Battery recommendations

[mudchet]

Hi all,

I think my battery is almost shot. I am looking for suggestions on a good replacement battery. I've seen alot of people running either the Odyseey or the Optima brand. What do you all think? I will probably put in a dual battery system at some point if that makes any difference in what battery to get. Thanks in advance for your comments.

 

[drbandkgb]

Yellow top Optima is the best..

You need a good battery for the winch alone... Make sure to look how its mounted currently.
You should need a side terminal for just the winch.

They cost more but are worth the power

 

[mudchet]

Thanks Dave!

 

[drbandkgb]

Let others speak up... But I like that brand a lot... If I didnt have a good gold top in the X when I bought this one Id be running at min a Red top..
Kellys Xterra will get one soon

 

[mudchet]

Who's the wise guy sending stuff to "THE" kevin smith?

 

[drbandkgb]

No idea I have sent others items with much more provocative names

 

[TKDx00]

I currently have a RED top. It's been a good battery for many years. However, I have a dual battery setup that will go in this spring. After several months of research , emails, phone calls I've decided to go with the Platimun from Sears. It's the same battery as the Odyssey for less money. All batteries have a downside wheather it be Price, power or design, it just depends on how you plan to use it or in my case, them.

 

[DC xterra]

if i was upgrading mine Optima is the way to go just like everyone else said

 

[TN4x4Xterra]

I see myself upgrading to yellow top

Sent from Avalanche Tactical Response Command.

 

[Xterraforce]

I had an Optima in a Bronco for years and it was great. I haven't had one since and was planning on getting a yellow top, however over the last year we've seen a drastic increase in warranties with Optimas. It's got me considering the Odyssey or Sears Platinum. I don't know if it was,just a fluke thing with the Optima batteries or what, but if I had to have a battery right now I think I would get the one from Sears or an Odyssey if anyone sells them locally.

 

[rokdaddy]

I've gone through five Optima Yellow tops over the years and had mixed experiences with them. The first two lived full lives (5+ years) but the last three only lasted for one to two years per battery. In Optima's defense, the last two were warranty replacements. We live in the high desert southwest and winter lows can get into the single digits and summer highs get into the 100's so life can can be tough on batteries out here.

The hype around the Optimas was enough to make me want to try them but my experience with the last three batteries over a four year period made me dig a little deeper into battery types and specs.

I ended up switching to the Die Hard Platinum group 65 from Sears: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_...tive&cName=Batteries&sName=Car Batteriesmv=rr . It's actually an Odyssey PC-1750 battery repackaged with a gray Die Hard case and 4/8 year warranty instead of Odyssey's two year warranty. It also cost about $100 less than the Odyssey. Odyssey originally designed the PC line to comply with military application standards as well as commercial markets. They are Optima's #1 competitor for AGM deep discharge batteries.

I won't blather on about why the Die Hard/Odysseys seem to be technically superior; you can probably find the same information yourself if you are interested. What I will say is that the Die Hard Platinum is now the battery of choice in the rokdaddy fleet. Low internal resistance, excellent capacity per volume, great reputation, solid warranty and nationwide support.

I'm hoping that this will be the "end all" battery for me but I'll need to run through a few of them before I know for sure.

-Rok

 

[Silver dude]

+1 for the Diehard platinum have one and love it.

Ben

 

[rokdaddy]

Saw this video last year when I was picking up some impact sockets from the Sears online order pick up window. Kinda cheezey but funny as well:

[video=youtube;E7bOF94Iq70]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7bOF94Iq70[/video]

 

[midget]

I run an optima blue top & love it. I can run the stereo all night & still fire it up.

 

[Macland]

I run a yellow top. I haven't had any troubles with it in over a year.

 

[TKDx00]

I like the rifle...lol

 

[metzican]

I won't get into a battery debate. I will say Optima, Odyssey, Diehard Platinum. They all very good batteries. I also will say Odyssey are the most expensive out of the bunch. But they do offer batteries in sizes the others don't. The reason this comes into play is you have to look at your engine bay if you want to go to do a duel battery mod and size up what size batteries you can use. If you end up getting a stock or larger battery the second one will be much smaller. Unless you want to buy two new batteries when it comes due.

 

[rokdaddy]

I won't get into a battery debate. I will say Optima, Odyssey, Diehard Platinum. They all very good batteries. I also will say Odyssey are the most expensive out of the bunch. But they do offer batteries in sizes the others don't. The reason this comes into play is you have to look at your engine bay if you want to go to do a duel battery mod and size up what size batteries you can use. If you end up getting a stock or larger battery the second one will be much smaller. Unless you want to buy two new batteries when it comes due.

Good post metz...

And with that, I have to admit that I have a time earned bias toward Odyssey/Hawker batteries. They specialize in unusual AGM sizes that are unique and work well in custom applications. I bought this one almost twelve years ago and with meticulous care, it's survived through a few combat robotics competitions, years of service as a bench top power supply for sensitive electronics projects and it now serves as a power supply for my Engel fridge when I don't have a 110 volt outlet or an auto battery to plug in to. I still cant believe that it can still hold a charge.

 

[TKDx00]

I will add this... I was about to buy an Odyssey when the guy told me about the Northstar battery. He told me about a similar Utube vid where it was shot 3 times with a 7.62 and still cranked a large military vehicle. It's a great battery... stats wise... and I was considering gettting it. That started me looking into other batteries. However I found out that Batteries Plus is the only place in my state that sells the Odyssey and they do NOT honor the Manufac. warrenty unless you buy from them. This fact is known by every other Odyssey salesperson throughout the USA. That kinda turned me off to them and Odyssey. That's when I found the Sears Platinum. Like Metzican and Rok said (and some ladies) Size matters. I'm only going to put 1 under the hood, the other is going behind the front seats so space isn't an issue. BUT if you plan to locate both under the hood AND have side and top posts you might want to look closer at the Odyssey. Optimas have a dual post version but it's larger. Platinums have a dual post version also but it looks to me to be larger than the Odyssey.
Disclaimer:
This is just my opinion from what I've researched. There may be versions of batteries I don't know about and therefore did not research into.

 

[mudchet]

Thanks gang. This is all very helpful. I wouldnt even have thought to consider the sears option or compare warranties that closely. Mucho gracias!

 

[ryne]

Sorry to revive an old thread here, but is there a how to on doing a dual battery set up?

 

[emtmark]

Lots n lots man take a bit of searching around but they are there and pretty sweet!!


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