Customer Reviews

Peg Perego Battery 12 Volt (Drop Ship Pack)

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My son has the John Deere Power Pull Tractor which uses this battery. Due to the numerous complaints about the battery, and because the battery that came with the tractor only lasts about 30 minutes before needing a recharge, I decided to take a different route.

I bought a 12 volt battery intended for lawn tractors/snow mobiles/etc. It will cost a heck of a lot less than Peg Perego's battery.

I then spliced the wires from the tractor, the red one is positive, obviously, and connected them to the battery. I then used a piece of wire to hold the new battery down. It works perfectly and literally runs an entire day before needing a recharge. And of course I use a car battery charger to charge it.

So, you'll save money and you kids will get MUCH more enjoyment!

With further research while removing the blue plastic cap, I discovered this is a simple SLA (sealed lead acid) battery.

All you have to do is google "SLA battery" and look for 12volt 12Ah (amp hour). They range from 25 to 38 dollars, with several manufactures. (mostly Chinese)

Anyway, all you have to do is cut one side of the blue cap band, remove the cap and unplug the harness. Plug the harness into the new battery, add a set of "Battery Tender" terminals, duct tape the blue cap back on, and BINGO.

These are the same batteries sold for electric scooters and wheelchairs.

New battery 1/2 the cost. Only now you have a "battery tender" connection to plug in and recharge the battery with a proper charger instead of that cheap POS Peg Perego sells.

Amazon sells the Genesis (Yuasa)12np 12ah battery that fits properly with no modifications to the toy.
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Amazon also sells the "Battery Tender"
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The nice thing about the Battery Tender is it comes with an extra set of cables, and you can buy spare sets. I have spare sets permanently installed on my boat, tractor, and two motorcycles. You can use the one Battery tender to charge all of them. It's a trickle charger too, so you can leave the battery on the charger indefinitely without damaging the battery or the charger.

I really think the main problem most everyone is complaining about is the cheap junk A/C type adapter/charger that comes with the toy.

12np 12ah Battery Brands are:
Genesis (Yuasa)
BB
Leoch
Toyo
Century
and about a half dozen others.

Battery is way overpriced. Contact Battery Store near you! I did and found this same exact battery type(2-6volt Batteries) for much less. While there they told me I could use a low amp 12v Deep Cycle battery instead. It did take some time wiring (FUSED LINK IS A MUST) but is well worth it. Lasts all day and you can charge it at a 2 amp "trickle charge" with a "amp selectable" car battery charger. All told it cost me less than $60 for everything. It now longer just "Takes Up Space".

UPDATE June 2006..still working great!
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OK, updating this for kicks and giggles as of October 2005. We still have the battery and it workds great. You really must follow the instructions. Just wanted to let people know I stand by what I wrote.
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We have this battery and it works great. We were very skeptical because of all the bad reviews. However, if you follow the instructions to the T it works great. The initial charge MUST be 18 hours. We did ours 24. You CANNOT run this battery completely dead. Once you see the toy start to lose it's speed where first is really doggy, then you must take the battery out and charge it. Again, it must be charged the entire cycle of 18 hours. We have been following these instructions (which are the manufacturers) and it works great. My son can get about 3 hours if running it nonstop. Which he has done a few times. Don't try to quick charge this because it is not made to do that. Also, you must charge it once every month when it is not being used (i.e, winter months). Again, the instructions per the manufacturer.

We have two of the Peg Perego vehicles - the Jeep Gaucho Grande and a John Deere Gator. The original batteries seemed to do okay and lasted about a year and a half (including the months of Nov-Feb when the toys weren't being used). I ordered two new batteries last year and they no longer work. I am extremely dissapointed (...) and my kids are mad that they can't ride the toys any more. It makes me sick!

I bought two of these batteries last summer and used them about 5 times. I tried to recharge them this year and they are no good. At [the price] a piece you would hope to get more use from them

We took the suggestion of one of the reviewers and bought a sports/motorcycle battery at WalMart. Not only was it cheaper, but what a difference in performance. Our grandson can ride it all day long on our farm up and down hills over all types of terrain with full power and no charge. There have been times when he rode all day, came back a week later and rode all day again without a charge. Thanks to the reviewer who suggested this, it's a great alternative to this expensive battery that will not last as long.

I bought a 12 volt battery but the wiring did not match. After calling Manufacturer, I found that my toy was involved in a recall. When I receive more info I will let you know if I am able to use this battery.

This battery stinks. We bought the John Deere Gator last year and the battery worked perfect. Less than a year later, the battery goes dead after 20 minutes and does not have the POWER (2 kids cannot ride on it now, because the battery is not powerful enough) it had when it was new. I've had power wheel batteries previously, and they lasted ALOT longer and with better charge quality than this battery. I hate the idea of shelling out another [$] for this battery!!!!!!!

I HAVE 2 OF THESE BATTERIES.WE DIDN'T REALIZE THE FIRST WAS DEAD IN 1 CELL OF THE "TWINS UNDER THE COVER" UNTILL I BOUGHT A SECOND BATTERY.THIS ONE IS FULL OF ENERGY WHICH IS WEARING THE TIRES OUT BY DOING POWERSLIDES. THE NEW BATTERY GETS 5 STARS .