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robw · 02-02-2018, 09:22 AM

It is time to replace my 6 volt battery on my Model A.

What is your reccomendation? The one I currently have was bought off the shelf from AutoZone 7 years ago.

TerryO · 02-02-2018, 09:45 AM

I bought 2 new 6V batteries from Advance Auto...$76.00 each...I usually get 5-7 years out of a battery.

TerryO

WHN · 02-02-2018, 10:06 AM

We buy ours at Tractor Supply, have gotten ten years out of their batteries. Average seven to eight years. Around $75.00. Enjoy.

California Travieso · 02-02-2018, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by WHN

We buy ours at Tractor Supply, have gotten ten years out of their batteries. Average seven to eight years. Around $75.00. Enjoy.

The Tractor Supply in our area only has Exide. Is that the one you bought?

David Serrano

1930artdeco · 02-02-2018, 11:16 AM

Optima.

Mike

WHN · 02-02-2018, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by California Travieso

The Tractor Supply in our area only has Exide. Is that the one you bought?

David Serrano

Yes, we have purchased a number of them over the years.

Bill

Purdy Swoft · 02-02-2018, 12:24 PM

Twelve volt from Walmart .

Tom Wesenberg · 02-02-2018, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by California Travieso

The Tractor Supply in our area only has Exide. Is that the one you bought?

David Serrano

Exide is good. My 6 volt batteries last over 10 years. Just replaced a weak 13 year old one with a 1 year old 6 volt from a swap meet for $25.

CarlG · 02-02-2018, 01:14 PM

Batteries+

WHN · 02-02-2018, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

Exide is good. My 6 volt batteries last over 10 years. Just replaced a weak 13 year old one with a 1 year old 6 volt from a swap meet for $25.

In the mid seventies we purchased a Model A that had been sitting in a barn unused since the end of WWII. There was an old 6 volt battery, covered with dust and dirt, sitting in a corner of the barn. We put water in it, charged it up, and it lasted in that car for eight more years. You just never know. Enjoy.

Bob Bidonde · 02-02-2018, 01:27 PM

Group 1 for 6V and Group 25 for 12V fit into the original battery support bracket.

SeaSlugs · 02-02-2018, 01:45 PM

farm n fleet - $40 something for 6v group 1 battery.

leo · 02-02-2018, 03:18 PM

Robw, this is really a crap shoot. Having said that I believe that most 6 volt batteries regardless of manufacturer are good. Some having higher cold cranking capabilities than others. A small amount are defective, regardless of manufacturer. But most important of all for the ones that are free from defect is the care they receive and the conditions under which they are used.

WHN · 02-02-2018, 03:21 PM

Sorry, hit wrong button.

California Travieso · 02-02-2018, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

Exide is good. My 6 volt batteries last over 10 years. Just replaced a weak 13 year old one with a 1 year old 6 volt from a swap meet for $25.

That's good to know. I always use the Battery Maintainer once a week or so. All I have to do now is remember to turn off the key after I let the gas run out of the carb! The last time I ran the battery down and I couldn't get it to keep a charge.

David Serrano

Y-Blockhead · 02-02-2018, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Bidonde

Group 1 for 6V and Group 25 for 12V fit into the original battery support bracket.

Good info Bob.

robw · 02-02-2018, 05:37 PM

Thanks, group 1 is the answer I need I think.

Chris Haynes · 02-02-2018, 08:06 PM

The Optima Red Top is a great battery. Of course you need to buy the hold down made for it. I was having generator problems .No charge at all. Charged the Optima and ran all day on a club tour through the Malibu Mountains and still had battery for lights on the way home. Expensive but worth the money.

Dollar Bill · 02-03-2018, 06:55 AM

If you have a Rural King close by, there Group-1 battery sells for $39.99 made by Exide.

https://www.ruralking.com/battery-6v-625-cca.html

It's going to be hard to beat that price or value.

eagle · 02-03-2018, 09:57 AM

Any farm rated 6v battery will work just fine. How you use and maintain the battery will determine the service it will give you. #1. Never let it discharge. #2. Periodically charge the battery with a trickle charger. #3. Maintain the electrolyte level. #4. Make sure the generator is charging at a proper rate, voltage regulator preferred.

