Hi! i am new to the forum and also to riding atv's in general, although I have sledded for many years. I like the polaris brand quite a bit, and chose the x2 for that, and many other reasons.

My question is this: we live in Canada, and it gets quite cold in winter. I realize these things will start pretty well in cold weather, but I can envision having to put a battery charger on it at some point. Just looking at it, without taking any panels off, what is the best way to get at the battery? its really tucked away underneath there!!

any suggestions would be most appreciated!!

Thanks so much.

 

Can install a battery tender with leads that stay attached to battery. Can tie up connector plug so easy to get to when attached to maintainer. We sell quite a few,plus WallyWorld has an inexpensive one also.

 

OK, I presume that I can get this done at my dealer, who's been very good with service on my sleds - if I throw a charger on it via the tender, do I have to disconnect the battery cables themselves, or can I just leave them on? By the way, I have read a lot of the questions on this forum, and i have always found the advice you give very helpful, and you should be commended for taking the time to help folks like us out!

 

A battery tender has leads that permantely attach to battery and has a male/female plug end that you can zip tie to frame or easily accessible area. The maintainer itself has a plug in lead also,good ones not only charge battery,but"float" meaning they shut off when battery charged and only starts back up when voltage in battery drops! Can leave hooked up without worry! I have one on my old Honda Nighthawk! Usually priced from about 20 bucks and up depending on features. Fairly easy to install yourself, just tough location for battery!

 

by the way (although I definetely will pursue the battery tender idea, sounds ideal!), back to the original question - How do you best get at the damn battery if you need to do anything to it?? it's really under there, not sure which side panel to take off to get at it at all, plus what wrench do you use to get on the cable bolts that can actually fit in that space? Sooner or later, all batteries die and have to be replaced, and with my luck, it'll be out in the bush, so I'd like some idea of how to go about it, if I could. thanks again.

 

I have a 2007 500 X2. I take the right side panel off to get to the battery. I also have a 90 degree phillips head that is ideal. The front terminal is still a pain to get to. I also have a winch installed. Even though it was pre-wired for a winch, I had to use the cables that came with the kit because the terminals in the contactor didn't match up with the existing cables. This makes connecting the battery back up a major PITA! I think longer terminal screws would help.

 

Another question (sorry, I'm full of them!) I've noticed that there are solar panel battery chargers available with a quick connect system like the one you are talking about. i think some of them turn off when the battery is fully charged, too. Would this work just as well? Just attach the quick connect, plug in the panel, and wait for the next time you use the quad - then unplug and go?

 

Just thought I'd tell you that I put on the battery tender this weekend, and it works perfectly! Just the thing for these quads that sit for a period of time in cold weather. thanks again for the advice.