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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- Carry a set of long heavy gauge jumper cables. 12' long minimum. 18' better. The cheapy auto ones will not do.
- That's basically what I did a week ago, except I used my Honda EU2200i and a battery charger.
- Rather than buying a NOCO jump starter big enough to start my truck, I bought one more than big enough to start the generator on its own in my camper. If I can get that started, I can get the truck started with my portable charger.
The smaller jump starter can also be used for other things, where the bigger one would have likely been a closet queen.
:):) - My 10 year old jump box was recently found to be worthless, I bought this one to replace:
NOCO GB 70 2000 amps - Well to start a diesel requires a large fully charged jump starter, I would rather take my chances with jumper cables. Your reference to dead batteries will take a lot to start.
When the batteries in our 2001 Ram CTD started to fail, jump start took 20 minutes of jump/charging it just cranked enough to get started. This is with mechanical injectors, usually took less than a full revolution to start. Your 2012 need to spin a couple revolutions to start. - I don't have a recomendation but looking at this page I'd say you want a 2000 to 3000 amp starter: Diesel Jump Starters
