New Battery

robw

robw

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It is time to replace my 6 volt battery on my Model A.

What is your reccomendation? The one I currently have was bought off the shelf from AutoZone 7 years ago.
 
I bought 2 new 6V batteries from Advance Auto...$76.00 each...I usually get 5-7 years out of a battery.

TerryO
 
We buy ours at Tractor Supply, have gotten ten years out of their batteries. Average seven to eight years. Around $75.00. Enjoy.
 
Tom Wesenberg said:
Exide is good. My 6 volt batteries last over 10 years. Just replaced a weak 13 year old one with a 1 year old 6 volt from a swap meet for $25.
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In the mid seventies we purchased a Model A that had been sitting in a barn unused since the end of WWII. There was an old 6 volt battery, covered with dust and dirt, sitting in a corner of the barn. We put water in it, charged it up, and it lasted in that car for eight more years. You just never know. Enjoy.
 
Robw, this is really a crap shoot. Having said that I believe that most 6 volt batteries regardless of manufacturer are good. Some having higher cold cranking capabilities than others. A small amount are defective, regardless of manufacturer. But most important of all for the ones that are free from defect is the care they receive and the conditions under which they are used.
 
Tom Wesenberg said:
Exide is good. My 6 volt batteries last over 10 years. Just replaced a weak 13 year old one with a 1 year old 6 volt from a swap meet for $25.
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That's good to know. I always use the Battery Maintainer once a week or so. All I have to do now is remember to turn off the key after I let the gas run out of the carb! The last time I ran the battery down and I couldn't get it to keep a charge.

David Serrano
 
The Optima Red Top is a great battery. Of course you need to buy the hold down made for it. I was having generator problems .No charge at all. Charged the Optima and ran all day on a club tour through the Malibu Mountains and still had battery for lights on the way home. Expensive but worth the money.
 
Any farm rated 6v battery will work just fine. How you use and maintain the battery will determine the service it will give you. #1. Never let it discharge. #2. Periodically charge the battery with a trickle charger. #3. Maintain the electrolyte level. #4. Make sure the generator is charging at a proper rate, voltage regulator preferred.
 
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