Battery Help

[dj1701]

The battery on my 2008 4320 finally gave up the ghost. What recommendations for replacement do you all have?

Thanks
Dave

 

[Spike56]

The battery on my 2008 4320 finally gave up the ghost. What recommendations for replacement do you all have?

Thanks
Dave

Wow, that is a good question. I think most are junk *compared* to a few years ago. Recently purchased "Die Hard" (2) for my tractor because that is what they had in stock. Normally, look for Interstate - ONLY because in the past I had good luck with them. Today, who knows ?
I am often perplexed to find a brand / model for anything. I have had OEM tires on a pickup go 80,000 and the next ones 20,000. Who really knows ?
Interesting to me was, the Die Hard batteries had a tag "made in Spain" on them ? So, they can manufacture these HEAVY units in Spain, transport to the US for less $ than "we" can make them here ? Wow... Guess I should not be surprised.

 

[seville009]

If it lasted since 2008, I'd get the same one if they are still available.

 

[rScotty]

I just put new batteries in almost all our vehicles & tractors & boat last year. I went with AGM and dual purpose deepcycle/starting battery type on everything.
That means no more wet cell batteries. I couldn't find a reason to put up with corrosion & maintenance now that sealed batteries like AGMs are available for every purpose.

I chose mostly based on matching physical size or group number, Cold Cranking Amps, and terminal configuration.

The brands I chose were Odyssey, NorthStar, and Interstate Marine. They weren't the cheapest, but when I looked back over what I spent for batteries in terms of dollars per year, the cheapest batteries were never the best deal..... only the cheapest at the time.

Ordered everything online. A surprising number of places ship for free. I can't drive to town to pick up a battery for what I can get one delivered.

Only problem is how to get the old batteries to the recycler.
rScotty

 

[Cycledude]

I just put new batteries in almost all our vehicles & tractors & boat last year. I went with AGM and dual purpose deepcycle/starting battery type on everything.
That means no more wet cell batteries. I couldn't find a reason to put up with corrosion & maintenance now that sealed batteries like AGMs are available for every purpose.

I chose mostly based on matching physical size or group number, Cold Cranking Amps, and terminal configuration.

The brands I chose were Odyssey, NorthStar, and Interstate Marine. They weren't the cheapest, but when I looked back over what I spent for batteries in terms of dollars per year, the cheapest batteries were never the best deal..... only the cheapest at the time.

Ordered everything online. A surprising number of places ship for free. I can't drive to town to pick up a battery for what I can get one delivered.

Only problem is how to get the old batteries to the recycler.
rScotty

Probably different where you live but around here a couple junkyards actually pay money for junk batteries, think it’s 11 cents a pound next to nothing but at least you don’t have to pay to get rid of them.

 

[beenthere]

The battery on my 2008 4320 finally gave up the ghost. What recommendations for replacement do you all have?

Thanks
Dave

I put the JD battery in its place. 2008 - 2022 is a pretty good testament to performance.

But poking around to find better may be worth your time and money. Good luck

 

[rScotty]

That's almost how long the original Kubota battery - a wet cell type - lasted on the M59. From Spring of 2008 to this last Fall. Always had a charge until one day when it didn't. Unlike most batteries it didn't get weak, it just quit one day.
But during its tenure in the Kubota it required a terminal cleaning every couple of years and still managed to eat up a set of battery connectors, the entire negative lead to ground - which corroded away INSIDE the rubber insulation.
And of course the fumes ate up parts of the battery mounting box & bracketry.

I'm looking forward to the replacement AGM lasting as long and without the maintenance.
rScotty

 

[Bill Guenthner]

That's almost how long the original Kubota battery - a wet cell type - lasted on the M59. From Spring of 2008 to this last Fall. Always had a charge until one day when it didn't. Unlike most batteries it didn't get weak, it just quit one day.

That seems to be the way batteries are now. I have had several do that over the last decade. The car starts just fine and an hour later the battery is just done. I was SURE my alternator wasn’t working in my truck, nope, just a dead battery. There must be a difference in the tech that causes a cell to stop working nearly instantly.

 

[dj1701]

That's almost how long the original Kubota battery - a wet cell type - lasted on the M59. From Spring of 2008 to this last Fall. Always had a charge until one day when it didn't. Unlike most batteries it didn't get weak, it just quit one day.
But during its tenure in the Kubota it required a terminal cleaning every couple of years and still managed to eat up a set of battery connectors, the entire negative lead to ground - which corroded away INSIDE the rubber insulation.
And of course the fumes ate up parts of the battery mounting box & bracketry.

I'm looking forward to the replacement AGM lasting as long and without the maintenance.
rScotty

What is AGM?

 

[beenthere]

AGM - Absorbent Glass Mat

What is an AGM battery? | Greenlight by Interstate Batteries

Lots of new cars sport AGM batteries. But what are they? Here’s the big deal.

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