Hulkman Alpha85 2000 vs Gooloo GP4000 Jump Starter Showdown
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In this video I look at the Hulkman and Gooloo side by side.
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I bought the gooloo ep4000 2 years ago. I’ve jumped hundreds of cars and never had any problems or issues. Always started in 1-2 seconds. I’m fully satisfied with the gooloo.
Mine is still working great as well :)
Thanks for the test and recommendation. I bought the Gooloo.
My Audew has the same clips as the Gooloo. I don’t like the style but I have started a dead tractor, forklift and ford F250 diesel truck within a few hours of each other. It looks like they have rebranded it (on Amazon ) under another name. But Walmart had it a while back
Lithium batteries are very powerful and well protected electronically, the case of the hulk man insulated it enough that you couldn’t feel the heat from the cells inside. The gooloo anticipated the overheating and shut down to prevent it by having a set time , which gives it a few seconds of rest between your attempts and will prolong its life . Gooloo for the win .
Yeah the Gooloo does a great job for how I use them :)
Don't drain the battery on your new truck, With all the electronics you will just work the alternator hard. Pretty amazing little rigs, thanks Jim 👍
I wasn't really planning on it plus it's under warranty and they might use that against me if something broke lol
I had my GooLoo for 1 year and started hundreds of cars,never failed.I think you should wait about 30 sec then strat the engine.
Hay if u tryed to use them to start ur truck u could just take the battery cables off the battery so u wouldn’t have to kill them. Great video keep the good work up
Thats tempting lol. Thanks!
Tahoes are Awesome. They hardly ever let you down
Ahhhhh tahoes they will start 90%of the time every time
Hulkman didn’t work on my 5.7 hemi Ram 1500. Past my 30 day return on Amazon so I have a large paper weight. Battery still had juice to light the instrument cluster too.
Yeah I use mine to charge USB devices. Did you try the override on it? On the device itself there are directions for an Error 2. Just try that if it won't crank. It sometimes works. I use the Gooloo now when I need to jumpstart something. The hulkman works great as a quick charger for a cell phone though.
@@MidnightRoadGarage thanks, no it was displaying ready on the screen. Just didn’t work. Wonder if I left it for a few minutes before cranking? But with a barely dead battery, it should have worked I would think.
@@MidnightRoadGarage You need to press and hold the 2 buttons to override the processor to jump a depleted batt. If the voltage is too low on the batt, you must override! This thing never failed me yet!
Your Caddy is badass. My dad had a 1970 Eldorado with the 500cid motor which is very similar to the 472. I used drive it school and It was bad on gas, but it could spin the front tires pretty good
Is it for sale?
Those cars were hard starters in the winter even when they were new with fresh batteries. My moms Olds 88 just refused to start when it got cold. I can still hear her cussing
Back in the late 80's I helped put a 500 Cadillac engine into my auto shop teachers 38 Olds. Little nose heavy after that lol
For the right price everything is lol. It's in Virginia
A throwback behemoth.
Lol love the intro great video project farm did one on the gooloo it did very well also
Thanks CP! I was trying to channel some of your energy with that intro :) I'll check out that project farm video.
I found that you should always get a jumper starter that is rated for much larger than what you have. I learned that the hard way. If you have a 4L engine, get at least a 6L rating.
There is a lot of draw on these little lithium batteries when cranking the engines when compared to a lead acid battery. Add to that the fact that you were using the entire lithium power cell, using their "turbo/max power" mode rather than any assistance from a low battery in the vehicle. That causes a lot of internal heat which is why they have a built in "breaker" to stop it from exploding.
Thank you for the video and not upsetting me. Just joking but I would have had some serious buyers remorse if you said the Hulkman was better. I just got a few. I own a lot of cars too and have some equipment on the ranch also. Maybe 25-30 engines that sometimes need a jump. Glad I made a good choice and thanks again for the video, I know they take a lot of time and energy.
Lol you're welcome and I'm glad I didn't upset you. I think you picked the right jump starter for what you described. You'd be pretty mad waiting the 10 minutes for the Hulkman error 4 to clear and with 25-30 engines to start you'd definitely see it.
