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pdruff 08-18-2012 06:19:22 208.126.200.254 Report to Moderator	about 5-6 years ago I bought a Schumacher 1200 electronic battery charger(was on clearance and did ok) last week my son used it to charge his dead battery (dome light left on) when he started the car he unhooked the cables and closed the hood, (left it on the ground and ran it over) so now I need a good battery charger. I have a tractor that takes 6v battery, all else are 12v. I have some gel batteries (hospital bed batteries, used but free) I use for different things that need charging every couple months. Some of the tractor batteries are 8-10 years old, recharge in the spring, keep in basement in winter. So the charger must have helped. I ordered a Schumacher SC-10030A thru amazon (It had good reviews and tested well) but it arrived DOA (Sent e-mail and got a refund within 1 day) I was thinking is there a good charger for farm use that is not too much money? any suggestions? thanks Paul [Reply]   [No Email]
Bret4207 08-19-2012 05:53:58 64.19.90.196 Report to Moderator	Re: Battery charger needed in reply to pdruff, 08-18-2012 06:19:22   Whatever kind you get, get one with either a timer on it or an auto shut off when the battery is fully charged. I've boiled more than a few over when I forget to shut it off. FWIW- Schumacher has been good by me. [Reply]  [No Email]
cannonball 08-19-2012 05:47:48 75.88.10.36 Report to Moderator	Re: Battery charger needed in reply to pdruff, 08-18-2012 06:19:22   I bought the hot item here and they told me a 2 year warranty in store.... Untitled URL Link [Reply]  [No Email]
ASEguy 08-19-2012 04:42:41 68.186.162.134 Report to Moderator	Re: Battery charger needed in reply to pdruff, 08-18-2012 06:19:22   I bought an old Schumaker off ebay last year for my 6 volt tractor. The older ones were very durable. I think I paid $20.00 plus shipping. [Reply]  [No Email]
soundguy 08-18-2012 11:37:22 184.246.184.227 Report to Moderator	Re: Battery charger needed in reply to pdruff, 08-18-2012 06:19:22   i like the dumb chargers that are 6v/12v and something like 2/10/50 ie.. trickle, or heavy charge.. or start boost. harbor freight has them in the 30$ range when on sale usually. good BASIC charger. hard to go wrong with a metal box, transformer, 2 switches, 2 diodes and a ckt breaker bulb... [Reply]  [No Email]
Dick2 08-18-2012 11:27:27 174.26.218.15 Report to Moderator	Re: Battery charger needed in reply to pdruff, 08-18-2012 06:19:22   I've read reviews on Schumacker battery chargers on the market now - most customers said that they are now junk. I had a Schumacker that I bought about 25 years ago. I used it 3-4 times and it sat on the shelf unused to about 15 times. Decided that I didn't need it very bad so I sent it to my nephew on the farm in ND. He used it more in 3 months than I did in 25 years. It is a good charger. If you can find a used one made many years ago, you will be more satified with it than with a new one. [Reply]  [No Email]
Russ from MN 08-18-2012 10:15:34 68.235.89.1 Report to Moderator	Re: Battery charger needed in reply to pdruff, 08-18-2012 06:19:22   My best charger is a Century from Sam's, but I doubt they have them anymore, I think they buy a trainload of whatever they can get cheep and when there gone there gone! Its 6&12V, 2, 15 and 100A boost. [Reply]  [No Email]
Sean Feeney 08-18-2012 09:54:54 174.63.127.125 Report to Moderator	Re: Battery charger needed in reply to pdruff, 08-18-2012 06:19:22   "not too much money" I thought maybe your son would be picking up the tab but its just like mine. any k-marts around http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_082W031754911912P?sid=KDx01192011x000001&srccode=cii_17588969&cpncode=27-139929046-2 [Reply]  [No Email]
GordoSD 08-18-2012 09:54:20 64.33.250.162 Report to Moderator	Re: Battery charger needed in reply to pdruff, 08-18-2012 06:19:22   Tell your son you will pay half and he should get you A Schumacher SE 3010 Fram and Ranch. It's 6v and 12 v and has 200 amp start feature also. [Reply]  [No Email]
David G 08-18-2012 08:55:55 205.215.206.18 Report to Moderator	Re: Battery charger needed in reply to pdruff, 08-18-2012 06:19:22   You could upgrade tractor to 12V. [Reply]  [No Email]
JDseller 08-18-2012 06:35:59 208.126.196.144 Report to Moderator	Re: Battery charger needed in reply to pdruff, 08-18-2012 06:19:22   pdruff: We had this discussion just a few weeks ago. Here is a link to that post. Good luck. Battery charger discussion [Reply]  [No Email]