bad battery will try to take the good one down as well. It took me a long time of fustration and battery swapping on the truck to figgure that one out. Most sources say you should replace both batteries at once, and you need to use two of the same battery, BUT, I normally just check both mine, and replace the bad one, add water to the good one if needed, and go on. BUT, if you do replace both, you have a good one to use for a spare for another vehicle etc. I have never had a problem mixing brands and types of batteries before. GOod luck!