@@MidnightRoadGarage I have both and the hulkman is a better unit for me it stays charged 18 months if left in your vehicle and the gooloo want stay charged a year and my hulkman will clear every time I press both buttons at the same time so i just over ride the over heating option i never have to wait i can crank on mine until its dead .The 10 minute deal is just a precaution to keep from over straining the battery but you can bypass it without waiting at all ! The hulkman is a lot heavier unit than the gooloo I quit using it because it takes to long to charge and it does not stay charged very well about 4 cranking's and its dead in cold weather maybe 2 or 3 cranks ! So for me I prefer the hulkman i have had it 4 years still works fine the gooloo is already weak and takes to long to charge ! Your hulkman must be bad i have jumped hundreds of engines gas and diesels. The hulkman is rated in the top 5 of jumpers the gooloo is not even in the top 10 so you must have a bad unit because i have found the opposite of what you have experienced.
@@MegaGoogoohead I haven't had those issues with the Gooloo except that it takes longer to charge. As for the Hulkman I will try and override error 4 the next time I get it which I expect to be fairly soon. I am going to do another head to head with the Hulkman vs a JF,Egwo unit that I recently bought. I have a video about the JF.Egwo on my channel already but I haven't made the head to head video yet. Thanks for the input I appreciate it!!!
@@MidnightRoadGarage I love mine I believe yours might be bad i have had the opposite results that's why i say maybe your unit is bad .I dont have to wait 10 minutes I can over ride that and keep cranking ! Good videos man keep up the good work and have a good one dude !
@@MidnightRoadGarage I tried one of the super capacitor jumpers and I wasn't very impressed with it ! I guess in certain situations they may work good but the kind of work I do it didn't work good for me ! I work on bikes atvs and side by sides so the light weight option and quick application is what sold me on the jump starters ! I lugged around a old lead acid jumper box for years that weighed a ton but that old sucker still works it just got weak to and takes longer to charge but it still works just heavy and cumbersome ! So I'm not complaining about the newer tech its helped me a lot !
Hulkman jail sucks. Booooo! I sold my hulkman and got a jf.egwo 3000 and Noco GBX75 and have been so happy!
Great job Jim 👌
Thanks!!!
You can use your own fast charger to charge the gooloo.
I bought a car jump starter Gooloo GP4000 and that unit didn’t come a USB-C wall charger, I am wondering which wall charger to buy. On the box it listed input 15V(5V/3A). In the manual, it says this unit can be charged with a type-C cable and a 5V wall charger ( phone charger) or car chargers. ( only via the QC3.0 wall charger or car charger can achieve the quick charge input function). I want to buy a fast wall charger for my jump starter, what would you recommend?
Buy a usb c charging brick with at least 65watts and it will charge the jump starter fast.
I use my 25 watt phone charger USB C, works well about 1/2 day to charge a 2 line power left. My lap top charger I think that is about 65 watt, charging time on 2 line power left is about 3-4 hours.
Hulkman is the way to go. Good every time. Many don’t know that by pressing the 2 buttons, you override the processor. If the batt is too low and you don’t do it, it will not jump it!!! Avoid the returns to factories. This thing is wonderful!!!
Thanks for commenting I appreciate it! I'm glad your Hulkman works better than mine lol. The override directions are on the back BUT it should sense if it needs it and give you an error 2. I have a second jump starter showdown video you should check out if you have the time :). Thanks again!
I dont understand why the 4000 amp peak isn`t significantly better than the 2000 amp peak.
It should be. This isn’t even a fair comparison.
@@Spindrift_Productions True but I don`t think that answers the question because we are comparing apples to apples and one has twice as many apples...
Put starting fluid in the filter or by the choke .
Some women really like it in the Gooloo.
Great review , I like that Lemans…
Thanks!!
I'm more concerned with the kinked hose on the front of the engine in the El Camino than the battery.
Can you Leave either one on the battery until the battery charges 100 ?
Well they aren't really chargers. They are boosters so you would be better off to get it running and then let the alternator charge the battery. I imagine you would end up with two batteries without enough juice to start the car if you just let it sit. I'll try it in another video though.
All these battery charger comparison videos are the same. 12 Volts and enough amperage as indicated on the installed battery should start the vehicle. No one tells you to check the fluid levels on the dead battery first and use DISTILLED water to fill up the individual cells.
Thats very true for old car batteries but for newer car batteries they are maintenance free and sealed. Great advice though :)
@@MidnightRoadGarage you have to check which type of battery you have. new batteries can be unsealed.
seen a guy crank a 6 cylinder 40 seconds with a noco gb 70 , might be worth looking at
Thanks I'll check it out!
