Chevy 5.7L V8 vs Viking 1700 Jump Starter from Harbor Freight 

I'd definitely buy another Viking product

WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!

@@MoragTong_ CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

@@rp42069WHAT?

Maybe I got what I paid for and the Viking is way better quality

Just take a half hour once or twice a month to walk around and start everything and let it all run 15 min or so and circulate oil, fuel, and charge that battery!!!

I too have several of the lead acid ones(kept one in each car). Would periodically bring in and recharge. All of them are dead now(even one that I replaced the battery in). Have the small lithium battery ones now and they’ve been working fine.

HF has a similar 1700 peak amp model without the air compressor, and it is labeled as AGM.

You need to Immediately charge it upon unboxing. Then use and recharge a few times before forgetting about it... this establishes the plate chemistry and sets float voltage for a full, not partially discharged battery. AFTER THAT, you can keep it charged multiple ways: 1 house plug, you can leave it always plugged in (at least the largest one like mine can, VERY important feature). 2. You can get a small, cheap invertor and leave it plugged in in your car (just like in your house). Whenever you run your car it will be topped off. And 3. You can just run a cigarette lighter jumper from a lighter socket in your car to the socket on the front of the unit. This is the easiest method, and it will let your car's own float system keep it charged, But only if you use a 12plug in your car that Does Not stay energetized with the car off. If you use a 12v outlet that Does stay energetized w/car off, then if you leave the headlights on, etc, the car will drain your jumpack right along with the car battery. I have the Largest version HF sells, and the cheapest ($50). Both work absolutely fine. Even the cheap one works great, IF you do charge it Immediately and recharge it every month or so, or leave it plugged into the car. The only difference is the cheap one cannot stay plugged in on house current indefinitely (and it does take a While to charge, indoors... like a day). Also, besides the important initial charge, the cheap one especially needs to be left on the dead battery, connected for a few minutes, Before attempting to jump start. It won't work well just hooking up and immediately cranking like all the rest. Do what I have said, above, and even that cheap, $40-50 jump pack will work Just fine in your car. Get one for your gf or wife, charge it up, then get a cable with 12v plug @ both ends and put it in her car plugged into the car's socket that Doesn't stay on, and then just totally forget about it. A year, 2yrs, 3yrs later it will be all ready to jump her car if she leaves the lights on, or her car's battery begins to die.

I use mine 9 or 10 times before recharging and have no problems with it it doesnt need charged every single time whoever told you that is not too bright its ment to be used multiple times before charging my carlyle 550 2500 peak amp will jump 20 times before needing charged again

It’s Montana in January in morning. What is your definition of cold? I’m from the south and that’s a f**k no for me cold.

You wanna be Sherlock Holmes types crack me up. Anybody who follows this channel knows that I almost always wear short sleeve shirts regardless of the weather. Secondly the tree was parked under a giant oak when this was shot and yes, even in January there can be leaves on the ground.

@@denoftools Have you had a chance to test out the limitations of this unit yet? I am considering the bigger 3400 Viking without the air compressor because of the good reviews for thr larger V8's of today's market.

@@nsh040909 the suburbans the biggest engine I've tested on yet

Standard voltage but low amps happens all the time

The little two stroke?

@@iggy151 yes one of the older ones cant get it started.

@@ncrdisabled Might be something simple, as 2-strokes are fairly straightforward engines. Check for spark, if that’s good it’s probably the carb. Those little carbs go bad like it’s their job, but luckily you can get a new one off the internet for around 20 bucks. Might save you the cost of a new generator. 👍

I’ve had some success with connecting the jump pack and waiting a bit for it to transfer some charge to your low battery before trying to start the vehicle. 🤷🏻‍♂️. Good luck!

I was pointing out that I can appreciate both an ICE engine and EV's.