Batteries, Revisited

[Crumm]

good info...i by all accounts im probably livin' on borrowed time
(still got the stockers)...

Go ahead and borrow another 6 or 8 years Motorcraft batteries are the best out there.

Almost 3 1/2 years on the factory batteries.

I would say 3.5 is just getting broke-in. The stockers out of my 96' are still going strong though I put them in my 1975 F250. I swapped them out a couple of years ago for peace of mind but still not sure why. They test out great and fire up the old 75' everytime I hit the key. The battery in our 95' Explorer is also the stock unit..

I will not buy a battery that does not say Motorcraft on it. Gets a little chilly here from time to time and a dead battery is not real convenient at -40..

 

[Lynden-Jeff]

I put two Motorcrafts in my 95 about 4 months before I got rid of it, total price for TWO batts was about $250.00

Welcome to Canada, everything's more expensive here. 2 fuel filters is over $110 here.\

Go ahead and borrow another 6 or 8 years Motorcraft batteries are the best out there.




I would say 3.5 is just getting broke-in. The stockers out of my 96' are still going strong though I put them in my 1975 F250. I swapped them out a couple of years ago for peace of mind but still not sure why. They test out great and fire up the old 75' everytime I hit the key. The battery in our 95' Explorer is also the stock unit..

I will not buy a battery that does not say Motorcraft on it. Gets a little chilly here from time to time and a dead battery is not real convenient at -40..

My stock batteries left me stranded at 3 years old, I guess it depends on what you use the truck for.

 

[F350DRW1]

Yep. My stockers went at 38 months. You can tell me the virtues of MC batteries till the cows come home, but my experience in my last 3 trucks has been the same. 3 years, time for batteries.

 

[95_stroker]

Very interesting cross section of opinions here, good discussion so far.

 

[F350DRW1]

I wonder if my 08 I'm picking up has MC batteries?

 

[95_stroker]

I wonder if my 08 I'm picking up has MC batteries?

 

[F350DRW1]

 

[paulkeith]

so let me see if i understand

you used a deep cycle battery in a starting battery application, and it failed, and you're calling optimas bad batteries?

 

[bartman]

I have two Optima 1000/850CA Red Top batteries in the truck. My buddy has had his for a year now. Neither one of us has had any issues, but it hasn't been long. I will post up if anything comes to a head. FWIW, I bought these at Sam's for $139/ea. They have a 3 year replacement warranty.

 

[BIG JOE]

so let me see if i understand

you used a deep cycle battery in a starting battery application, and it failed, and you're calling optimas bad batteries?

NO