Jump starter for Dodge Diesel truck 2012
Any recommendations for a "Truck jump Starter" for an emergency when dead batteries are dead. Looking for some name brands. Would like a good quality one.
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NRALIFR wrote:
Did anyone say they were jump starting their trucks routinely? This is planning for an emergency so you can take care of yourself. Even a brand new battery can be run down unintentionally.
As for long heavy cables, for me a small jump starter is a heck of a lot easier to store, and has other uses besides just jump starting the truck.
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You HAVE to go way out of your way to run down a battery in vehicles now days and that IS a fact. The body control monitors EVERYTHING and it shuts down everything after a predetermined time has elapsed.
Been that way for yrs, our 2013 Ford shuts down the lighter ports after you turn off the key.
Ram and Ford BOTH use a relay to turn off the charge line on the trailer connection immediately after the key is turned off.
The only way you can accidentally flatten a battery now days is if you did something stupid like completely bypassing all the electrical nanny stuff by connecting direct to the battery. If you do that, you pretty much DESERVE to be stranded.
Camping with trailer or TC connected AND depending on your vehicle battery to run your trailer or TC is not smart in any way, shape or form.
In the case of a battery "just failing", I find that most times the battery HAS given you plenty of warnings and signs that it is time to change.
You are going to find very few jump boxes that will have enough ummp to turn over a diesel with a 100% flat starting battery.
