(ET) Update my my old "cooked" Trojan batteries

Well, with nothing to lose, I charged my old batteries for about 6 hours using the built in charger, again with me as the timer. (Normally I only charge the batteries 2-3 hours because my current lawn is not all that big, and I don't want to make a habit of overcharging the batteries.) Performance was great, at least for the 15 minute test.

The next test, which will be about a week from now when the grass is tall again, will be to see if this longer that normal (for me that is) charge cycle brings the performance back up to where I can mow the entire lawn without any detectable drop in tractor performance.

I still would like to know who makes the best 6V golf cart batteries in case I find that the batteries should be replaced, but the purchase will now be postponed until I cycle the batteries a few more times.

Now to decide between the fix of the old charger timer, or the fitment of a modern intelligent charger. Or maybe I'll do both. The new charger would be a slow charger and battery maintainer. The old charger would be a fast charger that would also be used for periodic battery equalization. (Which I don't worry about because I don't use the lift much. Just once at the start of mowing the lawn, and a second time when finished.)

Steve N.