Walmart/ ever start batteries

I've had pretty good luck with the Everstart batteries. Much better luck with them other than Duralast or (newer) Diehard.

I have found through experiences that tractors need batteries rated commercial or agriculture. Vibration reduces the life of non rated commercial or ag batteries. When replacing batteries in my tractors or Skid loader I buy from TSC,Interstate or an Auto Parts store that sells Truck or Tractor batteries. We had an Auto Electric Repair shop until the owner and one man Army retired. He sold batteries and we would buy them there. He always said the life of your electrical system starts with your battery and connections. And he rebuilt a lot of alternators, generators and starters.

Have bought a few from WM years ago, 3 years tops in automobile’s for me. On a side note, decades ago Farm & Fleet brand batteries were one of the best, not sure who their manufacturer was back then. Not much of a WM patron these days.

hmm, anyone know if ANY batteries are actually Made in USA ?

So you get what you pay for?  Then currently with the massive inflation rate, that should make a lot of stuff better than before! 

JoeM(GA) wrote: ... One of my favorite things about WM is that on the occasion I have one bad under warranty they don’t argue with me like NAPA, O’reillies, and Autozone do about if it’s bad or not.

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This! Walmart does not care one bit as to what the battery was used in; you don't DARE tell NAPA that the battery was installed in a TRACTOR

I use NAPA in everything except my lawnmower. You gotta put them on a trickle charger overnight and put a deep charge into them. I have a pair in my 200 that are at least 6 years old. I had a Walmart battery in her blue van, one Sat it just quit while we were doing a farmers MKT in town, just out of warentee. NAPA brought me a new battery. Its still in the van, that's been 4 or 5 years ago.

I have the MAXX in  a couple small tractors, backhoe and  couple trucks.. Normally get 5 years then i take them out and replace.. Most still going strong at that point.

Fleet Farm use to be the place to get batteries as no hassle with exchange , I use to use same 5 year battery in every vehicle and equipment `and just keep exchanging them as they went bad (if and when) 
 3 pickups with snow plows batteries would last about 3 seasons , dozer and backhoe about 2 years . 
  NOW they still exchange but they date the replacement battery with same date as one they replace so you get the replacement but not the extended warranty time. 

I've been very happy with Motorcraft batteries, if they have the size and type you are looking for.  Their warranties are good too.

I started buying my lawn mower batteries from them. I could only get 2 years if I was lucky out of the 50.00 mower batteries from the parts store. I can get that out of a 20.00 from Wally World

I am using the Napa battery- 6V- in my WD45. Has been awesome. Maybe 6 or 8 years old now and still starts the tractor every time. Used tractor today and started right up and was a real cold day. It is inside in unheated house garage so that helps a bit. I have had this unit since 2001 and this is only the second battery. First one was Napa as well so excellent in my opinion. Part of battery success is good starter, good cables and clean connections.

Sister had a new WM battery in her car almost a year. Car would not start one day so she took it to the car dealer. Dealer said it was the battery and she told them to put a new dealer battery in it. I'm sure that was pricey. Her husband takes the WM bad battery back to WM and demands his money back. Naturally they said no but we can replace the battery free of charge. He storms out and and will never buy one again. Yes, he's an idiot.

I have had one in my truck just over a year. Will see. I decided to give them a chance after seeing a battery comparison on YouTube and the EverStart came out as good or better as the more expensive batteries.