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Electric or gas powered, the best thing you can do for your lawn mower's battery is to take care of it in the off season.

At the end of the season, remove the battery from the riding lawn mower and place it on a trickle charger (check the battery manual for charging rate) for just an hour or two each week (being ...

For a tractor, most manuals instruct you to keep the battery indoors on a trickle charger. If you didn’t, fully recharge the battery before starting the season or you’ll reduce battery life.

TOM: The other option is a $40 trickle charger. You could hook it up to the mower the day before, and you'll be ready to hack down your wife's prized tulips first thing the next morning.