blackwater73 8 #1 Posted April 5, 2020 What battery would be good to use in this tractor? How many cranking amps would it require? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 57,921 #2 Posted April 5, 2020 Any lawn and garden tractor battery will do the job. 200 CCA is about standard and they are on sale this time of year. If the price differential isn't too big I would go for the 360 CCA. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,376 #3 Posted April 5, 2020 2 hours ago, blackwater73 said: What battery would be good to use in this tractor? How many cranking amps would it require? I'm currently using a Wal-Mart Everstart U-1 230CA in my 315-8, about $25.00. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peter lena 9,088 #4 Posted April 5, 2020 agree with others above , i like the walmart everstart 360 , i live in cold country and the extra zap is very good . while you are at wally world , you can also check out the , BATTERY TENDER , charging set up . i have the quick plug in wired onto all three of my tractor batteries , letting me plug in for battery maintenance at any time. pete 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,565 #5 Posted April 5, 2020 1 hour ago, peter lena said: agree with others above , i like the walmart everstart 360 , i live in cold country and the extra zap is very good . while you are at wally world , you can also check out the , BATTERY TENDER , charging set up . i have the quick plug in wired onto all three of my tractor batteries , letting me plug in for battery maintenance at any time. pete I use batteries made by East Penn with good results, not sure who makes Walmart batteries. I look at the lower end, (under 300 CCA) batteries as half a battery, priced to sell. I too, use the Battery Tender brand chargers for their multiple stage charging, and would not use the cheap things. I rotate the charger so that each battery is on it at least three days per month, disconnecting it just after the light turns green is not a complete charge. The quick connect plugs are a real convenience, but again, don't buy the cheap junk on eBay, ask me how I know. Keeping a battery fully charged is necessary for long life. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #6 Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) buy a high quality battery and you won't be disappointed ( "only costs a little more to go first class" lol ) highest CCA you can find / afford ; 300+ CCA (320-350 CCA ?) don't hamstring a high quality tractor with a cheap discount battery number one trait for a reliable and durable tractor is to start and run ; it must start (or little else matters) Edited April 5, 2020 by tom2p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #7 Posted April 5, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, lynnmor said: I use batteries made by East Penn with good results, not sure who makes Walmart batteries. I look at the lower end, (under 300 CCA) batteries as half a battery, priced to sell. I too, use the Battery Tender brand chargers for their multiple stage charging, and would not use the cheap things. I rotate the charger so that each battery is on it at least three days per month, disconnecting it just after the light turns green is not a complete charge. The quick connect plugs are a real convenience, but again, don't buy the cheap junk on eBay, ask me how I know. Keeping a battery fully charged is necessary for long life. previously used Diehard batteries in just about everything for decades - and then recently moved to East Penn / Deka (?) batteries during the past year or so when I could no longer get Sears Diehard batteries Got the Duracell branded East Penn / Deka batteries have one car with a fairly high parasitic drain (at the top end of the 'acceptable' area of the scale) lesser quality battery in this car will go dead if the car sits for a couple weeks - but no issue with the Duracell battery installed ... so far good results / similar to DieHard battery Edited April 5, 2020 by tom2p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZXT 2,401 #8 Posted April 5, 2020 From my experience, I've found that spending the extra $10 on the 350CCA battery over the 230 is a wise choice. When you're cranking on an engine, if the battery is undersized it will be working harder and heating the plates up. Plate warpage = quicker death of the battery. I've never found the bottom of the line cheapo batteries to last more than a year. I tend to use Duralast lawn mower batteries. They're the only brand I've ever bought and had last more than 3-4 years. I've had a couple to last 9 years, and they never once saw a battery tender. I did have one mower battery from Tractor Supply that was still good on a cheapo mower that I was given in 2018. Battery was dated mid 2009, so it looks like they might be good as well. I bought a new battery about a week ago for my yellow tractor and did some looking at reviews. I looked at Walmart first since their 350CCA battery is something like $39 whereas everywhere else they're $49. Every review on the battery said that it died in less than 2 years. Oreilly's (Superstart) has one that has decent reviews and I do own one of them. It's about 1.5 years old and no problems yet. Autozone (Duralast) is the only one that I found numerous reviews of people stating that the battery lasted 5+ years. It also has a 4.7 rating whereas the others were in the low 3 range. So, if you have an AutoZone near you, I'd suggest a 350CCA Duralast. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,376 #9 Posted April 5, 2020 39 minutes ago, ZXT said: From my experience, I've found that spending the extra $10 on the 350CCA battery over the 230 is a wise choice. When you're cranking on an engine, if the battery is undersized it will be working harder and heating the plates up. Plate warpage = quicker death of the battery. I've never found the bottom of the line cheapo batteries to last more than a year. I tend to use Duralast lawn mower batteries. They're the only brand I've ever bought and had last more than 3-4 years. I've had a couple to last 9 years, and they never once saw a battery tender. I did have one mower battery from Tractor Supply that was still good on a cheapo mower that I was given in 2018. Battery was dated mid 2009, so it looks like they might be good as well. I bought a new battery about a week ago for my yellow tractor and did some looking at reviews. I looked at Walmart first since their 350CCA battery is something like $39 whereas everywhere else they're $49. Every review on the battery said that it died in less than 2 years. Oreilly's (Superstart) has one that has decent reviews and I do own one of them. It's about 1.5 years old and no problems yet. Autozone (Duralast) is the only one that I found numerous reviews of people stating that the battery lasted 5+ years. It also has a 4.7 rating whereas the others were in the low 3 range. So, if you have an AutoZone near you, I'd suggest a 350CCA Duralast. I concur with the Duralast in my 520s those Onans take a bit more CA to turn over cold or hot than a single Kohler ,my first one lasted 7 or so years. Now I have 2 520s both with the Duralast U1-3 425CA/340CCA only the snow blower rig gets life support on one of my Schumacher 1.5 amp maintainers so far I have 4 years on those 2 batteries now with the 315 I did cheap out with the Everstart U1-7 230 CCA (probably 300CA) and it has lasted 2 years to date no maintainer. Honestly if you have your owners/operators manuals it states which CA battery is recommended but it all boils down to immediate budget and need JMO. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackwater73 8 #10 Posted April 5, 2020 Thanks for all information!! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tom2p 2,394 #11 Posted May 3, 2021 On 4/5/2020 at 12:03 PM, tom2p said: previously used Diehard batteries in just about everything for decades - and then recently moved to East Penn / Deka (?) batteries during the past year or so when I could no longer get Sears Diehard batteries Got the Duracell branded East Penn / Deka batteries have one car with a fairly high parasitic drain (at the top end of the 'acceptable' area of the scale) lesser quality battery in this car will go dead if the car sits for a couple weeks - but no issue with the Duracell battery installed ... so far good results / similar to DieHard battery still good results with Duracell batteries I've been cutting grass with one tractor since early April - but two other tractors were last started in late February and today I started them one tractor with the Duracell battery turned over quickly and started the tractor the other tractor with an Autozone (?) / Autocraft Pro battery turned over slowly and then began to click - had to put a charger on the battery to start the tractor The Duracell batteries in the cars also performed well during this past winter when the cars were used much less than typical Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
