So do batteries only last about a year in these things?

[Buckwheat]

Battery tender extends battery life many times over.

Mine is on the battery 24/365 lasted 4 years on a 19 Honda talon

 

[The motor guy]

Mine is on the battery 24/365 lasted 4 years on a 19 Honda talon

How often does it get used?

 

[dubber09]

If not in any use for 6 months a year and still on a vehicle, chances are the battery will die. I killed my bike batt this way, was taking batt out and charging once a month during winters after batt replacement and new one lasted at least 4 years and still good when I sold the bike.

 

[chiefcook]

My polaris 570 ESP Was purchased in 2015. It's hard to believe, but I still have the original battery in it. I keep a Battery Tender Jr on it all winter. Not that I've said this, it will probably die tomorrow.

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[SwampSurvivor]

I've had the wrong battery in my Polaris 4 wheeler and it's done okay so far. Only time I had battery issues is when I was using the winch and plow. It just doesn't have enough of a stator to keep up. So I put in a car battery temporarily.


But I keep mine on a battery tender when not in use. And I know there is going to come a day where the undersized flooded / vented battery fails.

My riding mower has a 4 year old battery in it - same thing. On the battery tender when it's not in use. And the zero turn.