02-02-2018, 11:16 AM	#5
1930artdeco Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Lynden, Wa Posts: 3,552	Re: New Battery Optima. Mike __________________ 1930 TownSedan (Briggs) 1957 Country Sedan

02-02-2018, 12:24 PM	#7
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: New Battery Twelve volt from Walmart .

02-02-2018, 01:14 PM	#9
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: New Battery Batteries+ __________________ Alaskan A's Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska Model A Ford Club of America Model A Restorers Club Antique Automobile Club of America Mullins Owner's Club

02-02-2018, 01:27 PM	#11
Bob Bidonde Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 3,470	Re: New Battery Group 1 for 6V and Group 25 for 12V fit into the original battery support bracket. __________________ Bob Bidonde

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SeaSlugs Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 3,968	Re: New Battery farm n fleet - $40 something for 6v group 1 battery. __________________ 1929 Model AA - Need long splash aprons!

02-02-2018, 09:22 AM	#1
robw Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: PA Posts: 102	New Battery It is time to replace my 6 volt battery on my Model A. What is your reccomendation? The one I currently have was bought off the shelf from AutoZone 7 years ago.

02-02-2018, 09:45 AM	#2
TerryO Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: N. GA Posts: 532	Re: New Battery I bought 2 new 6V batteries from Advance Auto...$76.00 each...I usually get 5-7 years out of a battery. TerryO

02-02-2018, 10:06 AM	#3
WHN Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Connecticut Shoreline Posts: 1,823	Re: New Battery We buy ours at Tractor Supply, have gotten ten years out of their batteries. Average seven to eight years. Around $75.00. Enjoy.

02-02-2018, 03:18 PM	#13
leo Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 734	Re: New Battery Robw, this is really a crap shoot. Having said that I believe that most 6 volt batteries regardless of manufacturer are good. Some having higher cold cranking capabilities than others. A small amount are defective, regardless of manufacturer. But most important of all for the ones that are free from defect is the care they receive and the conditions under which they are used.

02-02-2018, 03:21 PM	#14
WHN Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Connecticut Shoreline Posts: 1,823	Re: New Battery Sorry, hit wrong button.

02-02-2018, 05:37 PM	#17
robw Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: PA Posts: 102	Re: New Battery Thanks, group 1 is the answer I need I think.

02-02-2018, 08:06 PM	#18
Chris Haynes Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camarillo, CA and Pine Grove, CA Posts: 2,832	Re: New Battery The Optima Red Top is a great battery. Of course you need to buy the hold down made for it. I was having generator problems .No charge at all. Charged the Optima and ran all day on a club tour through the Malibu Mountains and still had battery for lights on the way home. Expensive but worth the money. __________________ 1921 Runabout 1930 Tudor Early 1930 AA Speed costs money. How fast do you want to go?

02-03-2018, 06:55 AM	#19
Dollar Bill Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Keystone Heights, FL Posts: 647	Re: New Battery If you have a Rural King close by, there Group-1 battery sells for $39.99 made by Exide. https://www.ruralking.com/battery-6v-625-cca.html It's going to be hard to beat that price or value. __________________ I Love Anything That Turns Money Into Noise

02-03-2018, 09:57 AM	#20
eagle Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Eagle Bend, MN Posts: 2,025	Re: New Battery Any farm rated 6v battery will work just fine. How you use and maintain the battery will determine the service it will give you. #1. Never let it discharge. #2. Periodically charge the battery with a trickle charger. #3. Maintain the electrolyte level. #4. Make sure the generator is charging at a proper rate, voltage regulator preferred. __________________ "There are some that can destroy an anvil with a teaspoon and shouldn't be allowed to touch anything resembling a tool." Last edited by eagle; 02-03-2018 at 01:37 PM.