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Hoping to take mine out of storage in 2 weeks... It sits the whole time, I used to just disconnect the battery but last 2 years, but using a trickle

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Hoping to take mine out of storage in 2 weeks...

It sits the whole time, I used to just disconnect the battery but last 2 years, but using a trickle charger. Oil change as soon as I take her out.
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Hoping to take mine out of storage in 2 weeks...

It sits the whole time, I used to just disconnect the battery but last 2 years, but using a trickle charger. Oil change as soon as I take her out.
Trickle chargers can be dangerous. Since it doesn't shut down, you can overcharge the battery and boil off the electrolyte. A float charger or battery maintainer like a Battery Tender monitors the charge state and shuts down when charged. You can leave it on all winter without fear of damaging the battery.
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