Aging TOO Fast
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At Wally I'm thinking 2 levels I'm aware of, the standard and the MAXX.
Unless garden or deep cycled possibly?
Unless garden or deep cycled possibly?
Trouble getting Walmart to replace my (N)Everstart battery
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charlz
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I know from RV forums that Walmart batteries are generally regarded to be crap. When they had a really good warranty policy nobody cared as they could always get new replacement batteries. Walmart then changed their warranty policy and people stopped buying their batteries. I think they have a better warranty policy now. I do know 'lawn and garden' batteries are only warrantied for 30 days and no pro-rate etc after that. I had a $65 ATV battery crap out about 60 days after I bought it and I was SOL. So I bought a replacement at a farm and garden place that has 1 year warranty on their batteries.
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last atv/lawnmower bat I got was from autozone.. only lasted a year 
the walmart lawnmower battery I have now is about 8ys old.. and weak.. if it sets more than a week, you get 1 start attempt and that's it. if it catches you are good. I usually just throw a 2a charger on it when i walk out to the garage.. let it charge for 5 -10m while I check oil and gas, get my ear plugs on, gloves and hat.. that short duration charge is enough to top it off and start it even if it has sat a couple weeks.
at 8ys it really needs a new battery.. but mower is over 15ys old now.. and i'm not really going to put any more $ in it. deck is work but useable.. one spindle stripped threads.. but had enough meat to rethread 1 size smaller ... tires are near bald but hold air now that I slimed them... deck belt got repalced last year.. blades a year ago as well. if it goes another couple like this.. I'm happy.. it was only a 700$ mower when i got it anyway..
the walmart lawnmower battery I have now is about 8ys old.. and weak.. if it sets more than a week, you get 1 start attempt and that's it. if it catches you are good. I usually just throw a 2a charger on it when i walk out to the garage.. let it charge for 5 -10m while I check oil and gas, get my ear plugs on, gloves and hat.. that short duration charge is enough to top it off and start it even if it has sat a couple weeks.
at 8ys it really needs a new battery.. but mower is over 15ys old now.. and i'm not really going to put any more $ in it. deck is work but useable.. one spindle stripped threads.. but had enough meat to rethread 1 size smaller ... tires are near bald but hold air now that I slimed them... deck belt got repalced last year.. blades a year ago as well. if it goes another couple like this.. I'm happy.. it was only a 700$ mower when i got it anyway..
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Soundguy said:last atv/lawnmower bat I got was from autozone.. only lasted a year
the walmart lawnmower battery I have now is about 8ys old.. and weak.. if it sets more than a week, you get 1 start attempt and that's it. if it catches you are good. I usually just throw a 2a charger on it when i walk out to the garage.. let it charge for 5 -10m while I check oil and gas, get my ear plugs on, gloves and hat.. that short duration charge is enough to top it off and start it even if it has sat a couple weeks.
at 8ys it really needs a new battery.. but mower is over 15ys old now.. and i'm not really going to put any more $ in it. deck is work but useable.. one spindle stripped threads.. but had enough meat to rethread 1 size smaller ... tires are near bald but hold air now that I slimed them... deck belt got repalced last year.. blades a year ago as well. if it goes another couple like this.. I'm happy.. it was only a 700$ mower when i got it anyway..
It sounds like a bad country song.....
Aging TOO Fast
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Originally Posted by Soundguy
last atv/lawnmower bat I got was from autozone.. only lasted a year
the walmart lawnmower battery I have now is about 8ys old.. and weak.. if it sets more than a week, you get 1 start attempt and that's it. if it catches you are good. I usually just throw a 2a charger on it when i walk out to the garage.. let it charge for 5 -10m while I check oil and gas, get my ear plugs on, gloves and hat.. that short duration charge is enough to top it off and start it even if it has sat a couple weeks.
at 8ys it really needs a new battery.. but mower is over 15ys old now.. and i'm not really going to put any more $ in it. deck is work but useable.. one spindle stripped threads.. but had enough meat to rethread 1 size smaller ... tires are near bald but hold air now that I slimed them... deck belt got repalced last year.. blades a year ago as well. if it goes another couple like this.. I'm happy.. it was only a 700$ mower when i got it anyway..
hummmmm maybe tammy wynette "stand by your .........?"
or Kenny Rogers "You picked a fine time to .....?"
