Battery Brand
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Topic: Battery Brand
Posted By: boscoe
Subject: Battery Brand
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 9:34pm
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What brand of battery do you think is best , I think i have tried them all. Ive got an interstate in 190 tractor since 1993. ------------- 1959 D 17 gas , 1964 190 gas, 1965 190xt gas AC 4bottom slat plow, 6 row 30in #72 planter Im not getting bigger my cloths are just getting smaller. |
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Posted By: Allen Dilg
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 9:43pm
| hELLO bOSCOE My idea is with 10 or 20 running tractors the cheapest battery will last 4 plus years, and then i'll start stealing out of the ones that aren't used or needed, until I have to buy 2 or 3. |
Posted By: FORD GUY
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 9:48pm
| I've had the best luck with interstate batteries. they are expensive, but sometimes will last 7 years. |
Posted By: 49WF
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 11:40pm
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Caterpiller battery's, I almost always get ten years out of them. ------------- More than I need |
Posted By: Denis in MI
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 11:45pm
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I have found that batteries of any brand don't last unless you use them everyday or keep them on a trickle charger, but the TSC special batteries definitely don't last. ------------- 1938 B, 1945 B, 1941 IB, 1949 C, 2 1938 WCs, 3 1950 WDs, 1951 WD, 2 1955 WD45, 1957 D-14 |
Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2011 at 11:50pm
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I have had very good service from Wal Mart's batteries. ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |
Posted By: Denis in MI
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 12:00am
I had a wally world everstart for one of the batteries in my diesel pickup and it lasted 9 years according to the ship date on the side of it ------------- 1938 B, 1945 B, 1941 IB, 1949 C, 2 1938 WCs, 3 1950 WDs, 1951 WD, 2 1955 WD45, 1957 D-14 |
Brian Jasper co. Ia wrote:Posted By: dave63
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 6:34am
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Interstate is the lowest cost battery that i have ever used! By cheap pay twice. ------------- The universal answer to all questions is yes, how much do you want to spend? |
Posted By: Ben (MI)
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 6:40am
| I am sold on Deere Strong Box batteries. I have an associate that used to work for Exide battery manufacturing, he told me the heavier the better as they contain more lead. |
Posted By: omahagreg
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 6:53am
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Walmart have been good for me, Interstate side posts-the worst. Seem to always leak, so I avoid them at all cost! ------------- Greg Kroeker 1950 WD with wide front and Freeman trip loader |
Posted By: Lance/SC
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 7:58am
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The first battery in my '96 chevy impala SS lasted 3 years. I replaced it with a Delco from the dealer because I wanted to keep it original. That was in 2000 and so far it is cranking fine. It sits 90% of the time
All the other vehicles get Wally World batteries
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Posted By: Andrew(southernIL)
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 8:33am
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I use Optima red top in the truck. Been in it 5 and half years no problems and had it sittin with the bright headlights and truck toolbox lights on for about 30 minutes and still cranked fine. Really like the blue tops for Marine batteries, fished an all night tournament from 7PM to 7AM on Kentucky Lake then fished for 4 hrs on the Ohio River in the current that morning and the batteries were still trolling fine. When it comes to Marine batteries I've been hearing a lot of good about the new Die Hard batteries, but anytime I've seen Die Hard in a truck the Die Hard lived up to its name.
------------- If fishing is a sport your looking at an athlete |
Posted By: Steve M C/IL
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 8:50am
| Make mine sealed,whatever the brand.Haven't had a "cap" top battery that didn't make a mess.Delco's mostly around here. |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 9:54am
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I have gotten 5 to 7 years out of the "cheap" batteries at Farm and Fleet. If they are maintained they last longer. To spend twice as much or more on a "good" battery and get 1 or 2 more years out of it doesn't make sense to me. I did buy a used truck once that had an Interstate Battery in it. It was a blemished battery and I had no trouble with it for 5 or 6 years. ------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: RMD
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 10:04am
| For cheaper bateries to use in smaller tractors, I've had good luck with the Sears "Fresh Start" product line. |
Posted By: Nathan (SD)
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 10:10am
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If you live north of 45 degrees parellel, you are lucky to get 4 years out of any brand battery. I buy the cheapos and replace every 3 years in the vehicles. Gives me extras for the tractors that way.If the high priced ones don't last like they are supposed to, you gained nothing by buying it. Just bought yourself the hassle of getting it replaced. I used to go that route then switched to buying cheapos. Same with tires. Also makes a difference if you need to keep 5 machines running or 25. Save $50 on 25 batteries that adds up in a hurry.
