battery replacement

[MONSTERMATT]

just wondering how long the stock battery lasted you guys, im goin on 4 years and im thinkin its about to go, just a "hunch"

[IRA51]

yes ,do it now

[Hellz]

Originally Posted by IRA51

yes ,do it now

wow, i think you really helped him out there...

sorry, but i dont believe in posting on a thread just to hear myself talk or to pad my post count. if your going to post, offer some advice or something.


anyways, you most likely have reached the life of the battery, but then again im not going to say either way to buy or not to buy a new one. thats on you.

have you had the battery tested?
has it been dying on you over night, or just in general?

i havent had a single battery in a vehicle long enough because of deployments. doesnt help a battery to sit for nearly 2 years and not being used.

but my wife's car which is a daily use car has had he battery in now for bout 5 years now, and still holding strong.

its one of those things that, if it aint broke, dont f with it.

but i would at the very least get it tested. any auto parts store will do it for you for free or a very small fee. go from there.

[TXSUT]

Originally Posted by Hellz

wow, i think you really helped him out there...
sorry, but i dont believe in posting on a thread just to hear myself talk or to pad my post count. if your going to post, offer some advice or something.

You might want to get the "lay of the land" here for a while before you start trying to run the place. Monstermatt's been here long enough to know that people like IRA51, who has also been here a while, is just having a little fun with him while implying that it won't be long before Matt's battery sh!ts the bed. Lighten up.

[TXSUT]

Originally Posted by MONSTERMATT

just wondering how long the stock battery lasted you guys, im goin on 4 years and im thinkin its about to go, just a "hunch"

About 2.5 years before mine went. Yes, do it now.

Replace it with an Interstate or Optima (though I had crappy luck with 2 Optima batteries before I went with Interstate).

[HummerMann]

I got two years one month out of my original battery on my '06 H2. It had a cell go bad. I replaced it with a Sears Diehard International and it's going strong.

[IRA51]

I prefer to replace the battery B4 it leaves me stranded in the middle of nowhere,how ever if you enjoy being stranded with a dead battery that's up to you . I never trust a battery that is more than 3 years old . if you can afford an H2 you shouldn't worry about an $85.00 battery . as for me not being very helpfull that is BS ,I gave him the short sweet answer to his question and thought it would leave no doubt in his mind . get a group 79 battery at Checker or Costco ,they fit right and willl give you the 880 CCA your truck needs . I tryed Optima's and they Do NOT have as much power . if you are realy hard core and are willing to work you can put 2 batterys in your truck .

[timgco]

I;ve been considering the yellow or red tops, but I keep hearing all the ones that fail. It seems common they do.

Outside of the optima yeelow/ red tops, what else is out there for an HD battery that is built to hold up to getting banged around.

I take it 860CCA is what we need than?

[SummitUp]

Originally Posted by timgco

I;ve been considering the yellow or red tops, but I keep hearing all the ones that fail. It seems common they do.

These forums are littered with posts about premature failure of the OEM battery. Mine failed in less than two years.

Also, people only post about the Optimas that fail, not much motivation to post about battery's that don't fail.

I've got two Yellow Tops in my deuce for 2 years now with no problems, and I've got a 7 year old Red Top in my Chevy Blazer Snow Plow which is parked outside and always starts even in sub zero temps. I have a total of 5 Optimas in my vehicles including one in a piece of heavy equipment (Case track loader), never have had one fail yet...

BTW, Costco has good prices on Optimas.