Winch Battery

DougE wrote:

Gdetrailer: Sears Diehards were manufactured by Johnson Controls. Do we know that is no longer the case? Yes, I know many batteries come out of the local region battery manufacturing plant and just have the retailer's sticker applied.
(Wouldn't it be nice if there was a source that identified the actual manufacturer.)

That would be a big fat no, Johnson Controls has nothing to do with current crop of Diehards..

Who Makes Diehard batteries HERE

"Who Owns Diehard Batteries?

DieHard batteries had been developed by Globe Union Battery for Sears since its starting in 1967. Globe Union was later bought out by another American giant company named Johnson Controls.

Johnson Controls continued to produce DieHard batteries for Sears until 2019 when they sold the battery division to Clarios. Clarios also manufactures Duralast, Varta, AC Delco, and many other batteries."

The current Diehards are the exact same battery as Autozones "Duralast" batteries but with a premium WARRANTY which you pay for upfront with a premium price. It is the same old song and dance, smoke and mirrors. Autozone charges a higher price and in return they will "warranty" it for a longer time.. Just because they offer a longer warranty does not neccessarily mean the battery is better in any way shape or form.. Just means they got more money upfront for the same battery you would have paid for at a lower price point. Autozone WILL make much larger profits at your expense.

Seriously, if you have a Sam's club or Costco membership, just go there and buy a new battery. The money you saved up front will buy the next battery at Sam's or Costco when the time comes in 5-6 yrs well past even the Diehard warranty.

I have been running Sam's Club batteries for well over 10 yrs, depending on location they sell Duracell or Energizers.. My first set of 6V GC2s got me 9 yrs and typically in vehicles well past 8 yrs.

The only problem child I have is my diesel tractor which the manufacturer literally built the battery box around a battery size that doesn't have enough CCA but even the tractor manufacturers OEM battery barely got me 4 yrs. I would love to double the CCA on that one but there is no place to put a bigger or second battery.

Duracell fla batteries are manufactured by Eastpenn, a well known and respected fla battery manufacturer.

HERE

"Who Makes Duracell Car Batteries?

The East Penn Manufacturing Company has been making the Duracell batteries for a long time."

People on this forum fret way too much about supposed "better" batteries, they are "consumables", they wear out, they will fail, they will need replaced and many time the lower price point of a lesser name brand can deliver just as good performance as the higher priced name brands.