Re: Speaking of batteries, . . . .

Posted by Doug in OR on January 30, 2005 at 17:15:52 from (24.20.250.197):

In Reply to: Speaking of batteries, . . . . posted by Mitchissippi on January 30, 2005 at 15:22:10:

You can't quite compare a battery for a tractor the way you would for a car. Normally I would look for a car battery with the most CCA (cold cranking amps) that I could find. I guess that's the old raised in the midwest mentality that still lurks in me. Since this will be for a tractor, you need to look at other things too - especially vibration. Those "spiral wound" batteries seem (on paper anyway) to be the best suited for this type of use. You can recognize this battery because the cells are shaped like a cylinder - as opposed to square like most batteries have. If you live in a warmer part of the country, going for a battery with fewer CCA may actually give you a battery that will last longer. I noticed that the DieHard is sold that way - a "north" and a "south" version. The south version has fewer CCAs, but is built a bit more rugged.

I don't think reserve capacity means as much for tractor use. Your main consideration should be cranking ability and and how well the battery handles vibration. Yes, paralled batteries do work well. You effectively get half the internal resistance.

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