AGM battery

What’s paying for shipping? Lol

Grit dog wrote:

valhalla360 wrote:

time2roll wrote:
Another AGM advantage.... can be easily shipped to you.

Not really an advantage when traditional sealed lead-acid batteries are available in pretty much every city, village or town in the country...so they don't need to be shipped.

Since it's not an advantage to YOU, it musn't be an advantage to anyone??

Explain the advantage of waiting a few days and paying for shipping vs having the battery in hand within 15min.

Time2roll

No I could NOT have it shipped. As not only was parts place I was at out, disributo and manufacture was out.
If your sitting on the side of the road, in my driveway with a dead battery, are you willing to wait upwards of 7 typical,nim on 2 weeks waiting for FedEx to deliver me a non hazmat item from across the country.....

Shipping right now for many items is not what it was 18-24 months ago.

Marty

blt2ski wrote:
Last fall buying a battery for my 1500, the lead bats had a upwards of double warranty lifetime, more cranking amps, both maintenance free......no AGM s in stock. Simple choice in my book. I was thinking about AGMs for some of the reasons I mentioned

Marty

Could have had it shipped

valhalla360 wrote:

time2roll wrote:
Another AGM advantage.... can be easily shipped to you.

Not really an advantage when traditional sealed lead-acid batteries are available in pretty much every city, village or town in the country...so they don't need to be shipped.

Since it's not an advantage to YOU, it musn't be an advantage to anyone??

time2roll wrote:
Another AGM advantage.... can be easily shipped to you.

Not really an advantage when traditional sealed lead-acid batteries are available in pretty much every city, village or town in the country...so they don't need to be shipped.

Gel+easier than AGM) and lithium(easiest) are shippable too.
All four battery types need haz mat markings. Lead you pay thru the nose with FedEx. Lithium if need be can go air. Other three can't.

At least per MY options at work!

Marty

time2roll wrote:
Another AGM advantage.... can be easily shipped to you.

So can SLA, sealed lead acid. IE maint free FLA batteries.

Another AGM advantage.... can be easily shipped to you.

The only people that would truly get any advantage with an AGM vs typical lead starting battery, would be those that operate with items needing a large battery draw. Such as snow plows, winches, night time off road lights, having an inverter installed for 110 use.... Being as AGMs can generally speaking handle more than 5-6 total discharges like a lead starting battery. Your chances of buying batteries prematurely lesson.
Like ALL things great and small, when we have more than one option, there are pluses and minuses to all the options. So depending upon the individual plus/minus, how they fit your individual needs, one can come up with a which is better.
Last fall buying a battery for my 1500, the lead bats had a upwards of double warranty lifetime, more cranking amps, both maintenance free......no AGM s in stock. Simple choice in my book. I was thinking about AGMs for some of the reasons I mentioned

Marty