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re: Decision on new truck battery?
Posted on 5/3/23 at 4:31 pm to AlxTgr
Posted on 5/3/23 at 4:31 pm to AlxTgr
I follow the advice of my auto service shop owner and replace auto/truck batteries every 3 years - regardless - as supposedly the average life of an auto battery in the Deep South is about 3 1/2 years. I’ve never been inconvenienced anywhere with a dead battery since I started doing that a decade or so ago.
At $120 a battery, 3 years, $40 a year - maybe not even the cost of 1 tank of gasoline - why take the chance of being inconvenienced b/c you know that damn battery is going to die at the most inconvenient time or location.
Owner of my shop wrote this article, read the whole article, but the last sentence provides his suggestion/recommendation. Why Batteries Die
At $120 a battery, 3 years, $40 a year - maybe not even the cost of 1 tank of gasoline - why take the chance of being inconvenienced b/c you know that damn battery is going to die at the most inconvenient time or location.
Owner of my shop wrote this article, read the whole article, but the last sentence provides his suggestion/recommendation. Why Batteries Die
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Posted on 5/3/23 at 5:42 pm to AlxTgr
At one time Sears batteries would die off 1-5 months within the warranty. They would prorate it. You’d buy another, only to continue that process.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 9:11 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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That's trashy as frick.
Sorry to hurt your feelings boy scout.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 10:02 am to tiger_nutz
It does the opposite. It makes me feel good about not being a trashy piece of shite who does shite like that.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 11:01 am to CrawDude
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I follow the advice of my auto service shop owner and replace auto/truck batteries every 3 years - regardless
This right here. I set a reminder in my calendar and replace every battery in the family vehicles on a 3 year cycle. May be overkill but IDGAF.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 12:52 pm to AlxTgr
My truck has had a Sear's Platinum AGM for about 8 years now, no signs of going bad yet. It had a Motorcraft AGM for the 13 years prior to that. I have always kept my vehicles on battery maintainers when not being driven, have wired in quick connections so it's not a hassle. I've gone through a handful of Schumacher float chargers over the last 20 years, I have a Solar brand one too now that has more options as far as battery type and charge rate. I wouldn't buy a spare to keep around, you'd have to maintain it same as one in the vehicle otherwise is will be worthless by the time you needed it. I have a heavy-duty J-n-C jumper pack I keep in each vehicle.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 3:32 pm to Clames
shite I only get around 3 years max out of all my shite.
I put to optima’s in my 2017 F250 but sold it to my brother last year.
I put to optima’s in my 2017 F250 but sold it to my brother last year.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 8:19 pm to Wtodd
The first time it has trouble cranking, I go by a battery. Lately, Walmart has had the cheapest prices.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 9:30 pm to Rize
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I put to optima’s in my 2017 F250 but sold it to my brother last year.
My fiancée has run Optimas in her truck, last one lasted about 7 years. I don't think they are of the quality they used to be but most batteries aren't great either. Only reason I got the Platinum Diehard is that they are re-labeled Deka's and I used Deka AGM's for my jetski and some other small equipment without issues.
Posted on 5/4/23 at 10:18 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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It does the opposite. It makes me feel good about not being a trashy piece of shite who does shite like that.
Lololol you sound like such a saint. frick off cock sucker
Posted on 5/5/23 at 6:26 am to tiger_nutz
quote:This is rich.
Lololol you sound like such a saint. frick off cock sucker
Posted on 5/5/23 at 6:39 am to tiger_nutz
quote:But you’re a thief.
tiger_nutz
Posted on 5/5/23 at 10:53 am to tiger_nutz
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When the battery warranty is about to expire, I kill the battery and bring it in for a replacement
What in the white trash frick is this shite?
Posted on 5/5/23 at 11:02 am to AlxTgr
Sams has a sale on batteries this weekend. If anyone needs some.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 1:25 pm to kengel2
quote:They have mine in stock too.
Sams has a sale on batteries this weekend. If anyone needs some.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 8:51 am to AlxTgr
Update. I had a weak sounding start Saturday morning. I told the guys I was with I was going to run straight to Sam's. As I was headed there, I got an invite to do something else, and skipped Sam's. Got stranded lol. Jumping the Ram was not easy. I could not get it to off by pushing the button. A friend of mine jumped in the truck and got it done, and he really could not explain what he did differently.
Posted on 8/28/23 at 10:19 am to tiger_nutz
quote:I hope you teach your kids how to steal.
When the battery warranty is about to expire, I kill the battery and bring it in for a replacement
Posted on 8/28/23 at 12:28 pm to AlxTgr
AGM in mine shite the bed in June but load tested good??
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