Starting With The Battery...

I shy away from any that don't have them for my jeep and truck, but then again you guys mentioned that most batteries nowadays don't last more than 5 years, most all of my batteries have lasted 8-12 years. Even my motorcycle batteries have caps, i just replaced it 2 months ago and it was new in 2008, my riding lawnmower battery is more than 10 years old now.

 

Ok, I’m home from work, here’s what my current situation looks like...battery is physically too small, only 9” wide, and the terminal posts are on the engine side of the battery top.

 

Here is the original battery top holder

 

The battery top holder needs to be oriented just like I have it on the fender because the “J bolt” holes are offset toward the engine.

 

So, I believe I need the group 24 configured battery... it’s 10” wide “, which will physically fit the tray and the top holder, the posts are on the fender side of the battery top, and the positive terminal is on the firewall end of the battery...that’s my story and I’m sticking with it, at least for the moment, ha, man I have a headache!

 

Oh, and it has to be turned 180 degrees so that the label is on the engine side, I think, ha

 

Right...the 24F won’t work with the original top holder because I need the terminals on the fender side. You are correct!

 

Moving on to the motorcycle carrier in my next thread, ha.

 

Keep in mind that I need the positive terminal on the firewall side and the terminals on the fender side, so the 24 battery turned 180 degrees in the tray, I think, right?

 

Be interesting to estimate the cost of electricity for the maintainer, over 19 years, compared to a new battery.

 

I have about five, all in 6-volt vehicles.

And the 12-volt "maintainance-free" unitary caps will pry off.