54Illinois Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 My fancy red topped battery took a dump in the parts driver. I would like a cheap battery... http://www.farmandfleet.com/products/040573-blains-farm-and-fleet-6v-24-month-commercial-battery.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navyboy Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 6v? I would just get a 6v optima battery, I have one and its a beast. one word for cost AMAZON!!!!! shipped to my door for like 112$ vs the 200$ chain stores wanted for it. Best value. I wouldn't bother putting some cheap junk in my classic driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 Not sure why you want a cheep battery for summer driving. It has been my experience that more batteries fail in the summer than in the winter. Last thing I want is to have a battery failure while on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navyboy Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Check your area for an interstate or exide regional warehouse. When these brands have batteries on retail outlet shelves, they return then to the warehouses after 5 to 6 months. where they can be had as seconds. I have been using exide group 1 6v seconds since 2003. I am on my third, meaning my first two averaged five years of life. Warehouse price is 40 bucks or half of retail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I think that next time I'll follow greg g's advice. In the past I've simply bought the 6v group 1 battery that was in stock in my local auto supply. Typically get 3 to 6 years out of them. My car has a hand crank stowed behind the rear seat so if the battery gets so bad that it won't crank the engine (and I haven't parked on a hill), I guess I could get it started with only enough juice to run the points coming from the battery. But I'd rather not rely on that. I find that by watching the ammeter and checking the water level and density from time to time I can tell when a battery is going bad so I replace before getting stuck somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plymouthcranbrook Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I have a Farm/Fleet Battery in my 52 and it has been in there for 4 years. Works great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54Illinois Posted May 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 What I meant by summer was the vehicle might only get 1000 miles on it. I just realized I need two, the 52 Desoto is getting a new motor! I think the Farm & Fleet one on sale is the same as the NAPA one, only $60 less. http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx/Battery-Automotive-Commercial/_/R-NBP7244_0398990508 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuckleharley Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 My car has a hand crank stowed behind the rear seat so if the battery gets so bad that it won't crank the engine (and I haven't parked on a hill), I guess I could get it started with only enough juice to run the points coming from the battery. But I'd rather not rely on that. My second favorite thing about generators is they will put out enough current to start a car by pulling or pushing the car in gear,even if the battery is totally dead or not even in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knuckleharley Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 My fancy red topped battery took a dump in the parts driver. I would like a cheap battery... http://www.farmandfleet.com/products/040573-blains-farm-and-fleet-6v-24-month-commercial-battery.html If you are running a 12 volt system you can buy a battery for just a few bucks at a crusher. Just show up and offer them 10 bucks or so out of the first modern car you see show up that looks like it was a recent driver. That's where I buy a lot of tires,too. I have bought brand new full-sized 15 inch radial tires already mounted on rims for 10 bucks each at the crusher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merle Coggins Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 I've had this Farm and Fleet battery in my truck since I was beginning the assembly in early 2007. The last few years I've kept a battery charger/maintainer on it through the winter, but other than that it just does it's thing. No issues with it in 7 years now. Merle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmartin Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Just an FYI, a few years back Optima was sold to another owner and all production was shifted to a MUCH cheaper factory. Not sure if it was originally overseas, but it is now. All the 4X4 shops used to swear by Optima and we'd all run them in our Jeeps because they could take the pounding. NO ONE runs them anymore, they fail more than the generic Autozone batteries out here in the desert. Most have switched to the glass mat type, I run the Die Hard in my Jeep. I don't think there is any reason to go that extreme in a street car, just a heads up on Optima. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle-Pekka Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Does any shop offer "period correct" tar top 6V batteries any more? Or even ones that would look like the tar top...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Pekka check with the companies that deal in obsolete ford parts. I rember seeing that they had covers that slipped over modern batteris that replicated the tar top look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Does any shop offer "period correct" tar top 6V batteries any more? Or even ones that would look like the tar top...? Never dealt with any of these so this is not a recommendations (my battery lives under the floor under the driver seat where no one sees it so I am not even tempted to get a period correct Willard battery for my '33). http://www.antiqueautobattery.com` http://restorationbattery.com/chryslerproducts.html http://www.batterycentralmall.com/Batteries/TurboStart/Chrysler.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam H P15 D30 Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 My fancy red topped battery took a dump in the parts driver. I would like a cheap battery... http://www.farmandfleet.com/products/040573-blains-farm-and-fleet-6v-24-month-commercial-battery.html A 12v battery. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpy Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 When it comes to 6V batteries, I really think you want the best you can afford. So...what would happen if one put a 12V, that was about half discharged, into a car with a 6V system? k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Coatney Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 So...what would happen if one put a 12V, that was about half discharged, into a car with a 6V system? k. In my opinion nothing would happen. The 12 volt battery at 1/2 discharge has already lost it's amperage reserve. As soon as you hit the start button it would most likely click once and go completely flat. But I really don't understand why anyone would do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle-Pekka Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 Pekka check with the companies that deal in obsolete ford parts. I rember seeing that they had covers that slipped over modern batteris that replicated the tar top look. Gregg, You're right ford parts shops have good looking batteries at "a-fordable prices": http://www.macsautoparts.com/ford_mercury_early/battery-ford-script-6-volt-9-1-4-long-x-7-3-8-wide-x-9-high.html http://www.macsautoparts.com/ford_mercury_early/battery-ford-script-6-volt-10-1-2-long-7-wide-7-7-8-high.html - drawback is the oval logo is embossed Why corresponding product with mopar logo costs twicw as much? http://www.batterycentralmall.com/Batteries/TurboStart/Script/G1_M.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
navyboy Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 (edited) Best 6V battery I have ever owned. Everything else starts to fail on me or worse begins to corrode and everything around it, not anymore. I still think 6V is KING in a classic car no reason to change over. Edited May 8, 2014 by navyboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpy Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 I wouldn't want to do that, but was just curious, and I'm kind of challenged when it comes to electricity. Electricity and math...I don't get it! But that makes sense...amps. I kind of sort of understand amps. ken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpy Posted May 9, 2014 Report Share Posted May 9, 2014 What is it? k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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