Have got to go purchase a battery this morning.

[O4L]

ouch. WOW!

Yeah.

 

[SlugSlinger]

I’m an Atwoods battery guy too. I’m also someone that keeps a battery maintainer on all my batteries. I use the desulfurization maintainers.

Atwoods has been my go to for batteries. A $50 battery lasted over four years and the replacement a few months ago was $60.

 

[08H3]

I think I paid $175 for my interstate battery last year this time and about the same for my wife's charger too.

 

[Jon3830]

Thanks again for the veterans discount tip.....just got back from Autozone and counting the $20.66 vet discount my total OTD was $185.95 installed.

I didn't know they had a discount for a long time until one of my cousins told me that most of the parts stores have vet discounts.

 

[madokie]

i just looked up atwoods battery prices and they are still cheap,, and the online review are good,made by East Penn ,one of the largest battery makers.

 

[SoonerP226]

Atwoods has been my go to for batteries. A $50 battery lasted over four years and the replacement a few months ago was $60.

I've put a bunch of Atwoods batteries in tractors over the years, and they've done really well, considering the super-harsh environment. IIRC, Exide makes their batteries.

 

[SoonerP226]

Thanks again for the veterans discount tip.....just got back from Autozone and counting the $20.66 vet discount my total OTD was $185.95 installed.

Ouch. The 850CCA battery in my truck was -$125 when I bought it in '22. The same battery is $162 today, per the Ford parts site. Thanks, Brandon.

 

[Preacherman]

If you get the right employee and can talk then oriley prices are negotiable.

 

[dennishoddy]

I got a new car battery recently and my eyes popped out of my head with the prices. Their pricing has shot up.

You can thank the EPA. The last lead smelter in the US was shut down a couple years ago because lead prices were down and they couldn’t meat EPA emissions regulations.
As far as I know, all lead is foreign sourced now.

 

[dennishoddy]

I’m an Atwoods battery guy too. I’m also someone that keeps a battery maintainer on all my batteries. I use the desulfurization maintainers.

Me too on the maintainers. They will more than pay for themselves by increasing battery life on batteries not in steady use.
My tractors outside get the solar maintainers.