[AT] Rewinch batteries

[Thomas O Mehrkam]

I have been buying MotorCraft batteries for my Super Duty.

I am on the third one for my 2001 Super Duty  at 217,000 miles. OReilly 
usually stocks MotorCraft in my area for a good price. Getting about 5 
years on a battery for my every day driver.

On 2/24/2014 4:48 PM, Dan Glass wrote:
> It's probably cheap insurance to buy a new battery for your car every
> two or three years and recycle the old one to a tractor.  Most dealers
> around my area have stopped carrying Optima batteries because of their
> poor quality and high prices.  They are attractive however.
> On 2/24/2014 5:39 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>> Well Ed I can't tell you about the Optima batteries as I've never owned one.
>> I agree they are too expensive at least for me.  I was offering that tongue
>> in
>> cheek because folks were throwing out so many alternatives so far removed
>> from the original question.  I will tell you this, the next time I EVER buy
>> an
>> Interstate battery will be because I'm broke down beside the road and that's
>> all
>> I can get.  I've never been able to get one of them to last more than 3
>> years and
>> usually not that long.  I'm not talking about neglected batteries either.
>> I'm talking
>> about putting them in vehicles that are in good condition and driven daily.
>> I've NEVER
>> had any luck with them.    If you like them and have good luck with them
>> more power to you.
>> You don't have to worry about me buying up the last one when you need
>> another.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Edchainsaw at aol.com
>> Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 5:28 PM
>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> Subject: [AT] Rewinch batteries
>>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 2/22/2014 12:05:29 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>> at-request at lists.antique-tractor.com writes:
>>
>> Or  spring for one of these.
>> http://www.optimabatteries.com/en-us/products/bluetop
>> Very expensive  comparatively but it can be mounted upright or upside down
>> or
>> sideways.
>> It never needs water or acid added and vibration won't hurt  it.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> I will not buy any more of those pieces of junk   they are pricey  too
>> ....   we've had 3  none lasted  a yr...
>>
>>       have a set of interstates that are just now going bad--  put in service
>> on a 2805 massey in 1999...  the went back because  some  helper of mine
>> left the key on over the weekend-- that turned into 2  weeks...   we only
>> use
>> the tractor to run our grain vac  so its  not an everyday runner...
>>
>>
>>
>>
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