I am in Northeast Connecticut. Last winter we had only a few very light snows. Not enough to bring out my 1964 Chief 1000 with it's 2 stage snow blower. So, in April when I decided to move it out to the shed for the summer, the battery was completely dead. I checked it with a hygrometer and each section stayed in the red. The hygrometer float didn't move even a mm in any of the 6 sections. So I tried something. I purchased a "battery rejuvinator" on eBay for $11. It was 6 small packets of a white powder. I poured into each into of the 6 battery sections and charged it up. I then started the tractor up and moved it to the shed for the summer. Today I decided to move the tractor to the garage for the winter. I turned the start key and it had almost enough power to start the engine. I then charged it for 5 minutes nan then tried again to start the tractor engine. It turned over quickly and started right up. So what ever the chemical was, it worked. A new battery would have cost me $50 and I was able to extend it's life for only $11.? ??