I have an 04 sabre cat with electric start. Can i trickle charge this in the sled without removing it as it is a tight squeeze to get it out . It is in an enclosed trailer in the summer,
Will charging this in the sled hurt anything>>
thanks
Yamdude

I have kept the battery in my sleds the past few years and put a Battery Tender on each all summer (and all winter). I have not had any problems.

good question yamadude. I'm interested in the same question, though I've been very lucky with my battery. The battery in my 04 T660 is the original and I have never taken it out and charged it. It just starts right up every time. I'm knocking on wood right now...

There is no problem charging the battery in the sled.

Your safe to charge the battery while in the sled. Did it earlier this season and had no problems.

You should buy one of those solar cells and mount it to your trailer, then connect it to the battery, it wll provide you with a free $$$ charge, and it can go with you when you travel north, so it will be working on those clear cold days to keep your battery fully charged!.. They are cheap, and if you know anyone in the auto buisness, you can get one for free, they come on most cars from the factory like that now.

I'll need to checkout one of those Serbiesnow.

Yamadude, one other thing to add from me... I do unplug the battery tender if I know thunderstorms are in the area or forecasted. I don't want a power surge or current to travel from my wall outlet into the sled.

thanks guy, hate shoehorning that battery in and out

Battery Tender is THE way to go!

Tom

Use the Battery Tender for the ATV, Sled, and all my other OPE with Batteries. There is a special plug that you can mount to the terminals and then you can tuck the tether in out of the way.

Yep, exactly what I did too.

Thats what i have, but have used the solar panel in the past, works good too.

I went ATV riding with Dave Lunnie yesterday and last night, he owns a mountain up here, and has solar cells (BIG ONES!!!) on the top powering an internet service transmitter,.the solar cells are backed up with batteries that he says will drive the system even if it was raining for 4 days,..incredible,...hes going to help me augment my solar capacity at my camp this summer,..batteries will never be fuller!

I run a wind turbine (look closely at my av, its off of the chimney) works great in winter to keep the batteries full. I need to add more panels this year, not enough for summer. Here's a pic of the control panel in the camp, notice the key to start/stop generator.