What kind of battery is in that Tahoe?
It's pretty good whatever it is lol
Good morning
What is the lifespan of these 2 models?
Tks
I'm not sure as they both still work just fine, and take a charge fine. I'm sure I'll do a follow up video when they fail though :). Thanks for watching!
Your phone charging test wasn’t accurate because you can charge the phone from the gooloo’s usb c port with a usb C to usb C cable. That connection with double or triple the charging speed of the phone because it is capable of delivering a lot more power in a short time. Also if you dump the included usb A to usb C cable and use a usb C to C cable it will recharge much faster. No usb C port is a dealbreaker for me. Not sure why they included the A ports anymore - 1990’s tech - low power and slow…
That video is a couple years old now but I seem to recall I did it that way because it came with that cable so with out having to buy anything extra you could reverse the cable and charge your phone right out of the box. But yes USB C to USB C would be faster. I mostly use the Gooloo to jumpstart cars though :). Thanks for watching and commenting!!
If you're having to crank over a carbureted engine longer than 4 to 7 seconds every time you start it, you need to do some carb tuning.
True but why would I use a perfectly good working car to test out the jump starting capabilities of a jump starter? :)
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I see your point, and raise you one... lol
I was just being a smartass. Karma got me it too. My battery was dead yesterday morning.
@@bryanrussell6679 oh thats a bummer! I hope you had a jump starter to get it going again.
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I do!!! It was a $60 amazon special that I bought mainly to keep my phone charged in case of another week long power outage like we had a year or two ago. It says it has 800 amps, don't know if it really does, but it surprised me when my truck fired right up. And the battery was totally dead, it didn't even have enough juice to unlock the door. I had to use the key!!! It's been so long that it felt awkward. It sure was funny timing though, I randomly watch a jump starter video and my battery goes dead. I haven't even charged that thing since I bought it, and it's still showing 99%. I'm pleasantly surprised.
@@bryanrussell6679 which one was it? I might have to get it and test it :)
Hi Jim. The peeve I have with these portable jump starter are the cables are to short. The ground connection on my vehicle is on the other side of the engine (left) which is impossible to reach. Where else can I connect the ground to, that's close to the battery without the risk of short circuiting the electricals? Please elaborate your instructions as I need all the help (tips) I can get. Thanks in advance.
So you have one of those vehicles where the actual battery is buried somewhere like the trunk or under the drivers seat and all you have is some jump terminals under the hood? If that's the case then I would try using jumper cables with the jump box. Hook one end of the jumper cables to the jump terminals and then the jump box to the other end of the cables. That's probably the easiest way to do it.
@@MidnightRoadGarage Yes, why they would put the ground connection at the farthest side, opposite to where the battery is located. I find that idiotic. I thought of that method but I wasn't sure if it was safe to do and I didn't want to carry extra jump cables. Thanks for your advice.
Just put the cables on the battery terminals….problem solved.
@@jerryberkel8421 Life is so simple.......for people who don't have a clue what they're talking about.
Just connect the red to the positive post and the black to any metal under the hood for a ground
How is this a fair comparison? 4000 vs 2000? You should compare this gooloo with the Hulkman Alpha 100.
I would but I really don't want to buy another Hulkman and the Alpha 100 is $299 at their website or $240 at Walmart. Pretty sure when I tested the Gooloo it and the Hulkman 85 were within $20 of each other on Amazon at around $130 or something like that.
@@MidnightRoadGarage Yeah, on their site you can use Hulkman20 and you’ll get it at the Walmart price. My order came to under $272, but that was with the protection/carrying case. Excited for it to arrive. Everything I’ve read and viewed suggests that the 100 is leaps and bounds above anything else, and this is coming from mechanics that I really trust.
In December I just purchased a new Jeep Gladiator Rubicon, and with the electrical issues that Mopar has had over the past couple of decades, thought it best to have a top of the line jump starter in my truck.
