My Dual Battery Solution

[SiliconTi]

I *hate* having a dead battery in this machine, especially when my rear rack is on as it weighs a ton. Also, the winch draws a lot of power. My current "lawn mower" battery died, so I decided to replace it with two super duty Odyssey AGM "dry cell" batteries in parallel. I just had to make a new battery tray of wood routed to fit the batteries and the factory tray, and a couple battery cables. I was able to use the factory + cable, but the ground strap was too short.

The throttle heater is much faster to thaw now and she starts immediately! I love it. Picture:




Now, you may be thinking that $200 on batteries is overkill, and it is, but I'll never have to worry about it. Plus, it is cool.

[mustangwagz]

IVe read ALOT of good things about the odyssey battery...i wanna get one for my mule as well...i imagine with 2 batteries, it'd be insane!!

[SiliconTi]

Best batteries I have ever used. I have one in my Jeep that I killed one day using the (9000 pound) winch. Jeep started right up after. I also used two (the two in the Max in fact) to weld with using a ReadyWelder II gun - could weld thick metal like butter.

[LarryW]

Cool modification! One less thing to worry about.

[Slimpickin]

I looked up the batteries. The size and power is impressive. Definitley going to check it out.

Slim

[SiliconTi]

I am using the PC625 battery, FYI.

[mgl6x6]

Looks like a great battery do you think using just one would be ok realy dont think i need two and does one fit in the original holder on a max iv without any modifications?

[SiliconTi]

One would still be overkill for a Max. The batteries are a bit smaller than the original, as a result, you'll need to make a floor in the battery tray to keep it from falling out. Also, the factory hold down may not work due to the location of the terminals.