Six Volt MH battery in a tractor...
I am having to replace all four of my Interstate GC2-ECL-UTL batteries. Will one of these batteries work on a Ford tractor with a six-volt system? GM
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It seems not all deep cycle batteries are the same for use as a starting battery. This quote is from an article about 12v AGMs, but perhaps the same sort of thing would apply to 6v Wets?--be interesting to know. And with that we should also know more about the actual specs of the OP's 6v batts?
"Both Mighty Max ML4D and VMAXTANKS MR197-200 are deep cycle batteries, with the VMAXTANKS MR197-200 having also 'some' starting abilities - we say 'some' since 1400 MCA Amps is not especially good value for 200 Ah battery.
But, this also means that VMAXTANKS MR197-200 can be used in dual applications, while Mighty Max ML4D is intended only for deep discharge applications."
Another quote from the same article suggests the high amp starting discharge from the deep cycle battery might have a time limit, with the time being shorter for some DCs than for others? What effect would that have if the starter had to be cranked for a longer period as on a cold winter morning?
"Despite having 20h capacity of 200Ah, maximum allowed current of Mighty Max ML4D is 'only' 1000 Amps for 5 seconds. But, this battery is not even intended for such applications."
"Both Mighty Max ML4D and VMAXTANKS MR197-200 are deep cycle batteries, with the VMAXTANKS MR197-200 having also 'some' starting abilities - we say 'some' since 1400 MCA Amps is not especially good value for 200 Ah battery.
But, this also means that VMAXTANKS MR197-200 can be used in dual applications, while Mighty Max ML4D is intended only for deep discharge applications."
Another quote from the same article suggests the high amp starting discharge from the deep cycle battery might have a time limit, with the time being shorter for some DCs than for others? What effect would that have if the starter had to be cranked for a longer period as on a cold winter morning?
"Despite having 20h capacity of 200Ah, maximum allowed current of Mighty Max ML4D is 'only' 1000 Amps for 5 seconds. But, this battery is not even intended for such applications."
