I'm going on a 2mo deployment. thoughts on my batt in my ram

[bigcitypopo]

??? any thoughts???

hook them to a trickle charger?

[trail-explorer]

RoyB wrote:
... NOT ...12VDC START BATTERY ....START BATTERY .... NO HARM ....IDLE DROP BACK .... FORD DEALER.... RV TRAILERS ....BATTERY DISCONNECT SWITCH ....

Why all the emphasis with caps?

[bigcitypopo]

Thanks Guys, It was just a short little stretch... enough to miss my truck and RV.. lol

anything exciting going on?

[Hannibal]

Great! Welcome back and thank you for your service!

[Sport45]

Thanks for your service! Glad to see you home.

[bigcitypopo]

Boom! I'm back... Fired right up...

[Cummins12V98]

bigcitypopo wrote:
it'll be parked inside the garage. It have two batteries in this beast. and what seems like a ton of tech. The day I park her i have an hr and half drive home. I'll check the voltage... and see how she does. I might grab a battery minder and set one up for each battery, ( or if i can find one that'll do two batteries...

One will do as they are tied together but not needed INHO.

[bigcitypopo]

it'll be parked inside the garage. It have two batteries in this beast. and what seems like a ton of tech. The day I park her i have an hr and half drive home. I'll check the voltage... and see how she does. I might grab a battery minder and set one up for each battery, ( or if i can find one that'll do two batteries...

[JeepCB]

BigCity,
I'm gone 6-8 months every two years or so, and I always make sure batteries are fully charged then disconnect terminal ends and tape'em up. I have always been pleasantly surprised when it get back and turn the key. I have a 94 Jeep wrangler and now my 03 Ram. Batteries are always optima yellow tops.
My experience/two cents, for whatever it's worth. Good Luck!
Thank you and be safe out there!
Billy

[dodge_guy]

Are you leaving it inside or outside? If outside and there is no outlet you can use one of those solar charger. They put out just enough to maintain the battery (500mA). They do make ones that put out closer to 1A,but I don't think you'll need that much. If inside or near an outlet get a maintainer.

[Hannibal]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Thanks for your service!!!

Leave it alone, it will start like you were never gone.

X2.:C

[s1214]

Funny story.
My son deployed for a year and left his truck at my house. I let it sit in the Vermont winter for about 6 months. Every month OnStar sent him an email asking about the truck. I started driving it on Sunday's to give it a little exercise. The OnStar emails changed to bring the truck in, there is a problem with your odometer. So it sat for about 6 months in a Vermont winter and never had a problem and it continued to send updates to OnStar.

[Cummins12V98]

Thanks for your service!!!

Leave it alone, it will start like you were never gone.

[DownTheAvenue]

I have left my Dodge Ram diesel parked for 4 months without anything and it started just fine like it had been driven the day before.

[wilber1]

I don't disconnect anything, just put a maintainer on and leave it. Have let it sit for more than 5 months with no issues.