How to choose a battery?
I walked out to the truck the other day and found that the battery was dead. It jumped reasonably well, and I need to get it tested, but I'm guessing it may have run it's course. That said, I have...
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I only use CAT batteries.
Why?
Well, like has been said above, there are only a few battery makers in the world.
BUT:
manufactures spec their parts to how they want them made. That means from batteries to bearings CAT puts spec's on the manufacture to manufacture to. Case in point. The Napa battery I replace with a CAT was about 2/3 to 3/4 the weight of the CAT battery even though they were the same size. :E
That extra bracing weighs a lot!
It's not uncommon to get 10 t 15 years out of a CAT battery.
Why?
Well, like has been said above, there are only a few battery makers in the world.
BUT:
manufactures spec their parts to how they want them made. That means from batteries to bearings CAT puts spec's on the manufacture to manufacture to. Case in point. The Napa battery I replace with a CAT was about 2/3 to 3/4 the weight of the CAT battery even though they were the same size. :E
That extra bracing weighs a lot!
It's not uncommon to get 10 t 15 years out of a CAT battery.
