Hey all. After getting my new work truck, im driving it as a daily driving on the week that I am home. I always get the itch to take the powerstroke, but enjoy leaving the miles off it.
After sitting for a month and a half, I attempted to start it on Friday, and nothing. Are you guys running the yellow top batteries, or is there a better solution for our trucks? If Im not mistaken, arent the yellow tops around 150 each? Anyhow, for the past couple of days, the powerstroke has been turning slower than usual, and im thinking its time to throw a new battery in. Batteries are original, so its about time anyways.
Going to get me some Banner Bull batteries, can't remember the name, Uni Bull, Power Bull etc etc, but it had 930 CCA and around 100 AH. Plus I get them for cheap.
Best batteries you can run are Die Hard Platinum. They are made by Odyssey. they are AGM tech so you can run them at any orientation exception 100% upside down. They have a super long warranty and the best specs. The only dif between the Odyssey branded ones and the Die Hard Platinum is the stickers and color of the plastic outer case. Price is the other big dif Die Hard is much cheaper. BTW I has to be the Platinum line the other lower lines are made by other companies.
MotorCraft, look how long the old ones lasted, they have 5 year warrantee. exchange NO prorate, then another 3 years prorated. Can't beat that.
And about $115 each
im runnin the optima red tops have had em in for 3 years with no issues (with the exception of the alternator goin out last month but even then i went 2.5hrs with the low battery light on before the lights and everything flickered out!)
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