Has anyone every used one of these to start a bird?

[Jack & Donna Smith]

I donno, but if I have a dead battery in our old 'Bird when dry
camping or leaving something on, I just wheel the trusty CJ over and
use the K-mart jumper cables... Starts every time, but then, the
Jeep probably thinks the 391 in the 'Bird is just a Thunderbird. :-)
Jack Smith
1973FC31
SoCal


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Wheeler"
wrote:
>
> Gary,
>
> We travel in cold weather a lot with some dry camping. I have been
> concerned about the batteries being down and not being able to get
started.
> I carry a small Honda in one side compartment for emergencies. I
used it
> one weekend when the lights were left on and could start the BB
after about
> 20 minutes. If you could run the generator I don't understand why
the
> chargers would not have brought the batteries up so you could
start. We
> have a 60 amp Intell-Power charger and it will get a dead battery
to enough
> power to start in less than a half an hour.
>
> - Chuck Wheeler-
> FC 31SB Fort Worth TX
>
>
> _____
>
> From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
hippieforever3
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 4:19 PM
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Has anyone every used one of these to
start a
> bird?
>
>
>
> I'm still in search of an economical way to ABSOLUTELY quickly get
> started after dry camping.
>
> I'm a little paranoid because we accidently turned on the security
> lights one night and had to wait the entire next day for a jump.
> Couldn't get the genset to charge the batteries enough within a few
> hours.
>
> Has anyone ever used something like either of these two items to
> start a bird?
>
> http://www.harborfr
> <http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?
Itemnumber=46944>
> eight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=46944
> http://www.harborfr
> <http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?
Itemnumber=47449>
> eight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=47449
>
> I used to have one like the first item to start my tractors after
> sitting for a week or two but am curious if they would provide a
> nearly immediate start as long as the genset came alive.
>
> If you take the time to read the manual of the second item, it
could
> be rigged up to autostart the genset with a minimum of trouble.
>
> Movin on,
> GPSGary
> 1984FC35
>