Batteries...holy cow

[Pound]

so my truck is in need of new batteries (yes multiple) and it's been a while since i've shopped car batteries... holy moly. $180+ each.
It got me to thinking... i have a crap load of lead acid batteries to deal with...

2 in my truck
2 in boat
1 in wife's suv
7 in golf cart!!!
1 in tractor (this one is amazing and can sit literally months w/o issue... of course i just jinx'd myself)
1 on camper
4 on various atv/dirtbikes (not including deer feeder batteries, lol)

and the only ones i pro-actively maintain are the golf cart and boat. always on a charger when not in use.

sonofa....

[sandm]

$180 is a bit steep for car batteries. the last one I bought was a few years ago and it was $90 for a honda car. had to replace an interstate deep cycle this spring in the boat and it was only $105.

most atv/mc batteries are in the $35-40 range that I have ever seen.

now those 6volt golfcart batteries can get pricey real quick..

hmm and lets see....
1 in the truck
1 in the gennie car
1 in the winter beater
3 in the boat
1 in the crotchrocket

and that doesn't even begin to touch all the remotes in the house :)

[Pound]

AutoZone was best deal i could find locally for group 94R, @$187(x2). +$18(x2) core charge (which i'd get back) + ~8% Tax. = ~$440 (before core charge rebate)
Luckily we have a goodyear service center in our parking garage at work that will replace them for $379 including labor...while i "work" ;-)

That's twice they've hooked me up downstairs. They replaced a transfer case seal for me a month or so back for pretty cheap. and convenient as heck.

[jmvotto]

so my truck is in need of new batteries (yes multiple) and it's been a while since i've shopped car batteries... holy moly. $180+ each.
It got me to thinking... i have a crap load of lead acid batteries to deal with...

2 in my truck
2 in boat
1 in wife's suv
7 in golf cart!!!
1 in tractor (this one is amazing and can sit literally months w/o issue... of course i just jinx'd myself)
1 on camper
4 on various atv/dirtbikes (not including deer feeder batteries, lol)

and the only ones i pro-actively maintain are the golf cart and boat. always on a charger when not in use.

sonofa....
what kind of batteries are 180 each , unless they are optima

what kinda truck ?:o


146 at sams club duracells

[5:00]

I didn't think about how many batteries but how many pistons I own between all of the WaveRunners, boats, RC's, cars, lawn care products and so on. It is a lot of pistons! Its a good think they pretty much take care of themselves.

You do hit those expensive batteries once you start installing AGM. They do last and hold a charge for ever.

[sivs1]

Costco sells Interstate, that's where I get all of mine from.

Think the last one was wife's SUV, $79

[trayson]

haha. Walmart Everstart Maxx group 29 = $100ea.


Boat battery #1
Boat battery #2
Boat battery #3
Bmw
Audi
Sportbike
Wife's F150


Used to have 2 more in the camping trailer, but that's gone now. Core charges annoy me. When I bought an additional battery for the boat I didn't have a core to give them. So I bought a new motorcycle battery off Ebay for $27 (no core charge on it) and gave them the old battery out of my motorcycle to get the $12 core charge back. It was funny giving them a tiny motorcycle battery when buying a big ass group 29 deep cycle.

[Pound]

Walmart Everstart Maxx group H7 (94R) $149.76
https://www.walmart.com/ip/EverStart-Maxx-Group-Size-H7-Automotive-Battery/20531542

[zabooda]

Now you know why I'm satisfied with one battery in the boat. I have "things" that need at least 11 batteries and 26 tires so I work hard to keep them in good shape but time is a killer no matter how well they are taken care of. I might try the Costco Interstate golf cart batteries in the motor home next year but I wasn't a fan of the old Costco Johnson Controls batteries.

[MLA]

what kind of batteries are 180 each , unless they are optima

what kinda truck ?:o


146 at sams club duracells

An interstate OEM group battery for my son's VW passat was $130 and that wholesale and no tax. Lead and other metals like copper, have gotten out of sight

[Crane man]

what kind of batteries are 180 each , unless they are optima

what kinda truck ?:o


146 at sams club duracells

Optimas are 235 and up now. Thank the current govt for bs taxes that are slowly showing up. All batteries have gone up 80% or more in last 6 months

[sivs1]

Crazy, three cars and a boat. Just bought winter tires, you would think with lower fuel prices tire prices would go down, nope.

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[beat taco]

Crazy, three cars and a boat. Just bought winter tires, you would think with lower fuel prices tire prices would go down, nope.

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And metal prices way down

[viking]

Batteries and Tires..............I lose count!
4 vehicles 2 with dual batts, 5'er camper with batts and dual axle, cargo trailer with dual axle and access batt, single axle utility trailer, riding mower, 2 side-x-sides, more pedal bikes than I can count, boat with 3 batts and dual axle trailer, ect... ect... $$$$$$

But I've found the best way to buy batteries is to go to the Interstate Batteries Warehouse and buy used certified so long as they have the model you need. You get them for about 1/2 price and still warrantied. You won't believe the amount of people that will turn in a perfectly good batt just because it went dead.

[MJHSupra]

so my truck is in need of new batteries (yes multiple) and it's been a while since i've shopped car batteries... holy moly. $180+ each.
It got me to thinking... i have a crap load of lead acid batteries to deal with...

2 in my truck
2 in boat
1 in wife's suv
7 in golf cart!!!
1 in tractor (this one is amazing and can sit literally months w/o issue... of course i just jinx'd myself)
1 on camper
4 on various atv/dirtbikes (not including deer feeder batteries, lol)

and the only ones i pro-actively maintain are the golf cart and boat. always on a charger when not in use.

sonofa....

You win. I'm only at 8.

All my sitting ones get recharged.

The smart charger on the boat batteries was a good purchase for those three.


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[Ian Brantford]

I didn't think about how many batteries but how many pistons I own between all of the WaveRunners, boats, RC's, cars, lawn care products and so on. It is a lot of pistons! Its a good think they pretty much take care of themselves.

I think that we had a thread on here years ago, with members comparing how many pistons we owned. :-)


You do hit those expensive batteries once you start installing AGM. They do last and hold a charge for ever.

Yes and yes!

When my truck's original battery started having trouble starting a cold engine below -20C (where it managed at -30C the previous winter), I replaced it with a larger Northstar 24F model that could still fit in the tray. This has almost exactly double the CA, CCA, and total capacity as the OEM one. It's a "First Responder" class battery that has never given any issue, even when I've accidentally left the dome lights on overnight.

[Mwcraz]

so my truck is in need of new batteries (yes multiple) and it's been a while since i've shopped car batteries... holy moly. $180+ each.
It got me to thinking... i have a crap load of lead acid batteries to deal with...

2 in my truck
2 in boat
1 in wife's suv
7 in golf cart!!!
1 in tractor (this one is amazing and can sit literally months w/o issue... of course i just jinx'd myself)
1 on camper
4 on various atv/dirtbikes (not including deer feeder batteries, lol)

and the only ones i pro-actively maintain are the golf cart and boat. always on a charger when not in use.

sonofa....

Wow! That is a lot of toys!!! I am kinda wishing I had that many batteries to replace. 😀


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