jenandjon Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 I posted this on Facebook also but we all know the real "experts" are over here. I had the truck and camper in the shop for over a week doing maintenance on the camper. Yesterday morning I started the truck and pulled it out to unhook the camper and bring the truck back in. I put my truck on the lift to change oil. When I walked under it I smelled rotten eggs. The battery on the far right was very hot. I immediately disconnected It.Yea I knew the batteries were mismatched when I got it but I forgot. The odd ball one is from 17. The other 3 are 12. That tells me the last owner had one go bad and just replaced one. It's a safe bet the other 2 will be dieing soon. I will be installing 4 new ones later this week. Alliance brand from Freightliner on sale right now for $79. One of my coworkers said he was in the shop over the weekend. When he walked by my truck he thought he smelled something wierd bit dismissed it because it had been there for a week already and had not been running. I did have the camper plugged in. I also have the hot wire hooked up through the Jackalope to the trailer plug to charge the camper batteries when the engine is running. I wonder if it back fed from the camper to truck and overcharged the batteries. Quote Farmer, Trucker, Equipment operator, Mechanic Quando omni flunkus moritati-When all else fails, play dead I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sclord2002 Posted February 25, 2020 Report Share Posted February 25, 2020 Hot digity, what a lift !! It appears that the lift posts are moveable ?? I guess they would have to be to accomodate various wheelbases/ widths. It sounds like you just had a bad battery, to me. 4 new batteries should put you in the catbird seat. Charlie Quote Don't ever tell a soldier that he doesn't understand the cost of war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sehc Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 Yes. Another up-vote on that lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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