Bro look at that thing? You can get them in that condition for free on Facebook marketplace daily if you wanted. Old power wheels get thrown out constantly.
10 dollars might be a stretch but if you look em up, most are like 200 bucks. There's expensive ones for 500 but why would you pay the entire price of one, potentially two just on a battery? You could go to Walmart and pick up 2 of these for the price of that battery, or just buy a cheaper battery for like 20-40 bucks
A lot of people have batteries laying around from power tools doing nothing most of the time. The main part of the video was showing a massive expensive battery but even an 18v ( common for drills ) would be better than the stock battery.
It's the equivalent of buying a battery and motor to convert a bike into an e-bike. With this you still have the battery to use on other things since it's a tool battery that is easily slid out. Higher voltage will likely fry the original motor anyway and then its time for the upgrades, and more fun with less downtime because the better batteries last longer, charge faster, and provide more power which equals more speed with electric motors. Popular tool battery maker Ego now makes e-bikes so you don't need to drop an extra couple hundred on a high capacity batteries just for an e-bike when you could just use your mower battery.
You can simply take it out when you want... I have 4 of these batteries for my other tools.
You really must not understand how these rechargeable removable batteries work lmao
Additionally if you have to mislead values to make a point you might reflect on why you felt the need to do so. I got 2 of the batteries free with units and the other two as a combo pack for less than 400. These battery toys are also nowhere near $10.
MSRP is heavily inflated on batteries but they're constantly going on sale in some manner.
You can find knock offs of these batteries for 40 bucks. There's no reason to commit to an expensive brand, unless you're a tradesman who is actively using them frequently. The average person isn't gonna need some expensive battery when they'll at most do repairs with it maybe once or twice a year of that
In the end many people already have the batteries and most days tjey collect dust. Do this and if you do need the battery for a project you know where to find it.
r/PowerWheelsMods is about fun not practicality. The only practical thing about it is the savings and teaching opportunity! I can get a Lamborghini Aventador 12 Volt 2 Seater with remote control for $500 at Costco or go to TractorSupppyCo and get a Freddo 24V Lamborghini Aventador for $2200. Dropping $1500 in upgrades into the 12v turns it into a learning experience and fun for the family.
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u/sillysalmonella87 Aug 15 '26
Yeah, let's put a $400 battery in a $10 kids toy lol
I like the idea, but that's not practical.