expanding my battery bank
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Hi,
I have 4 x Trojan T-125's mounted on the tongue of our Jayco hybrid. I moved the propane tanks forward as far as they would go against the electric jack, then I made some metal brackets and bolted them to the tongue (2 brackets on each side). Then I installed a truck box on top, and put the batteries inside. This gives me an enclosed box with enough clearance underneath to access the spare tire. Be careful that you do not exceed the max weight on the tongue.
When we had a popup, I didn't have room on the tongue for more than one battery, so what I did was to install the extra battery in a battery box with a 7 pin plug - this matched up with a receptacle on the battery box mounted on the tongue, so when we got to the site, I pulled the extra out of the truck and put in on the ground next to the tongue, then plugged it into the other battery and voila, double the amp hrs. Note this was with 12v batteries, would not recommend this with 6v, as you'd lose power to the brakes in a break-away situation!
Good luck!
I have 4 x Trojan T-125's mounted on the tongue of our Jayco hybrid. I moved the propane tanks forward as far as they would go against the electric jack, then I made some metal brackets and bolted them to the tongue (2 brackets on each side). Then I installed a truck box on top, and put the batteries inside. This gives me an enclosed box with enough clearance underneath to access the spare tire. Be careful that you do not exceed the max weight on the tongue.
When we had a popup, I didn't have room on the tongue for more than one battery, so what I did was to install the extra battery in a battery box with a 7 pin plug - this matched up with a receptacle on the battery box mounted on the tongue, so when we got to the site, I pulled the extra out of the truck and put in on the ground next to the tongue, then plugged it into the other battery and voila, double the amp hrs. Note this was with 12v batteries, would not recommend this with 6v, as you'd lose power to the brakes in a break-away situation!
Good luck!
