TodFitch Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 Just looked and the battery in my Plymouth was purchased on July 18, 2002. It is now dead. And I am sitting here waiting for my little 4 amp charger to put enough juice in it so I can get the to the Friendship Day meet up at Canada College. (Should be Cañada College but I am not sure the Spanish N http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ñ will show up here). I guess nearly 7 years of use is reasonable for an old fashioned lead-acid battery that I have taken no special care of. Just wish I'd check the electrolyte density recently to see that there was an issue developing. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 if you are referring to a 6 volt battery...you got an extra 4 years out of it and the maker would probably want to know what he did wrong to make it last as long as it did..I have not found a quality 6 volt battery of late... Quote
Young Ed Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 Tim the 29.99 ones Dad and I both use from the local fleet farm are great. The one in my coupe is almost as old as Tods was. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 currently the battery I have in the 54 is a 6 volter as purchased from TSC..was hoping by this appliction I would find a better built battery...others I had before was from Advance..would not last a year..poorly built and not backed by any warranty..so at two years thus far..if I used the car more often would probably add greater life span to the battery.. Quote
greg g Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 Mine is going on its 4th year. We have a place here that sell blems, and seconds. Blems have defects like crooked decals, 2nds have chipped or scratched cases Big deal. They are Exide, and I paid 18 bucks for an Exide marked blem. It's called Exide Battery World, don't know if its a stand alone or a chain but it might be worth looking in your areas for something similar. Quote
Don Coatney Posted May 17, 2009 Report Posted May 17, 2009 Just looked and the battery in my Plymouth was purchased on July 18, 2002. It is now dead. And I am sitting here waiting for my little 4 amp charger to put enough juice in it so I can get the to the Friendship Day meet up at Canada College. (Should be Cañada College but I am not sure the Spanish N http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ñ will show up here).I guess nearly 7 years of use is reasonable for an old fashioned lead-acid battery that I have taken no special care of. Just wish I'd check the electrolyte density recently to see that there was an issue developing. Tod; Reasonable? Seven years on any battery is illegal in most automotive circles:D Guess I should keep my cookie hole closed. The battery in my Gravley tractor was bought the second year I moved to Tennessee and that would make it the same age as your battery. I have never put a charger on this tractor battery nor checked the electrolyte level and it sits idle from October until March or April. It has not failed me yet. Quote
TodFitch Posted May 18, 2009 Author Report Posted May 18, 2009 Shel' date='If your tractor battery is just a small wet cell battery, why not go to a motorcycle shop or someplace like Batteries Plus to buy the battery? I've found Sears usually charges more for batteries, etc. Actually, trying to dump all of our Sears Brand mechanical stuff. Just got rid of the last of the Kenmore appliances Thursday because you have to buy the parts at Sears only. Wife told me her dryer wasn't getting the clothes dry after going through the whole cycle. I went downstairs turned it on and determined it just needed a new ignighter to fix it. To get that I'd have to order the part and wouldn't get it until Monday or Tuesday of next week, plus pay the shipping charges on it. So.........that was my chance to dump it even though it was only 7 years old. Went to the store Thursday afternoon, bought a new dryer and it was delivered the next day. Sat the old one out in the street to have the city pick it up. However, it disappeared from the curb sometime between 6 PM and 7:30 PM last night. Now when we need parts I can go anywhere in the city and buy them. Plus, most service techs won't work on Sears brand appliances. Now, I can also have any of them come in when it needs repairing. Sears contractors always charge more than regular service contractors.[/quote'] Hmmm. We have a Sears Kenmore front load washer and dryer. And they are actually just private label versions of the same washer and dryer you can buy with a number of different brands pasted on. Don't see why a non-Sears repair company would have any issue ordering the parts from Amana or Fridgidare. I guess the real issue is ordering the parts and waiting for a week or so for them to come in. Our washer developed a lead on the seam where the two halves of the drum join. Web sites listed all sorts of horror stories about having to replace the whole drum for nearly the price of the entire washer. I guess there are a bunch of unscrupulous repair shops out there. We lived with the leak for while and ordered a new gasket. Took us a couple of hours to un-stack the drier from the washer, pull the drum assembly out, put in a new gasket and put every thing back together. It was a two person job to un-stack the drier and to pull the drum (too big for one person to easily handle) but it was not particularly difficult. Total cost about $20 or $25. Sure beats spending hundreds of dollars on a new washer. Quote
Don Coatney Posted May 18, 2009 Report Posted May 18, 2009 Norm; If you are dumping all your Sears stuff how come you bought a new Sears air compressor? Quote
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