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10-04-2016, 04:09 PM | #1 |
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Economy Battery
Rural King has a 6V Group 1 battery for $39.99. It is part number CT1-3 and SKU 65240384.
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10-04-2016, 04:20 PM | #2 |
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Re: Economy Battery
How long is it guaranteed for. How many cranking power is it? Sometimes money not spent is not money saved! Wayne
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10-04-2016, 04:48 PM | #3 |
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Re: Economy Battery
I haven't heard of Rural King, but that's a good price. Did you read the label to see who actually made the battery, or the CCA?
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10-04-2016, 05:06 PM | #4 | |
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6V 625 CCA 12 Month Free Replacement 24 Month Limited Warranty Superior vibration resistance Reinforced case reduces acid washing and case distortion Built for the long-haul, short-haul and everything in between http://www.ruralking.com/battery-6v-625-cca.html
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10-04-2016, 07:17 PM | #5 |
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Re: Economy Battery
We got one this summer in Norwalk, Oh. I think they have their own plant. Been in business for a long time. Price was lower, but not as low as $40. Nice people.
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10-05-2016, 07:45 AM | #6 |
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10-05-2016, 07:47 AM | #7 |
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Re: Economy Battery
I just bought one from Battery Warehouse for $72 and then I had to go to TSC for something and they $69 on sale. 625 CCA, 1 year guarantee. I don't get it! Lead is cheap, Plastic is cheap, zinc is cheap, acid and water are cheap, why do batteries (And auto paint) cost so much?
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10-05-2016, 08:25 AM | #8 | |
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12-29-2017, 12:31 PM | #9 |
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Re: Economy Battery
Lead is one of the lowest cost metals there is, Scrap prices are around .10 to .15 cents a pound. The Zinc mine in which I used to work (NJ Zinc Co.) Closed down in 1986 because of the low price of Zinc. What can you scrap a 100 Lbs of Zinc carburetors for? Not much! It's down there with lead, acid? I don't know, but I'm sure it isn't much. I don't believe the high scrap price of batteries is actually reflective of the cost of the component parts. It's just that the manufacturers get to recycle 100% of the unit and less EPA garbage if they buy them back as a package. To my knowledge, there's no market for used acid or old battery cases. Sorry if I'm just getting around to replying now. I missed your post from before.
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10-05-2016, 08:03 AM | #10 |
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I noticed that there were no reviews on this battery yet. Looked at TSC for their Exide Group 1 battery (750 CCA, $69.99) and found the reviews were not very good. So maybe that old adage "you get what you pay for" is true....
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10-05-2016, 08:25 AM | #11 |
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Re: Economy Battery
My 12 plus years old battery from the junk yard is made by EPM, which I think stands for East Penn Manufacturing.
I don't know what all brand names they stick on their batteries, but I've had good service from this EPM battery. |
10-05-2016, 08:41 AM | #12 |
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The manufacturer of the battery doesn't mean anything. They build a battery to the buyers specs. No real way to determine quality when you buy one.
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12-29-2017, 10:39 AM | #13 |
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Same goes for mattresses.
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10-05-2016, 09:04 AM | #14 |
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iVe had excellent luck with farm n fleet batteries. Both modern 12v's (one for my s10 is $54 with a 5 year warranty 3 free replacement)
I just bought one of thier 6v ones to run the frame around and its doing well.
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10-06-2016, 09:43 AM | #15 |
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Why are batteries so expensive? Governments Reg's, there are no lead processing plants in USA. The Doe Run in Mo. closed about two or three months ago.
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10-06-2016, 10:27 AM | #16 |
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The battery is made by Exide. A battery is as good as it's warranty. If you get 2 years out of it it's worth buying
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10-15-2016, 12:00 AM | #17 | |
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My 2007 (Dodge) pick-up still has the factory battery, the battery in the Tudor is the one that was in it when I bought the car nine years ago, the battery in the MG is the that came with it eight years ago. Unfortunately I had to replace the Chev's battery this year at a cost of CDN$110 which has a 5-year warranty. These batteries live in a climate where the temperature routinely goes from +30C to -30C in the year. Long gone are the days when a battery was warranteed until you left the shop and lasted until the middle of the first snow storm. |
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10-15-2016, 09:26 AM | #18 | |
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The two year-old six-volt from Advance Auto croaked after only two years. Neither will take a charge anymore, or if they do, there's not enough current available to crank an engine. My current price on a Group 1 six-volt from NAPA is around $93. Sadly, gone are the days when we could grab a Group 1 battery from Sam's Club for $36. (And sometimes get 5-6 years out of it.) |
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10-06-2016, 10:43 AM | #19 |
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I have this battery in my Farm tractors and my Model A Works allright, But I take my Batteries to the basement in winter. I have 10 years on 2 of my tractor batteries. I will pick up another battery when I get to Laff.
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10-14-2016, 09:27 PM | #20 |
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Has anybody actually had this battery shipped to them from Rural King?
I'm wondering if they ship it dry, and if not how do they keep it from leaking acid. |
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