Wheeled battery charger / jump starter

[iwannadie]

This morning I woke up with a dead battery in 2 separate cars and now seriously looking at a jump starter. I don't really like the portable battery ones so I was thinking of trying a bigger wheeled setup.

Does anyone have one they've used primarily for starting? I have battery tenders so I am not looking for the charging function really just the starting.

How do the wheeled setups work anyways, are they just batteries inside, can they typically be replaced when the battery dies?

 

[87manche]

if you buy a wheeled charger that does 200A then it's just that, a charger with a 200A 30 second charge rate.

 

[JoCat]

You might want to have a look at Antigravity Batteries - Micro Start Jump starters. Pricey, but supposed to work well. I have one, but haven't needed to use it yet. Very small and light though. Much easier to carry than a spare battery, and as I've been stuck several times offroad with a dead battery it seemed a good idea. Check on Amazon and Youtube for reviews.

 

[xjintx]

Just saying I use and have used on quite a few other trucks my portable Jump starter. I like it and never had an issue especially if kept charged. I especially like being able to put in tent and use the cigarette adapter for charging phone and other 12vdc apps

 

[iwannadie]

I've been ruling out the portable styles, I am looking mostly for something in the garage to roll out and jump whatever is dead. I just am not sure why the roller setups are so much bigger and more pricey than the portable jobs. I saw a few reviews saying the inside of the rolling starter was empty and everything could fit in a shoebox, gezz. Seeing things like that puts me back in the mindset of a portable starter but I worry they won't be strong enough.

I just want something for my garage that can jump an XJ size engine if it has a dead battery...