Also, where do you live? Have you ever tested any of them at extremely cold temperatures? The Hulkman 85s and 100 both claim that they work at -40 degree temps
@@NothingButSilicone it doesn't get that cold in Virginia although I could have my son test them. I visited him last winter and it got to -36 while I was there (Minnesota). Again I haven't tried the 100 but I did find another one I like better than both of these. It's made by JF.Egwo and the reason I like it is because it also has an air compressor built-in and it works awesome. Here is a video I did on it in case you need a portable air compressor (might be nice for a Jeep :) ) th-cam.com/video/PfPHIUpflBA/w-d-xo.html
@@MidnightRoadGarage Thank you. I’ll check that video out. Although, too late for me now 😂. After dropping nearly $300, I ain’t getting another. I used to have a top of the line Stanley power station/jump starter. It also had an air compressor built in, and extra outlets that these lithium jump starters don’t have. Problem is lead acid doesn’t last nearly as long. And even those that do, they lose performance and reliability over time, and sometimes, very little time. The air compressor was nice though. But when I was shopping, it looks like you can get a 12 volt air compressor for as little as $30 to $40, and they all had a higher PSI than my Stanley did.
@@MidnightRoadGarage Oh, and I believe the mode you have is the 85 right? It’s only the 85s and 100 that does -40 degrees F. Pretty sure the 85 doesn’t. Would still be cool to see you compare them in cold weather when you visit your son though
Can you run a 12v fridge off them? And for how long?
That's a good question. Have you got a make and model of one in particular? If it's cheap enough I'll buy it and try it.
Review or just showing his cars
Definitely a review. Thanks for watching.
If car in good condition 4s is good.
Great video i think the gooloo has a little more ump in it where it is 16v but yeah both Are meant to jump start stuff there no abuse about it if it can’t do it then there clam what it does is not going to happen I bought a new Stanley paid up there for it bec I needed something to jump with It said it will start any v8 it’s like a 1200 amp box it was all a lie it was a crap box would even crank a v8 with a weak battery Barely crank my lawn mower The tire pump two tires and it’s dead have to charge it all the time I was so disappointed in it
Well they both work but it comes down to how you use them. That sucks to hear that about a Stanley product. They used to be so good.
@@MidnightRoadGarage yeah I thought it would of Ben a good one I’m going to try the gooloo when I get extra money
I got the hulkman have had my noco 50. And the hulkman after useing it at work . It’s junk and tried to email and call and no help . So my hulkman now a paper weight now . Don’t believe the the. Paid for videos
That sucks about your Hulkman and about the crappy support :(. Mine is still working. By the way I bought my Hulkman from Amazon. They didn't pay me to make this video.
NOCO for the WIN!!!
Might try that brand out next :)
I think you need a mechanic first thing...then make test...just saying.
Thank you for your feedback I really do appreciate it :). In ideal conditions pretty much any jump starter on the market will work. This was intentionally for less than ideal conditions to see how these two would do :).
@@MidnightRoadGarage Keep up the good work...it will help people
gm side terminal post battery's are a pain in the dick
You are not wrong lol
Mary Barra, did you hear that?
Will you be testing the Gooloo GT4000?
I probably will but it's not in the budget at the moment so it might be a while. Thanks!
After watching this I don't want any of these lithium"s, and these were two of the best. I go with a standard DeWalt type jumper. Yes, they FAIL!!
Don't blame you at all but check out the video I did on the JF.Egwo that also has an air compressor built in. Pretty cool little unit. 😊 Thanks for watching!
The tester doesn't know what a controlled study is, shouldn't be doing tool evaluation and tests. 👎
You get what you pay for...
Dont buy noco gbx series. All i can say lol nothing but trouble
Lesson for the day dont buy gm products they never start ! lol
Lol well it might be a little more about the battery manufacturer but thats pretty funny :)
Lol well it might be a little more about the battery manufacturer but thats pretty funny :)
STOP SAYING "SO" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You know I've really worked on that in later videos but thanks for pointing that out in all caps. Have a great day 👍
You're comparing a well USA designed and engineered Hulkman to a low budget quality chinese designed/build ugly looking crap (Gooloo) is insulting to Hulkman creators! 😂
Lol the Hulkman sure does have it's fans! My power was out yesterday and it did a great job of charging my phone :). USA designed and Chinese made isn't much of a plus in my book though. American workers aren't getting paid to make them which is what I would prefer because I live in the USA lol. I just picked up another jump starter though so we'll see how the Hulkman and Gooloo stack up against that one in the near future. BTW I paid for my Hulkman and my Gooloo so it's pretty impartial. Thanks for watching!!!
@@MidnightRoadGarage There isn’t much of a difference, in fact I think both the hulk man and Gooloo are made by the same company
@@thechazz8080 here is one much different than both of these and I like it much better as well th-cam.com/video/fyzZQ5dquUo/w-d-xo.html