Posted by Jon Hagen on March 11, 2012 at 17:30:52 from (69.26.23.96):
In Reply to: Tractor battery. posted by JayinNY on March 11, 2012 at 17:01:19:
Most important is look for a heavy duty farm / commercial battery. They often have a little better construction, better plate anchoring, stronger plate grids, more space under the plates for plate material to settle.
I perfer the spiral cell AGM batteries sold by Optima or Exide Orbital. they give me by far the longest life and least mainentence.
Being an AGM type battery, they do not tolerate overcharging. A good solid state regulated alternator and a good computer controlled battery charger, designed to charge AGM batteries, will make them last a long long time. Of the 20 or so I own, only one has failed, and that at 16 years. But I have seen others seriously overcharge an AGM battery and wreck it at less than a year old.
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