"AGM Car" batteries for less used tractors?

[Bmantel]

I needed two new Group 65 batteries in the 2019 F350. Was prepared for some sticker shock....

Checked FomoCo, NAPA, O'Reilly's, National and then went in to Walmart just to check prices.

Talked to sales guy (there was actually one working!) and he asked if I needed it that day... Nope. Why? He gave me this advice:
$180 / each for VRLA AGM group 65 on Walmart.COM!

And a 3 year warranty too!

 

[Fallon]

My 2024 F350 came with a pair of AGM batteries instead of the standard wet cells. I hear that has been the norm for Super Duties, at least the Power Strokes in the past year or 2.

 

[sixdogs]

I needed two new Group 65 batteries in the 2019 F350. Was prepared for some sticker shock....

Checked FomoCo, NAPA, O'Reilly's, National and then went in to Walmart just to check prices.

Talked to sales guy (there was actually one working!) and he asked if I needed it that day... Nope. Why? He gave me this advice:
$180 / each for VRLA AGM group 65 on Walmart.COM!

And a 3 year warranty too!

That's a great price. Sam's Club-Walmart is the best on batteries.

 

[5030]

Keep in mind that all 'maintenance free' batteries will gas off if over charged, They still all have a to the atmosphere vent in the cell caps. That includes AGM jars as well. Why charging systems have voltage regulators in the first place.

 

[Midniteoyl]

My 2024 F350 came with a pair of AGM batteries instead of the standard wet cells. I hear that has been the norm for Super Duties, at least the Power Strokes in the past year or 2.

My 2019 came with AGM..

 

[DieselMonk]

My 2019 came with AGM..

My 18 came with an AGM H8…

 

[Deanes]

Buy from a volume dealer, anything that will fit in the battery box and has the highest CCAs. Its impossible to know what you are getting anyhow.
One night, just at closing time in Rural King, I saw the owner of a very popular battery specialty store with a huge cart full of Rural King batteries. I expect he puts his label on them and offers a longer warranty for a premium price.

 

[Bmantel]

Yah, I had interstate flooded cells in my 2019 F350 6.7 Turbodiesel when I bought it at auction last year in Canada.

So I don't know if it came with those or was changed out before I owned it.

But night and day difference in the cranking speeds! Wish I did this earlier, actually.

Strange that there seems to not be a dedicated voltmeter setting to be found in the standard dash infometrics. I may put one in in the headliner area over the rear view mirror.

Or a tuner of some sort in the future....

 

[Midniteoyl]

Yah, I had interstate flooded cells in my 2019 F350 6.7 Turbodiesel when I bought it at auction last year in Canada.

So I don't know if it came with those or was changed out before I owned it.

But night and day difference in the cranking speeds! Wish I did this earlier, actually.

Strange that there seems to not be a dedicated voltmeter setting to be found in the standard dash infometrics. I may put one in in the headliner area over the rear view mirror.

Or a tuner of some sort in the future....

I was going to get one of those USB chargers with a volt gauge built-in to put in the socket on the dash, but never did.

 

[goeduck]

I was going to get one of those USB chargers with a volt gauge built-in to put in the socket on the dash, but never did.

I have one in the cigarette lighter in one of my older vehicles, the charger has a cigarette lighter socket plus a couple of USB sockets. The digital voltage display is nice, a lot easier to read than an analog meter on the dash if you are trying to tell how many volts your alternator is charging at, or if it is charging. I got the cigarette lighter model because the dash cam plugs into that format.