Hi all I redid my terminals last winter and conversion to Military terminals.  Now the Batteries are showing their age.  Time for replacements.  West Coat Central Valley 

 

TIA

Michael

 

So looking online Amazon offer Optima's for $199  720 amps

Batteries plus 750 CCA Group 27 for $149 + 20% off and a $10 mail in rebate.   Kind of answers my question.  Thinking of selling and getting along wheelbase.

Edited December 11, 20195 yr by int3man

Walmart 

Same here. About 100 bucks each. Group 27 750 cca as I remember?

Thinking of selling...Go with 3 year warranty inexpensive batteries.  If you sell the truck you've saved some money

If you still have the truck after the 3+ years replace them again with 3 year batteries, you'll probably sell it by then. 

I went with group 65 in mine. They are a little taller and wider but fit in the tray fine and have more cca's

3 minutes ago, 98whitelightnin said:

I went with group 65 in mine. They are a little taller and wider but fit in the tray fine and have more cca's

Do the hold downs fit them?

No. One of mine was broken anyway so I didnt go back with them. The batteries set nice and tight in the trays and havent had any problem with them moving. Ill get out a get some pics for yall. 
There is room front to back but side to side is tight. They are a bit taller but don’t hit hood 

Edited December 11, 20195 yr by 98whitelightnin

Lead acid all the way. Every single battery I've own in the last 30 years has lasted over 10+ years. I add distilled water every month and do equalize charging to the batteries. Even my ATV battery went 11 years before it crapped out. I've got 8 years on my current batteries.

 

Sealed AGM batteries can't be equalized and no water added back. Once the battery does dries out its done. AGM batteries need to be charge slower than lead acid batteries to prevent gassing the cells and wasting the water from it. 

 

Edited December 12, 20195 yr by Mopar1973Man

To help make wet cells last longer..... I know to equalize is good thing, but one charger I have says it will pump a higher voltage into the battery for the correct duration. Another charger says it sends 'pulses into the battery' to equalize the cells. What is the correct equalize procedure? Or is it just simply, every once in awhile place the batteries on a charger to fully charge them up to final stages?

 

T.I.A.

From what I heard, equalizing batteries is not the recommended to do often, maybe once a year, depends on usage. I'm on 8 years now and just used equalizing feature first time last spring. It basically overcharges the batterys to boil crap off lead so it makes better contact with acid/electrolyte. Definitely need to keep water level up so non of lead is exposed. On my boat I check it every season and do add some di water every year. Maybe because when I use trolling motor 24v and charge it all the time, it evaporates quicker than the truck. I do check electrolyte in truck batteries once a year, but only had to add it once so far. 

4 hours ago, Dieselfuture said:

From what I heard, equalizing batteries is not the recommended to do often, maybe once a year, depends on usage. I'm on 8 years now and just used equalizing feature first time last spring. It basically overcharges the batterys to boil crap off lead so it makes better contact with acid/electrolyte. Definitely need to keep water level up so non of lead is exposed. On my boat I check it every season and do add some di water every year. Maybe because when I use trolling motor 24v and charge it all the time, it evaporates quicker than the truck. I do check electrolyte in truck batteries once a year, but only had to add it once so far. 

You got a 24valve trolling motor? Bet she flys!!!

Your suppose the equalize anytime you add distilled water. Equalize charge should be done afterwards. The equalize charge is a constant 15.5 volts till the amp rate falls near zero. This will stir the distill water into the electrolyte and prevent stratification. Typically I do this once a month on the house batteries that are operational 24/7 all the time.

 

On the truck I do this every oil change. When I'm servicing the truck. Again 10 plus years every time. 

1 hour ago, dripley said:

You got a 24valve trolling motor? Bet she flys!!!

Got lucky on Craigslist, got a minkota terova for half price bearly used from an older guy, he got a new one that self lunches. I love it, not sure how I went without it. Has a remote control and foot control, remote makes it nice for all kinds of scenarios. I have two 31 class 12v battery's, that will last all day slow trolling, I believe top speed is around 6-7mph. 

How is that done Mike? Just use a battery equalizer?

3 hours ago, 98whitelightnin said:

How is that done Mike? Just use a battery equalizer?

X2 how do you do the equalize Mike? special setting?

I think I've seen Diselfuture's tiny little boat with them big heavy batteries. He's only got two inches of freeboard when sittin' in the water. Someone may have a picture of it.

I have a minkota charger with 3 banks I used to use in the boat, then one bank got fried so I got a new 4 bank charger for the boat and use old one on stuff around house, it has settings for different batteries and an option to equalize. Pretty nice charger but pricy.

1 hour ago, JAG1 said:

I think I've seen Diselfuture's tiny little boat

                                                          

                                                                Me too.

19 minutes ago, IBMobile said:

                                                          

                                                                Me too.

Nice, I'd go for a ride. Makes me want to get one now 

Here is our last trip to Canada in September, can never get enough of it. Seen bears at camp almost got one pet one on accident few drinks after long fishing day would do that. 

We slept in a boat and hammock on the way up 30 minutes before camp parking waiting for sun to come up, after the whole bear thing we were like, yeah... 

That cat could care less

Kinda like me at the time, i don't even think bear cared.

Nice, very nice truck Dieselfuture! I likes that alot. Anyone that attract bears like that could easily be part of our camp group with IBMobile and them guys. I think it's a requirement in order to join up. You'd fit right in......

Edited December 13, 20195 yr by JAG1

Here's @JAG1's initiation into the group with his bear at camp.

12 hours ago, JAG1 said:

X2 how do you do the equalize Mike? special setting?

I think I've seen Diselfuture's tiny little boat with them big heavy batteries. He's only got two inches of freeboard when sittin' in the water. Someone may have a picture of it.

Typically have to have a 200 or 120 Amp battery charger. Using a volt meter turn up the charge to about 15.5 volts.

 

My landlord had a battery in his grey Chevy it was stone dead. I removed it from the truck. Filled all the cells with distilled water and left it on fast charge 60 amp with the cell caps off. When I could smell the hydrogen gas I set a timer for 2 hours. Now that once dead battery is good again and been installed into another truck. If you understand lead acid batteries you can bring them back to life.

 

Do not do this with any seal batteries they can explode!

Edited December 13, 20195 yr by Mopar1973Man