My 23' is not an ideal battery hauler. Since there's no place for them in
the rear, they have to ride up front. I use a 3-battery Ragusa aluminum
tray at the right front. That's very convenient for carriage, but NOT for
maintenance. With other mods I've done in that area, it's might' nigh
impossible to R&R the 2 golf cart batteries and completely impossible to
R&R the chassis battery without removing those two. Checking the water in
the golf cart batteries is difficult; in the chassis battery, might' nigh
impossible -- only possible with a mirror to check levels.
So, over the years I've developed a way to remove them through the wheel
well with the tire removed. WIth the inner 1/2 of the wheel well liner
left out
(http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g3609-2-piece-wheel-well-liner.html),
as I've run for many years, there is a way: A simple ramp from the back of
the battery tray to the top suspension A-arm gives me an easy way to get
each battery slid into a sort-of-manageable position. I was able to remove
all 3 last week without dropping one or taking a sulfuric acid bath.
Putting batteries back in isn't nearly as easy because the HEAVY batteries
don't slide uphill nearly as easily as downhill. So, a couple of years ago
I devised a battery lift for putting them back in (I'll probably have to
learn to use it for removal too for the next cycle). Here's an album
showing the lift and how it works in case anyone has a similar problem.
Granted, without a lift or ramp, as I have, redesign will be necessary --
maybe using a transmission jack? Or even a regular floor jack?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/yk4CDKzsfUIWteGw1
Ken H.
the rear, they have to ride up front. I use a 3-battery Ragusa aluminum
tray at the right front. That's very convenient for carriage, but NOT for
maintenance. With other mods I've done in that area, it's might' nigh
impossible to R&R the 2 golf cart batteries and completely impossible to
R&R the chassis battery without removing those two. Checking the water in
the golf cart batteries is difficult; in the chassis battery, might' nigh
impossible -- only possible with a mirror to check levels.
So, over the years I've developed a way to remove them through the wheel
well with the tire removed. WIth the inner 1/2 of the wheel well liner
left out
(http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g3609-2-piece-wheel-well-liner.html),
as I've run for many years, there is a way: A simple ramp from the back of
the battery tray to the top suspension A-arm gives me an easy way to get
each battery slid into a sort-of-manageable position. I was able to remove
all 3 last week without dropping one or taking a sulfuric acid bath.
Putting batteries back in isn't nearly as easy because the HEAVY batteries
don't slide uphill nearly as easily as downhill. So, a couple of years ago
I devised a battery lift for putting them back in (I'll probably have to
learn to use it for removal too for the next cycle). Here's an album
showing the lift and how it works in case anyone has a similar problem.
Granted, without a lift or ramp, as I have, redesign will be necessary --
maybe using a transmission jack? Or even a regular floor jack?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/yk4CDKzsfUIWteGw1
Ken H.
