What Brand Battery For 314-8?

[hotajax 246]

I been getting Interstates at the Costco for quite a while.  I get between 2 1/2 - 3 years out of each one.  Typically the battery sits fat. dumb, and happy from December 1 to April 1.  Sometimes I charge it up if I can remember to.  What brand do you like for long battery life?  Thanks.  

[lynnmor 8,697]

Brand doesn't matter much, I use batteries made by East Penn which are sold under various brand names.  If you care at all about battery life they must be kept fully charged using a quality small charger.  I use Battery Tender brand chargers and charge 2 or 3 days per month and get about 6 to 8 years from each battery.

 

You didn't read the heading in this topic, it is for battery powered tractors.

Edited yesterday at 03:54 PM by lynnmor

[ri702bill 11,615]

I have had decent success with the ones from TSC. And NAPA. The ones not in use during the winter (Power washer, project tractor, etc.) spend that time in the basement.

[eo1bart 44]

I use ; Deka "Outdoorsman"  

 

Made in USA

[hotajax 246]

3 hours ago, lynnmor said:

Brand doesn't matter much, I use batteries made by East Penn which are sold under various brand names.  If you care at all about battery life they must be kept fully charged using a quality small charger.  I use Battery Tender brand chargers and charge 2 or 3 days per month and get about 6 to 8 years from each battery.

 

You didn't read the heading in this topic, it is for battery powered tractors.

You''re right.  I didn't pay attention to the battery powered piece.  

[squonk 45,862]

I currently have 4 tractors with Wal Mart Everstart batteries and they are all 4 years old. One of them sat in a shed in my C160 all winter with many frigid days close to 0° with no battery tender, It fired right up last Saturday.

[953 nut 64,814]

I like to run all of my Wheel Horses at least once a month just to cycle the battery. One of the preventative maintenance routines we used at the power plants I worked at was monthly loading and recharging of our back-up battery systems. The batteries were very large lead acid units and the batteries would be discharged to 8 volts prior to recharging.

Much like @squonk, I use the Wally-World batteries and get good service from them.

[lynnmor 8,697]

19 hours ago, eo1bart said:

I use ; Deka "Outdoorsman"  

 

Made in USA

Yes, it is made by East Penn.

[pfrederi 20,097]

The last two Interstate Sp-35 I bought are made in Vietnam

[rick 274]

I have been using NAPA 8229 batteries and had good service, but I had to switch to Optima Redtop for the last truck battery.