What have you done to your Wheel Horse today?

[cleat 5,926]

My 2015 Chev. Cruze is still on it's original battery.

Most of the batteries in my summer cars and all of my Wheel Horses are dated 2017.

I am sure that a big battery buying spree is coming.

 

[oliver2-44 9,739]

46 minutes ago, cleat said:

My 2015 Chev. Cruze is still on it's original battery.

Most of the batteries in my summer cars and all of my Wheel Horses are dated 2017.

I am sure that a big battery buying spree is coming.

 

Batteries love your cooler climate. On our plant industrial batteries they said over 77F starts reducing life. 

[ebinmaine 67,429]

6 hours ago, cleat said:

batteries in my summer cars and all of my Wheel Horses are dated 2017.

I am sure that a big battery buying spree is coming.

 

 

Yep. We just went through that.  

Several batteries were dated 2019. We have at least a couple more 2020.  

[JoeM 7,873]

13 hours ago, Handy Don said:

gone up in price a bunch lately

I looked the other day and last summer the ones in the 30's are now in the 40 buck range. I need at least two but I'm going wait till spring and might get them on a sale.

[ebinmaine 67,429]

My 1974 and 1975 model year tractors have the larger battery box. A later model Group 35 fits in there fairly well with a small homemade spacer.

 

I have a salvage yard not too far away that's the last one anywhere around here willing to sell a used battery. Haven't bought one for a year or so. Last I knew they were about $25 to $40 depending on age.

[Handy Don 12,214]

17 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I believe he charges around $45-$50 this year.  

$65-80 around here. Plus tax. You must be getting “most favored customer” pricing

[squonk 41,069]

275 CCA Walmart battery is $34.87

[ebinmaine 67,429]

10 minutes ago, squonk said:

275 CCA Walmart battery is $34.87

Good price for a usable battery. 

 

I'd still buy from my local small business for the  extra $10-$15. 

[Handy Don 12,214]

1 hour ago, squonk said:

275 CCA Walmart battery is $34.87

To reliably and smoothly turn over an 8hp, spark-advance-only Kohler, I won’t go less than 320 CCA.

[Wayne0 456]

Off topic.

Speakin' of batteries, my local recycler pays 5 cents a pound for lead batteries. What do you do with yours? I have  several 40#+  boat batteries along with tractor batteries and emergency light batteries. Probably 200# plus. Waiting for the price to go up.

I always keep a small one for a core if needed.. I'm an old Yankee and will get every nickle I can! LOL.

Edited February 2 by Wayne0

[ebinmaine 67,429]

8 minutes ago, Wayne0 said:

Off topic.

Speakin' of batteries, my local recycler pays 5 cents a pound for lead batteries. What do you do with yours? I have  several 40#+  boat batteries along with tractor batteries and emergency light batteries. Probably 200# plus. Waiting for the price to go up.

I always keep a small one for a core if needed.. I'm an old Yankee and will get every nickle I can! LOL.

 

 

The guy we get our batteries from does not charge a core but he does get billed for one so I make sure we get our old ones back there. 

[SylvanLakeWH 25,535]

43 minutes ago, Wayne0 said:

Off topic.

Speakin' of batteries, my local recycler pays 5 cents a pound for lead batteries. What do you do with yours? I have  several 40#+  boat batteries along with tractor batteries and emergency light batteries. Probably 200# plus. Waiting for the price to go up.

I always keep a small one for a core if needed.. I'm an old Yankee and will get every nickle I can! LOL.

In Michigan you get charged a $15 "core charge" on new batteries. Bring in the old one and no core charge... So old ones are worth $15 technically...

[Ed Kennell 38,141]

1 hour ago, Wayne0 said:

my local recycler pays 5 cents a pound for lead batteries.

Mine is at 15 cents/lb.

[Ed Kennell 38,141]

57 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said:

So old ones are worth $15 technically...

$14-16 core charge here.    I save my small batteries to trade in and save the big heavy ones for the scrapper that pays $0.15 / lb.

I buy Ever Starts from Wallys in Delaware so I don't have to pay the 6% PeeAaa sales tax.

 

Checked the one in my 2010 F-150.      This is the second battery in this 14 yo truck.   Could this one last for 9 years like the first one?

Edited February 2 by Ed Kennell

[Blasterdad 2,692]

Sunny & in the 40's today, brought one of the C-81's into the shop, she fired right up, gotta love that REC fuel.

