2nd try, 1st post ended up in the "introductions" forum
I have an 01 Husky that I bought new, 107 SS, no comp releases. The first 2 yrs I had Extreme Machine in Mass replace the starter twice under warranty and I went thru 3 batteries in 3 years. The first starter was prob my own fault as without comp releases its a lil tricky to start. I only got about 3 months out of that one and the second starter lasted and luckily failed just a month or so prior to warranty expiring. These where the only issues I had with the Dog, about a yr or so out of warranty. I blew a fork seal and decided since I live on south shore of Boston to bring it to dave perewitz's shop for the work ($200 labor/ $40 parts). I could also at that time hear the tell tale sounds of yet another (third) starter failure. One of dave mechanics suggest I forgo the Styke (sp) OEM starter and switch to an "AllBalls" starter and that $ for $ you can't beat a HD battery. Happy to say that the Allballs starter was the last starter I had to buy about 6 or 7 years ago. Installation was a breeze n only took about 30 minutes or so. As for the batteries, my last 2 have been genuine HD's for about $100 or so. I got almost 4 years out of the first n I guess I'm on my 3rd yr on the second. I really only use the trickle charger in the off season. BTW Walmart sells a great trickle for $20. A nice heavy pigtail connection n a swappable set of clamp style connections to use it on other batteries. The only other complaint/issue/problem w my dog in the past 9 yrs was squeaky drive belt but I figured out the adjustment trick to eliminate that a few yrs ago, I won't delve into that as it's off-thread n I've already been pretty wordy. Peace
I have an 01 Husky that I bought new, 107 SS, no comp releases. The first 2 yrs I had Extreme Machine in Mass replace the starter twice under warranty and I went thru 3 batteries in 3 years. The first starter was prob my own fault as without comp releases its a lil tricky to start. I only got about 3 months out of that one and the second starter lasted and luckily failed just a month or so prior to warranty expiring. These where the only issues I had with the Dog, about a yr or so out of warranty. I blew a fork seal and decided since I live on south shore of Boston to bring it to dave perewitz's shop for the work ($200 labor/ $40 parts). I could also at that time hear the tell tale sounds of yet another (third) starter failure. One of dave mechanics suggest I forgo the Styke (sp) OEM starter and switch to an "AllBalls" starter and that $ for $ you can't beat a HD battery. Happy to say that the Allballs starter was the last starter I had to buy about 6 or 7 years ago. Installation was a breeze n only took about 30 minutes or so. As for the batteries, my last 2 have been genuine HD's for about $100 or so. I got almost 4 years out of the first n I guess I'm on my 3rd yr on the second. I really only use the trickle charger in the off season. BTW Walmart sells a great trickle for $20. A nice heavy pigtail connection n a swappable set of clamp style connections to use it on other batteries. The only other complaint/issue/problem w my dog in the past 9 yrs was squeaky drive belt but I figured out the adjustment trick to eliminate that a few yrs ago, I won't delve into that as it's off-thread n I've already been pretty wordy. Peace
