I have this same switch set-up on my boat and have been wanting to do it on my hoe for quite some time now. I finally got off my arse and did a little write-up.
The switch itself is a marine grade switch, found at many marine shops (I got mine at west marine, $30.00)
I then made a bracket to screw the base of the switch housing to
I then un-screw the OEM fuse holder and secured my bracket using those screws.
I then hooked up both batteries to their respective posts and attached all the commons to that post.
The entire job took about an hour front start to finish. Most of that time was running the 2 gauge wire over the fan shroud and crimping the connectors on.
This particular set up works great for me because with a dual battery set-up, if the truck sits for an extended period of time, the batteries will actually start to effect negatively towards each other and lose their charge. I don't drive my hoe but once every week or so, so when Im not using it, i flipped the switch to "off". Acts as some what of a security system too.
The switch itself is a marine grade switch, found at many marine shops (I got mine at west marine, $30.00)
I then made a bracket to screw the base of the switch housing to
I then un-screw the OEM fuse holder and secured my bracket using those screws.
I then hooked up both batteries to their respective posts and attached all the commons to that post.
The entire job took about an hour front start to finish. Most of that time was running the 2 gauge wire over the fan shroud and crimping the connectors on.
This particular set up works great for me because with a dual battery set-up, if the truck sits for an extended period of time, the batteries will actually start to effect negatively towards each other and lose their charge. I don't drive my hoe but once every week or so, so when Im not using it, i flipped the switch to "off". Acts as some what of a security system too.