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  1. Third From Texas

    M1078 remove 2 batteries

    Mine's a M1079 shop van, so I have a lot of flat roof space. On an M1078 I'd maybe mount a pole with a flat plate on the top over the air intake or something. On my M1082 trailer, I have mounting points on each corner for flag poles. I use one for the trailer's solar charger. That's...
  2. Third From Texas

    M1078 remove 2 batteries

    You can also throw an equalizer/balancer into the mix (two if you run quads). Just remember that if not on the charger/maintainer the vampire will suck them all down equally if a balancer is in the equation. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09GLMCNXK
  3. Third From Texas

    M1078 remove 2 batteries

    Here's what I recommend for charging: 1) search eBay for "24V PulseTech Battery Solar Pulse Charger w/Mounting Kit" or beter yet 2) charge your dual batteries via shore power (I prefer this over solar because the vampires come at night when the sun is down)...
  4. Third From Texas

    M1078 remove 2 batteries

    Bet you a dollar that it's the 12v battery (outboard forward iirc). These trucks are notorious for a 12v vampiric drain when parked. It will suck the 12v side down (typically pulling that battery down). And when one of the four drops below 12v and the truck will not start...
  5. Third From Texas

    M1078 remove 2 batteries

    Yeah, I was doing the same. Then one week of bad weather I didn't drive the truck. With the balancer on I forgot to hook up the charger. Yeah, won't be forgetting the charger again. Flattened both my bats. I have a pile of like dead 6TLs in the garage (but only three of them that I...
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