ive got a 4712 with a hedge flail on the back.... the bolls that hold the dynamo bracket and the adjuster strap have stripped their threads so the generater waggles about and the red light stays on.... one day ill get round to sorting it and fitting a lucas alternator....
anyway it was parked up in the autumn... with a battery that would just about turn it over to start.... its had a solar charger on over winter... went out today ... checked oil and water stuck the key in, pressed the button.... cranked it over... clouds of black smoke and off we go.
the solar charger... just the normal fifteen quid job , has kept life in the battery over winter despite the cold and grey skies...i wouldnt claim it was fully charged but there was enough power in it for a cold start after being stood for several months
anyway it was parked up in the autumn... with a battery that would just about turn it over to start.... its had a solar charger on over winter... went out today ... checked oil and water stuck the key in, pressed the button.... cranked it over... clouds of black smoke and off we go.
the solar charger... just the normal fifteen quid job , has kept life in the battery over winter despite the cold and grey skies...i wouldnt claim it was fully charged but there was enough power in it for a cold start after being stood for several months