battery recommendation for 4100

[coloradotrout]

..believe the Mar '00 one is dead. I'll try to add a bit of distilled water, but it looks almost full as-is. Sooo.. off to buy a new one. I've read the Optima reviews. Impressive, but expensive. I will use my 4100 about 50-100 hours per year I'm guessing. Is there some other battery that might make more sense? Would a "cheap" lawn and garden battery suffice? Thanks much,

 

[JESSE1]

I replaced the battery on my 4400 last year with a John Deere Hibernator battery. Reasonably priced and seems to be plenty powerful. If you've got cold winters, don't go cheap on a battery.

 

[ducati996]

The real problem with the factory battery's is they are prone to leak acid /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Not many batterys out there that can give you a piece of mind like the Optima can...You cant believe how much damage acid can do in a short period of time...its not worth it to me to save a few dollars and potentially not solve the problem. I also have a 4100, and the factory battery leaked - so it was replaced with a yellow top optima 51 series...no regrets and no worries

Hope this helps

Ducati

 

[rockyridgefarm]

Optimas are cheap. Be sure to add the cost of repairs to any lower priced battery. Nothing is a s cheap as an Optima. I bought mine from Remy battery, and it WAS cheaper than the local AutoZone (which only had the wrong one anyway...)

 

[coloradotrout]

ok, I'll bite. remybatter.com
optima 51 or 51R $115
which is it 51 or 51R?

 

[coloradotrout]

AutoZone has it for $140. I'll see if they match the remy $115 price. But AZ has the 51.

 

[coloradotrout]

Remy is $115, s&h is $15, so net $130. Maybe AutoZone will match..

 

[coloradotrout]

Looks like my Optima may be done. About 8-1/2 years. So I guess that's pretty good. Go Optima again? Or are their other comparable alternatives nowadays?

 

[RG1]

I've been getting that amount of time from the JD Strong Box batteries. They aren't cheap, but they were cheaper than the Optima's when I looked.