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Posted By: Forestgnome
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 4:26pm
| I use two Optima blue tops in my HD11. I've let it sit for 9 months and have been able to start it after plenty of cranking. I'm a believer in those batteries! |
Posted By: Dakota Dave
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 4:36pm
| My corvette has had the same optima since 1996. WD45 has a 2000 optima. plow truck and wifes van have optima's from 2004. I haven't had that long of a lasting battery of any othe brand. all are red tops. the yellow top in my camper did not last. |
Posted By: Reeseholler
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 4:37pm
| We use NAPA but we also don't get the cheap ones either. For my Truck I got the best I can get CCA wise for cold winter diesel starting. Even for my tractors I use NAPA. |
Posted By: AllisFreak MN
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 4:37pm
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Have had good luck with AC Delco's and Ever Start brand. Have not had good luck with Interstate. ------------- '49 A-C WD, '51 A-C WD, '63 A-C D17 Series III, 1968 A-C One-Seventy, '82 A-C 6060, '75 A-C 7040, A-C #3 sickle mower, 2 A-C 701 wagons, '78 Gleaner M2 |
Posted By: kffischer
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 4:43pm
nice car! karl f |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 4:46pm
| We have an Exide that is over 12 years old in a 7000. I had 2 in the 7045 and one went bad so I put it in your 7000 which only had one in it at the time. Still running strong. |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 5:09pm
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When buying any battery, learn to read the manufacturing date code. Then go to the back of the kiosk and pick the one made no more than a month ago. That sitting on the shelf months takes the best out of them. As far as I'm concerned a battery isn't new if its been on the shelf more than 5 or 6 weeks, its junk. Gerald J. |
Posted By: Ted in NE-OH
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 5:10pm
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I use TSC in my smaller tractors (B, C) and NAPA's highest CCA in my WD ------------- CA, WD, C, 3 Bs, 2 Gs, WC, I-400, 914 |
Posted By: mdm1
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 5:49pm
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I use Deka brand in my tractor and also in my cabin solar system. Rank right by Trojan ------------- Everything is impossible until someone does it! WD45-trip loader 1947 c w/woods belly mower, 1939 B, #3 sickle mower 1944 B, 2 1948 G's. Misc other equipment that my wife calls JUNK! |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 5:50pm
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I'ved used them all except Walmart (refuse to step foot in a Walmart) and the best by far for me has been Interstate hands down. Also if you can buy a battery from a store that gets them in dry and fills them the day you buy it is the best. The Case dealer I used to work at did it that way and then they switched to prefilled batteries and they had trouble from then on. This was 10-12 years ago. They were Case batteries made by Exide and that was about the time that Exide got caught restickering old batteries and selling them as new if they held a charge. I'd bet no one went to jail for that. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: Rogers
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 6:18pm
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I have used Interstate, AC Delco, and chain store batteries including those from Walmart. When it comes to batteries I think they are all about the same, and the most important factor is cost. That said I tend to go with batteries from chain auto part stores or Walmart. They last just as long as those by Interstate or AC Delco in my experience. When buying batteries from Advance or Oreilly's I do get the ones with the 5 year plus warranty. Usually my batteries end up coming from Advance or Oreilly's. ------------- Think for yourself and be your own expert. Be willing to change your mind; however, willingness to change your mind doesn’t mean that you will. Blindly following any path is the pinnacle of insanity. |
Posted By: DaveCinIN
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2011 at 11:02pm
| Never had any luck with Interstate. Wal-Mart & TSC batteries last as long as anything else in my cars, trucks, and tractors. I make sure I get the CCA to do the job. |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 12:58am
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Besides looking for a battery freshly made, when there is a choice of sizes, pick the biggest one that will fit the battery box. It will last longer in all applications because ordinary starts won't run the bigger battery down as far. Gerald J. |
Posted By: JC-WI
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 1:00am
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I won't buy an interstate anymore, expensive batterys and do not last long here. Put many wallyworlds in and many hve been in for 7-8 years, b-i-l bought a wally battery and it was junk the day he took it home.. at least he got a full refund on that battery. Lately been buying farm and fleet batteries and they have been holding up. Best batteries I had were blems that are still going strong. Had a set of in store brand small irrigation batteries and they lasted 13 years in a 190XT.
Helps to put a battery disconnect switch in and turn it off at the end of season... or find a nice cool dry place to put the batteries in and trickle charge them from time to time.
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Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 3:02am
| learned that car quest got tired of replacing their batteries to folks that bought them, so they deal with a company that makes them (wouldn't tell me who) but they said that almost all batteries inards are held together at the top of the battery only. when bumping and joseling around they swing back and forth til they break...thus causing a short! their new batteries inards are held together on top and bottom, and they said they haven't had a problem since! and they offer good warranties! |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 10:16am
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If they filled the space with plates, they wouldn't flex either. But they often don't fill the space in the battery case. Gerald J. |
Posted By: 48AC/WD
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 12:29pm
| I bought a Deka marine battery at Northern tool last May for my boat, I deployed to Cuba 1 week later. My boat has sat on the trailer at the house outside the whole time, uncovered. I took leave in November, got fresh fuel mixed up, hit the key and it started right up, Deka has my vote if you are on a budget and want quality! |
Posted By: Embellem
Date Posted: 08 Mar 2011 at 1:01pm
| Most batteries are built by just three major manufacturers and are rebranded. I have been buying batteries from Farm and Fleet and haven't had problems. I think I read someplace that Johnson Controls builds F&F's batteries. |