Why did the Germans make battery boxes so small??

[Teddy da Bear62 95]

I was replacing the battery in one of my D-250's.

 

I made sure I bought same size, same positive/negative terminal orientation.

 

But the new one isn't going in!!  It's almost as if it's 1/16" longer!

 

And it doesn't help that the Gutbrod people crammed 10lbs of crap in a 5lb box!!  

 

I've got the steel battery hold down knob (for lack of a better term) riding right against the glass radiator overflow bottle!

I can see one significant bounce of the tractor and that glass bottle is history.

 

I'm sure you guys are smarter than I and bought even smaller batteries.  I just didn't think this would be an issue when I bought same size battery that was in there. ( ummmmmm + a 1/16"). 

 

I think I'm going to commit a sacralidge to D-250 owners everywhere.....  But I'm going to cut off the battery hold down knob.

It's a dumb thing anyway.  That battery has nowhere to go!

Edited July 6 by Teddy da Bear62

[wallfish 18,053]

How about a picture of what's going on?  Not too many of us have D-250s

[lynnmor 7,788]

Is that a U1 battery?

[Teddy da Bear62 95]

1 hour ago, lynnmor said:

Is that a U1 battery?

Yes, it is.

 

Here is some photos.  It's difficult to show what's going on, even with photos.

 

I have circled the battery hold down knob in red.  There is just so much crammed together, it makes it difficult to get a clear photo.

 

 

[squonk 43,713]

One issue is they make the plastic case the battery is made out of thinner and thinner, Then you buy a higher capacity battery so they have to pack more plates in the thin case. The result is a battery with bulging sides.

[Teddy da Bear62 95]

45 minutes ago, squonk said:

One issue is they make the plastic case the battery is made out of thinner and thinner, Then you buy a higher capacity battery so they have to pack more plates in the thin case. The result is a battery with bulging sides.

Interesting observation.