After 5 seasons of use my battery is showing all of the signs of old age. Basically it wont start my maching. Luckily enough I have a trusty rip-cord. I dont ride too often during the winter months but the last few weeks here hit an abnormal streak of 40's and 50's. With the melting snow and slush, who couldnt resist going out and getting soaked? The maching seems to do alright without battery power, but am I asking for trouble riding it this way? I went down to pick up a new battery but of course the place was temporaily out of stock. I will get a new one soon, but I was wondering if my rig should stay parked until I replace it. Thanks!

 

I know if the batteries in the Sportsmans die they will not run. I think the expedition is the same. I know my Trailboss will not run either.

 

rip cord? is that the same thing as a pull starter, cuz my battery on my magnum went out last year and i just used the pull starter till i got a new one, worked fine

 

Yes it will work unless the battery is completly dead. Most batteries die but still have some juice to run the quad but once it loses all voltage it is like having an open circuit (disconnected battery). You disconnect the battery and it will not run.

 

The battery on my 1997 Explorer 400 had been dying for about two years. I kept recharging it and it would work for a while. I paid dearly for that mistake a couple of months ago. The battery finally quit completely and I blew every light on the quad. I have since found that I am not the only person this has happened to. The low beam bulbs are particularly expensive. Do yourself a favor and buy the new battery as quickly as you can. Don't make any attempt to run the quad without a battery.

 

You can run it with a dead battery, but don't run it with no battery at all. The battery is the voltage regulator for the charging system, and as mentioned, if you run without the battery you will burn out the light bulbs.

 

I agree with the above, also the reverse speed limiter can be damaged.

 

Ditto on that....you can run it without the battery as long as you dont turn on any lights.

 

Taillight is always on. And as mentioned, you could possibly damage other electrical circuits. It's a lot of voltage without the battery in there.

 

Manual says DO NOT run without a battery connected. For above reasons.