Winterization Mode - Batteries Removed

[AKCamper]

I guess I did not look carefully enough at the interstate posts, I thought they were more like the trojan pictured where they had both posts and threads. If that is the case Donna is correct in the style to use.

[AK snowbiker]

This one works well with the plastic tabs on the Interstates:
https://www.amazon.com/EZGO-609628-B.../dp/B00699WCUM
Scott

Scott and Lori
I like my bikes fat and slow

[float5]

Originally Posted by cpaharley2008

AFAIK, the warranty does not transfer from one owner to another, only applies to original owner.

We asked in advance of buying our first Escape that was eight months old and had the rest of the warranty. As I said, some have it and some don't. They state that only the original owner has it but it should apply for the two years on the components that Escape builds. No doubt it helps to ask in advance. We never used it.

[Brian B-P]

Yes, lots of batteries have handles, which is ideal for lifting convenience. Some of them are bulky and in the way of cables and fill cap access (especially the ones across the top, rather than the separate handles on each end of some very large batteries), which is presumably one reason that Interstate provided the lifting tabs and not a handle on mine... and why Trojan puts tabs (and not a handle) on their GC2-sized T105 batteries.

The clamp-style battery lifter makes sense, but hooking into tabs provided specifically for lifting seems much more secure.

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by AKCamper

I guess I did not look carefully enough at the interstate posts, I thought they were more like the trojan pictured where they had both posts and threads. If that is the case Donna is correct in the style to use.

They might be - mine are what Trojan calls Embedded Low-Profile (nothing to grab) but any individual battery could come with just about anything, including the taller version (what Trojan calls Embedded High-Profile) that includes a lead post section. I would still use the lifting tabs instead of lifting by either the terminals or a clamp around the case, if I had a handle for the tabs.

[Jim Bennett]

Originally Posted by Brian B-P

The clamp-style battery lifter makes sense, but hooking into tabs provided specifically for lifting seems much more secure.

When I bought a couple Trojans for my 19, the shop threw a lifting strap in for free.

[Donna D.]

The top of the battery case is larger than the body. When use the clamp style battery lifter the clamps actually "hook" under the lip of the top. If that makes sense? I had to pull the battery out of my 1953 panel to charge it and there's very little room around the battery. The clamp worked very well and felt secure as I lifted it straight up and carried it to the garage.

[fudge_brownie]

Something I have plenty of, old bike tubes. Cut crossways and fed through the lifting fastener. Plenty strong, no metal, lots of stretch and an easy feed through those fasteners. A simple knot or because they are "sticky: you can just wrap them around each other to lift.

[Brian B-P]

Originally Posted by Donna D.

The top of the battery case is larger than the body. When use the clamp style battery lifter the clamps actually "hook" under the lip of the top. If that makes sense?

Yes, that makes sense, as long as the battery has a suitable lip - it's a lot better than depending on friction. You still need to be careful not to bump the bottom of the battery on anything, since you need to keep pulling up with enough force to keep the clamp sides firmly against the battery. And of course you need enough room for the clamp - hopefully that's not an issue in any Escape box.

[Jim Bennett]

BTW, if anyone has use for the lifting strap for Trojan batteries, let me know and I will send it to you. I don't need it anymore, as I have different AGMs now.