I am wondering if anyone has upgraded their battery and if they did with what kind? I have the stock battery and there have been a few time while plowing at night with the lights on, winch going and the fan going the battery indicator would start to flash. The quad is kept in a garage where it never gets below 35 degrees. I was hoping that Optima batteries made a battery but it does not look like it. Just curious and thanks for the feedback.
Shane

 

Odyssey batteries have been known to be very good, if not, the best you can get.

 

Yup I use a Odyssey also along with a battery tender...

John

 

When my stock battery goes, I'll be going with an oddessey

 

Thank you very much it seems like Odyssey batteries are the way to go, I will check them out.

 

I've had one in a DS650 for over six years with no issues.

 

pretty much it sounds like your overloading the charging system on no matter what battery you put in it. imo

 

Stendori,
While you may be correct then there must be something wrong, I am not doing anything different from what I am sure 70% of other riders are doing. I am just plowing in at night when I have had this issue. I put a charger on the battery and according to the charger I have it tells me that the battery is "sulfated" and won't fully charge anymore. I guess I am hoping that the Odyssey battery is closer to a deep cycle battery that can handle being drained and then be able to be charged. The stock one was not able to do this.

 

If you battery charger has a desulfate or recondition mode that battery might last until next winter without a problem depending on it's age.

 

the biggest thing like any other battery the more it's used(charged,decharged) it does where on the battieries life for sure. i wasn't meaning to single you or anybody out in saying your running to many power draining processes at once for the 500 watt max out put charging system to handle. i agree that i have heard good things about this oddessy batt and i'm sure it wouldn't hurt to have a better grade in it. imo