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Old 07-02-2015, 10:09 AM   #21
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i am an interstate dealer and sell a large amount of battery's. we have very few issues,, if they were not good i wouldnt have them here
this is one of our racks we have 3 more. take what u can from this thread unexperienced hearsay or real world live shop experience.
this will be my last post on this thread
Five of those batteries in your photo are defective, I know just by looking at them, even though I've never had one!!!!!
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Old 07-02-2015, 06:46 PM   #22
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Bought cheap on at Tractor Supply & it only lasted 18 months & replaced it with a Interstate & got 6 plus years, so no complaints there, but when it went I did put in an Optima & I'm still loving it after 3 years.
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The 6-volt battery I have now in this particular model A I bought at a farm supply a good 7 years ago. It still cranks the engine over fairly good but seams to draw fire from the coil and have trouble starting. The starter has just been rebuilt and works fine on a new battery. It's my understanding that even though a battery can still turn an engine fairly well it may not have enough to feed the coil.
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Old 07-03-2015, 12:02 AM   #24
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At a dollar a month for 84 months, it owes you nothing ! Hopefully someone more knowledgable will address the starting issue ! Wayne
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The 6-volt battery I have now in this particular model A I bought at a farm supply a good 7 years ago. It still cranks the engine over fairly good but seams to draw fire from the coil and have trouble starting. The starter has just been rebuilt and works fine on a new battery. It's my understanding that even though a battery can still turn an engine fairly well it may not have enough to feed the coil.
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At a dollar a month for 84 months, it owes you nothing ! Hopefully someone more knowledgable will address the starting issue ! Wayne

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Les swab tires sells a heavy duty 6 volt battery made by Honeywell. You can feel the weight difference.
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Old 07-03-2015, 05:54 AM   #27
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Les swab tires sells a heavy duty 6 volt battery made by Honeywell. You can feel the weight difference.
There you go.........weight tells a lot.
I have a small lawn tractor battery that I bought from the recycling yard for about a buck. I soldered a copper strap onto the broken battery terminal and used it for 7 years before it finally quit. It's a Panasonic battery and weighs about twice what the Menards store replacement weighs.
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