I am in the process of switching over to 2) 6V batteries vs 1 12V battery in my 5er. Picked up some interstate 6V batteries today but my new battery box wont be in for a few days.My question is "HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU GUYS LIFT THESE HEAVY BASTARDS INTO THE CASE???!!!??!!??!!"I know as I am getting older i'm not as 'virile' as I used to be but I am seriously wondering how I am going to lift these up into the front compartment while ducking and then set them in the box while reaching into the front compartment without hurting something!!!!!!!It's not like there is enough room for a lot of extra help either.Just asking.Steve

my Trojan T105's have a carrying handle that hooks into lugs on the battery for lifting. I do agree, its one of my least favorite chores removing/installing them each season. Its pure brute force to get them both into the box plain and simple.Daryll

My GC2s have a lug on each side. I used a flat nylon web strap to lift them up and in. Bit of a grunt to don't be shy to ask the neighbor kid to help vs getting hurt.

They are about 67 pounds. What I did was put the battery into the box, and then lift the battery and box into the compartment, and set it on top of the strap that was already screwed down to the bottom of my storage compartment, and ready to accept the battery box. The box is only about 1-2 pounds, so does not significantly add to the battery weight. And you do not need to position the battery over the box inside the compartment, then lower it safely into the box. In other words, hire a teenagers who is willing to work for a few bucks. Find a strong one, like a football player or something!Good luck,Fred.

Just put 2 in mine. Luckily in this case Im short and close to the ground, :) ,(there is an advantage sometimes) what makes it even more difficult is that they are also higher than the standard 12 volt.

Its like How do you get 4 Elephants into a Volkswagen beetle? — 2 in the front and two in the back...The good side is the heaver the battery the more AHs it produces... Two of those 6VC Golf Cart Batteries wired in series to produce 12VC will give you between 200 an 220 AH's of capacity. That relates to your batteries producing 12VC @ 25 AMPS for around 7 hours time. I would not however ever run them below their 50% charge state so in my case I would get around 3-4 hours of drawing 25AMPS of DC Current. 25AMPS is alot of juice by the way... Roy Ken

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rjsurfer
Explorer
Apr 25, 2015
I have the exact same issue, its not that the straps dont help lifting them it's the bending over the lip to get them in.

Since my double white plastic battery box's have side mount rails (home made) I can undo them and tip the box's almost at a 45 degree angle so I can slide the batteries in or out using the straps. No need to dead lift them over the rail.

Ron W.
ScottG
Nomad
Apr 25, 2015
As suggested by others, there is a cheap strap you can buy to lift them by. Pretty much any battery store sells them and they work on a number of brands.
face_down
Explorer
Apr 25, 2015
Buy yourself one of these....handy thing to have around.

http://www.amazon.com/K-D-Tools-Battery-Carrying-Strap/dp/B000CO9NTI
RoyB
Explorer II
Apr 25, 2015
Its like How do you get 4 Elephants into a Volkswagen beetle? — 2 in the front and two in the back...

The good side is the heaver the battery the more AHs it produces... Two of those 6VC Golf Cart Batteries wired in series to produce 12VC will give you between 200 an 220 AH's of capacity. That relates to your batteries producing 12VC @ 25 AMPS for around 7 hours time. I would not however ever run them below their 50% charge state so in my case I would get around 3-4 hours of drawing 25AMPS of DC Current. 25AMPS is alot of juice by the way...

Roy Ken
shepstone
Explorer
Apr 25, 2015
Just put 2 in mine. Luckily in this case Im short and close to the ground, :) ,(there is an advantage sometimes) what makes it even more difficult is that they are also higher than the standard 12 volt.
Golden_HVAC
Explorer
Apr 25, 2015
They are about 67 pounds. What I did was put the battery into the box, and then lift the battery and box into the compartment, and set it on top of the strap that was already screwed down to the bottom of my storage compartment, and ready to accept the battery box. The box is only about 1-2 pounds, so does not significantly add to the battery weight. And you do not need to position the battery over the box inside the compartment, then lower it safely into the box.

In other words, hire a teenagers who is willing to work for a few bucks. Find a strong one, like a football player or something!

Good luck,

Fred.
time2roll
Nomad
Apr 25, 2015
My GC2s have a lug on each side. I used a flat nylon web strap to lift them up and in. Bit of a grunt to don't be shy to ask the neighbor kid to help vs getting hurt.
FLY_4_FUN
Explorer
Apr 25, 2015
my Trojan T105's have a carrying handle that hooks into lugs on the battery for lifting. I do agree, its one of my least favorite chores removing/installing them each season. Its pure brute force to get them both into the box plain and simple.

Daryll

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