This one will be going to my son's new house this spring, she'll have new gear & engine oil, get greased up, sharp blades & a new mule knob.

 

Edited February 3 by Blasterdad

[JoeM 7,873]

20 hours ago, squonk said:

275 CCA Walmart battery is $34.87

I have had good luck with everstart batteries.

 

I also use Rural King (exide) when convenient. Both have worked out good.

 

I will say things have improved by using good tenders.

 

I was wondering who makes everstart and found this info.

That East Penn is a solid out fit.

Not sure if Clarios is like a sub-supplier middle man or not. Might have to check it out.

[ebinmaine 67,429]

12 minutes ago, JoeM said:

I have had good luck with everstart batteries.

 

I also use Rural King (exide) when convenient. Both have worked out good.

 

I will say things have improved by using good tenders.

 

I was wondering who makes everstart and found this info.

That East Penn is a solid out fit.

Not sure if Clarios is like a sub-supplier middle man or not. Might have to check it out.

 

Can't speak for nowadays....

So take this with a grain of salt.  

 

When I sold parts back in the 90s and early 2000s Johnson Controls made all AC Delco batteries. Also many other mainstream name brands.  

 

The AC Delco batteries and Wal-Mart batteries were the exact same thing. Different label.  

 

[Ed Kennell 38,141]

12 minutes ago, JoeM said:

I have had good luck with everstart batteries.

 

I also use Rural King (exide) when convenient. Both have worked out good.

 

I will say things have improved by using good tenders.

 

I was wondering who makes everstart and found this info.

That East Penn is a solid out fit.

Not sure if Clarios is like a sub-supplier middle man or not. Might have to check it out.

 

East Penn Manufacturing | World-class battery manufacturing facilities

Company Overview | Clarios

 

East Penn Mfg is just East of me in Burks Co.      I just noticed they made that junk Dekol battery shown in my first pic.    I buy all old batterys at the auction for core charge or to sell to the scrapper.

 

 

[ML3 1,197]

Got the rat rod Suburban on ground & running. Still gotta get rear fenders installed. Got them outside weathering to match the hood rust/patina. Ended up clear coating the hood. 

 

Definitely want to lower it on the ground but that will have to wait till weather gets nice & I have more time. Theres a few other small things that need done. 

 

Unfortunately,  as I was pushing it outside to test drive I could hear noise in transmission as it was rolling. I bought transmission at big show last summer & was assured by seller it was good 🤥 

Not sure what I'll do now.......probably find another transmission I guess....

 

Disappointed about transmission 

 

 

[wallfish 16,994]

1 hour ago, ML3 said:

Disappointed about transmission 

Could that noise have been from the idler pulley?

 

Found your missing piece of the hood! LOL

 

[ML3 1,197]

19 minutes ago, wallfish said:

Could that noise have been from the idler pulley?

 

Found your missing piece of the hood! LOL

 

Not idler pulley. Transmission is binding up also when I roll it around.....

[Handy Don 12,214]

21 hours ago, Wayne0 said:

Off topic.

Speakin' of batteries, my local recycler pays 5 cents a pound for lead batteries. What do you do with yours? I have  several 40#+  boat batteries along with tractor batteries and emergency light batteries. Probably 200# plus. Waiting for the price to go up.

I always keep a small one for a core if needed.. I'm an old Yankee and will get every nickle I can! LOL.

Three options for us: nearby recycler who pays very poorly, 30-mile-distant recycler who pays reasonably, county which pays nothing (they are doing you a favor by accepting them!)

A friend and I are planning a trip with the trailer to the reasonable place. My friend has about 40 that he’s accumulated over the years since his truck quit and he refuses to carry batteries in his nice car!

[wallfish 16,994]

4 minutes ago, ML3 said:

Not idler pulley. Transmission is binding up also when I roll it around.....

Have you checked the oil in it yet? If it's milky there's water in there and possibly frozen.

Just kinda spit balling here.

[ML3 1,197]

4 minutes ago, wallfish said:

Have you checked the oil in it yet? If it's milky there's water in there and possibly frozen.

Just kinda spit balling here.

I flushed it out, drained it & it sat inside. I flushed it again couple weeks ago & topped it off. It wasn't bad either time I flushed it

[Colby G 233]

Got yet another project. Could anyone tell me any info on it? I haven't gotten the time to get back up to the shop where It is to get the serial numbers. The guy I bought it off of said it has a Briggs n Stratton engine on it that's all original.