[AT] Rewinch batteries

[Stephen Offiler]

I don't have any facts to add, but Spencer's comments sound very logical.
 There is a lot of recycling that goes on in the lead-acid battery world,
and it stands to reason that some of the materials going into new batteries
might be more pure than others; and that a major contract could demand
higher purity and incur a higher cost to do so.  Sounds like the way
business works, to me.

I do think that, worldwide, there are a lot more than just 2-3 plants, but
that comment could have been specific to the plants that AC Delco uses.

Steve O.


On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 2:40 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:

> I was told by an AC Delco parts rep that very few battery recyclers or
> manufacturers exist.    All batteries come from the same 2-3 plants.
>
> He did also claim though, that high end batteries, such as their
> professional series, were made to specifications and were not just run of
> the mill batteries made out of whatever cases and recycled lead were
> available that day.
>
> No idea if any of that is true but I trust the source to be honest and
> fairly well informed.
>
> Full disclosure:   I use and like their professional batteries
>
> Spencer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Feb 25, 2014, at 12:20, Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:
> >
> > Well said Greg! And as you so well point out this applies to almost
> everything in life--except, of course, pick up trucks. In that case it's
> self evident that Ford is far and away THE BEST!
> >    Dave
> >
> >> On Feb 24, 2014, at 10:26 PM, Greg Hass wrote:
> >>
> >> I always laugh to myself when people  start arguing about which product
> >> is better. My purpose here is not to start a fight, but to make some
> >> observations so I hope everyone takes this with a grain of salt as I
> >> don't intend anyone to take this personally. A few years ago I needed a
> >> fairly large battery for one of my diesel tractors. I always buy my
> >> batteries at the same place because, although we have at least a dozen
> >> places that sell them, this is the only place where if you have a
> >> problem you can stop there and within ten minutes they can completely
> >> test the battery; including a load test. As they were looking for the
> >> battery, I mentioned that I have had good luck with CROWN batteries and
> >> would like one of them if available. Just then he found the battery and
> >> put it on the bench. He then reached on the shelf and was going through
> >> some papers. Before I knew what was happening , he found the paper he
> >> wanted, pulled the backing off and slapped it on the battery
> >> saying"that's what you got" ; it was a CROWN decal!  Back when we had
> >> cattle, we had 3 self unloading wagons: an international, a Gehl and a
> >> Kaston. Which was better; well they were all the same wagon with
> >> different names. When my sister was in college she worked part time in a
> >> potato chip factory. She said it was funny listening to her roommates
> >> argue about the best tasting chips. She said, in reality, when they were
> >> bagging and the bags ran out they just grabbed another brand and kept on
> >> bagging off the same conveyor belt.  When I bought our chest freezer; in
> >> the back of the instruction book  one page said they would like to thank
> >> their private labels. Turns out, that freezer  was sold under 26
> >> different names.  I don't intend to make light of differences as many
> >> brands are different but more and more in our economy many things are
> >> sold under different names. I sort of long for the old days when by and
> >> large IH was IH , John Deere was John Deere, Oliver  was Oliver, etc.
> etc.
> >> Greg Hass in ice cold Michigan
> >>
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