"Don Kline" <solo2dmmr2@hotmail.com> wrote:
> When I had my 85 Golf, I used the smallest motorcycle battery I could get
> away with (I felt I needed at least 100 cca), and lazily used it into the
> month of January one year. [...]
> On the other hand I've never
> been able to use a lawn/garden tractor battery longer than one summer season
> on a riding mower. I just don't think they are designed to last more than
> 4-6 months of use. Of course YMMV.
Could be that there is more vibration on a riding mower than on a
motorcycle or in a car. Vibration can kill lead-acid batteries by
breaking internal plate connections, or knocking the "substrate"
loose from the plates.
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