<div dir="auto">I get my batteries at an Interstate distributor. They sell to the public there too. Many times they have blems that are good new batteries but have cosmetic issues, but perfect for my old tractors. Last year they had a pallet of AGM batteries (absorbed glass matte) that are very good and last a long time. For $40 apiece I bought 8 of them, 4 for myself and others for my son and my friends. Worked out great. I've had AGM's before that lasted well over ten years. I don't know if any of you have an Interstate place locally, but worth searching for one.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Dave Maynard</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 28, 2020, 11:51 AM Phil Auten <<a href="mailto:pga2@basicisp.net">pga2@basicisp.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>Yes, that matches my experience lately with Motorcraft as well.
The factory Motorcraft battery in my 2009 F150 got replaced in
2017 when it started to get weak. I still have the factory battery
in my 2014 Fusion with no sign of problems. I recently replaced
the battery in my Granddaughters car and also put a Motorcraft in
it.</p>
<p>Phil in TX</p>
<div>On 8/28/2020 10:39 AM, ustonThomas
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<div dir="ltr">Yes I went to Motor craft
batteries. Reasonable price at local auto parts. Last about 6
years.<br>
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<div> On Friday, August 28, 2020, 8:47:10 AM CDT, Cecil
Bearden <a href="mailto:crbearden@copper.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><crbearden@copper.net></a> wrote: </div>
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<p>Bo: Glad to hear you are OK. I had a 95 Suburban
that would have a dead battery every 2 years. It did
this on me 3 times before I got another brand. It had
a Wal Mart Neverstart battery in it when I bought it
and we were in a WM parking lot and it just died. I
went back in and got a battery and installed it. 2
years later at a restaurant at 10pm it would not start
and I had rolled the window down when we got in and it
did not have enough power to raise the window. I had
to walk a 1/2 mile through traffic at night to get a
battery. Then called a friend to help carry the
battery back to the parking lot and install. 2 years
later it failed at home and I replaced it with one
from a local battery company. I have used this
company since and their batteries work fine and last
about 6 years usually if I don't let them run down.
Stay safe. Good luck on getting back home. <br clear="none">
Cecil</p>
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<div>And the icing on the cake was . I got in my car
to go get something to eat and the battery was
deader than a doorknob . 230 miles away from home
and stuck with no tools or anything so I called the
local O Reilly's and the brought me a new battery
and put it in for NO extra charge . That's why I
use them as they are the same anywhere you go .</div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 2:37 PM Mike M
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<div> Hi Bo, <br clear="none">
Sounds like you came through it as well as can
be expected. Hope all is OK when you return
home. <br clear="none">
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Regards,<br clear="none">
Mike M<br clear="none">
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<div>Just a quick update on Sulphur Louisiana
from Slidell Louisiana which is 230 miles
away . My brother said my house and shop is
still intact with minimum damage as for the
best that he can see . There is so much
debris that he cannot walk around in the
yard . Light poles and wires and limbs
makes it impossible to walk anywhere . It
seems like I am doing better than most
within miles of where I live . I will post
more when possible .I LOVE THE ANTIQUE
TRACTOR GUYS and what they mean to me .</div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Wed, Aug 26, 2020, 9:36 PM
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To minimize the eye strain from your
monitor, try looking away every 15 - 20
minutes and stare at something 20 - 25
feet away, like something in the next
room, for about 5 minutes. Even watching
TV for a minute or two helps due to the
movement on the screen. I used to get up a
take a walk and BS with the other
engineers every now and then, also helped
with thinking about what I was working on.
Another thing to try is to sit farther
away from the monitor. You can also try
adjusting the brightness and contrast,
darker is supposed to be better.<br clear="none">
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Some of the disciplinary aides
(secretaries) I used to work with would
use a screen filter to cut down the glare
from the monitor. Some people say that
wearing a good pair of polarized lenses
helps.<br clear="none">
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The reason you don’t have as big an issue
with you phone is because of the screen
size and the lower amount of emitted
light.<br clear="none">
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Carl<br clear="none">
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Thanks Mattias. Yes I just saw that
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It’s good to hear from all of you but
looking at this computer screen gives<br clear="none">
me terrible headaches so I don’t. I can
do stuff on my smart phone pretty well<br clear="none">
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Good to hear from you Charlie.<br clear="none">
No earlier said that they were evacuating,
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I hope everyone is well. I’m doing fine
but looking at computer screens bothers my
eyes enough<br clear="none">
that it’s no fun to be online. I can
drive and function ok. There are just
some things that bother<br clear="none">
me enough to discourage doing them.
E-mail is one of those.<br clear="none">
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heard from him? Some of you probably know<br clear="none">
he lives very near Lake Charles
(Sulphur), LA which, under some forecast
models is possibly ground<br clear="none">
zero for hurricane Laura. I think the
elevation of his whole town is about 16’
above sea level<br clear="none">
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bay that empties into the gulf.<br clear="none">
I haven’t been able to get up with him.
I hope he and anyone else in this family
who is in the<br clear="none">
path of this storm has their antique
tractors put away and is headed for high
ground.<br clear="none">
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If I don’t see your reply John Hall and
Al Jones know how to reach me.<br clear="none">
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