cheeze1 - Your battery is the problem either the level or the ability to take charge. I found on mine that removing the battery was almost as easy as trying to check the electrolite level. Mine had a poor setup for a strap hold down, so I removed it and replaced it with a ratcheting strap. Just cut off the strap you do not need and use a match to seer the end to keep it from unraveling. Undoing the ratchet strap and 2 wing nuts does not take long. I lay a cardboard on the ground and sit right next to the battery.