Battery Tenders
Keep in mind I'm a noob to the diesel world,,,,, So twice now the batteries have run down on my Duramax from lack of use. I'm starting to look for an inexpensive tender that I can mount to the vehi...
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I have had a bunch of different tenders over the years. I have a little 40 acre hobby farm with a couple farm tractors, an old snow plow truck (Bronco) and a couple zero turn mowers and a side by side ATV and as the wife say way to much ****. I am finding out way more toys then an old dog in his 60's needs to maintain with a body falling apart.
I also have Dodge truck with a 6.7L Cummins parked in the barn and we only use it to pull the 5th wheel, or a tandem axle utility trailer when we haul something. The latest tenders I have been using is a Black and Decker 2 amp and works great. It comes with 3 different plug setups (hard wire, cigarette plug, and alligator clamps). In the truck I plug it right into the 12 volt accessory (cigarette plug) on the dash and back feed to the batteries through that plug. I toss it on the floor and close door on the power cord. You need to make certain the accessory plug is hot all the time especially with the ignitions turn off.
Black and Decker
I pulled both 12v batteries from my 5th wheel when I winterized it. I have them in my garage on the workbench and have one on each battery with the alligator clips maintaining them for the winter. I like these the best of all the ones I have used so far over the last 30 years. I think they come in a lower amperage too if that's what you want. The 2 amp seems to work nice for me.
Mi Bob
I also have Dodge truck with a 6.7L Cummins parked in the barn and we only use it to pull the 5th wheel, or a tandem axle utility trailer when we haul something. The latest tenders I have been using is a Black and Decker 2 amp and works great. It comes with 3 different plug setups (hard wire, cigarette plug, and alligator clamps). In the truck I plug it right into the 12 volt accessory (cigarette plug) on the dash and back feed to the batteries through that plug. I toss it on the floor and close door on the power cord. You need to make certain the accessory plug is hot all the time especially with the ignitions turn off.
Black and Decker
I pulled both 12v batteries from my 5th wheel when I winterized it. I have them in my garage on the workbench and have one on each battery with the alligator clips maintaining them for the winter. I like these the best of all the ones I have used so far over the last 30 years. I think they come in a lower amperage too if that's what you want. The 2 amp seems to work nice for me.
Mi Bob
