in addition to this, any repair or maintenance required by the equipment, the rental company will be liable to take care of it. you think if i would be okay with making a huge mess that messes would not bother me, but they do and i hate them. we have much dense amount of urban jungle which needs to be discovered. this for me is a 'must have'. has anyone else has a similar experience perhaps. match “current month & year” with the “date code on battery” to find the battery’s age in months. 