<grin>
last atv/lawnmower bat I got was from autozone.. only lasted a year
the walmart lawnmower battery I have now is about 8ys old.. and weak.. if it sets more than a week, you get 1 start attempt and that's it. if it catches you are good. I usually just throw a 2a charger on it when i walk out to the garage.. let it charge for 5 -10m while I check oil and gas, get my ear plugs on, gloves and hat.. that short duration charge is enough to top it off and start it even if it has sat a couple weeks.
at 8ys it really needs a new battery.. but mower is over 15ys old now.. and i'm not really going to put any more $ in it. deck is work but useable.. one spindle stripped threads.. but had enough meat to rethread 1 size smaller ... tires are near bald but hold air now that I slimed them... deck belt got repalced last year.. blades a year ago as well. if it goes another couple like this.. I'm happy.. it was only a 700$ mower when i got it anyway..
It sounds like a bad country song.....
hummmmm maybe tammy wynette "stand by your .........?"
or Kenny Rogers "You picked a fine time to .....?"
<grin>
Gator6x4
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A carbon pile load tester is the only tester that can determine if a battery is defective. Does Wal-Mart have these in there Service Department or something else? All batteries I have had checked with one either failed or passed the first test, no multipile tests required. Did have a vehicle with a electrical problem that would drain a battery after setting overnight or during the day in a parking lot. Cost an arm and leg to finally locate and repair at dealership.
Carbon Pile Load Tester:Arco Battery Load Tester
Carbon Pile Load Tester:Arco Battery Load Tester
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I buy only from these guys.
EAST PENN manufacturing co., inc.: Lead-Acid Batteries; Battery Manufacturers; Thousands of Different Types of Batteries, Cable & Wire Product
I sat next to one of the managers on a plane and we talked batteries for a few hours. Bottom line they make a lot of OEM batteries, but more important, they REFUSE to make other OEM batteries because those companies want less quality to improve profit. They refuse. They make one great battery and will never compromise quality because of price.
I had two batteries side by side, one made by them the other made by a box store. The one from Deka weighed quite a bit more than the OEM battery.
If you call them they will tell you what Auto parts store they make them for.
EAST PENN manufacturing co., inc.: Lead-Acid Batteries; Battery Manufacturers; Thousands of Different Types of Batteries, Cable & Wire Product
I sat next to one of the managers on a plane and we talked batteries for a few hours. Bottom line they make a lot of OEM batteries, but more important, they REFUSE to make other OEM batteries because those companies want less quality to improve profit. They refuse. They make one great battery and will never compromise quality because of price.
I had two batteries side by side, one made by them the other made by a box store. The one from Deka weighed quite a bit more than the OEM battery.
If you call them they will tell you what Auto parts store they make them for.
Aging TOO Fast
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I believe it's just some computer chip setup about the size of a bigger volt/ohm tester at customer service counter, at front of the stores.
It's not anything with a carbon pile in it, I have ever seen at the counter.
Don't know about any equipment they might have out in service dept.
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Took my parents van (1999 E350 with the 7.3L Diesel, one battery in the engine compartment and one on the frame rail) in to Walmart tonight and found a few things out:
1. Walmart will not replace the battery on the frame rail
2. Some Walmarts will claim that they are not allowed to replace batteries on full size vans, others are more than happy to replace the one in the engine compartment, but will bow out on replacing the one on the frame rail (they only had the drive-over "pad" style lifts so they couldn't get it in the air
3. It takes me ~50 minutes (plus tool finding and cleanup) to change both batteries (850CCA group 65 batteries) in that van WITHOUT jacking it up
4. About 4 years ago Walmart stopped prorating batteries and (per the fellow I spoke to) will not prorate a battery purchased 4 years ago (age verified with the build date) without a receipt even though the battery says on it that it has a 108 month prorated warranty
I am glad that the van will probbaly be sold before those batteries are dead
Aaron Z
1. Walmart will not replace the battery on the frame rail
2. Some Walmarts will claim that they are not allowed to replace batteries on full size vans, others are more than happy to replace the one in the engine compartment, but will bow out on replacing the one on the frame rail (they only had the drive-over "pad" style lifts so they couldn't get it in the air
3. It takes me ~50 minutes (plus tool finding and cleanup) to change both batteries (850CCA group 65 batteries) in that van WITHOUT jacking it up
4. About 4 years ago Walmart stopped prorating batteries and (per the fellow I spoke to) will not prorate a battery purchased 4 years ago (age verified with the build date) without a receipt even though the battery says on it that it has a 108 month prorated warranty
I am glad that the van will probbaly be sold before those batteries are dead
Aaron Z
