Battery life

Farmall plowboy · Nov 29, 2018

So I just had to replace the battery in the 2n, sits in unheated shed, starts right off most times not on a maintainer it's 6 volt I live in central Wisconsin the battery was from batteries plus, I got 4 years of service, with all that said is that normal life or short life?

rustyfarmall · Nov 29, 2018

6 volt batteries are NOT what they used to be. I can get about 2 years out of them. I've even had them go belly up while on a battery maintainer.

WayneLee · Nov 29, 2018

Normal life would be my guess.

Russ from MN · Nov 29, 2018

I hope to get at least 5 years out of them, but they don't all last that long. Cold storage is good, if they're charged, heat is what shortens a batteries life. I had a JD Strongbox battery last 13 years, tractor stored in an unheated garage on Canadian border, sits for at least 3 months in winter, no maintainer or charger.

brian(MN) · Nov 29, 2018

If I got Four years of use out of a 6-volt, I'd be happy. 3 years seems normal.

Butch(OH) · Nov 29, 2018

4 years is about average with today's 6V batteries. If the tractor isn't used as lot a maintainer helps a LOT,

Bruce from Can. · Nov 29, 2018

Do you leave the battery connected to the tractor?. All batteries are not built equally, some are constructed with heavier materials. Vibration seems to be one of the things that will shorten battery life. I used to try to put a piece of rubber under the battery to lessen the vibration. Worth a try.

jd man wis · Nov 29, 2018

I get mine at farm and fleet with the 7 year warranty. I have yet have a battery go over 4 years 6 vote or 12. I always charge them up for them in the shed sitting all winter and disconnect them and it helps but they still only last 3 to 4 years at the most.

Rich'sToys · Nov 29, 2018

(quoted from post at 09:04:49 11/29/18) I get mine at farm and fleet with the 7 year warranty. I have yet have a battery go over 4 years 6 vote or 12. I always charge them up for them in the shed sitting all winter and disconnect them and it helps but they still only last 3 to 4 years at the most.

Do they still honor that warranty? The last time I bought a battery (not from them) I was told they no longer pro-rate the warranty. The label on the battery said "free replacement for x number of months" (12 or 18, I forget which) and that was it. If the battery died a month later, you were SOL.

rusty6 · Nov 29, 2018

At four years I'd expect a battery is at barely half life. I know 15 and 20 year life spans are above average but I've seen it, in fact still using one on the 730 Case. Its a 12 volt that sat on my combine for the first 18 years of it's life. The big six volt on my Cockshutt 40 must have gone close to 15 years because it was 13 years old when I shot this video in 2012 and I was able to use it for another year or so before it needed replacement. No special treatment, just sitting out in the cold on the machinery in the sheds until I need to start them up. I don't know if the cold dry conditions are what help batteries last longer here but if I don't get ten years out of a battery I feel like it was a poor battery.
Ccokshutt 40 in 2012

bmack95hd · Nov 29, 2018

What about the old ?Don?t leave a battery on a cold concrete floor while storing for the winter?? I don?t, I store mune on a work bench, no maintainer because I shut the place down for winter. In AZ & CO I?m lucky to get 4yrs. Out of a battery.2

Crazy Horse · Nov 29, 2018

I got twelve years out of a larger-sized 12V motorcycle battery once ..... bought it in '93 and replaced it in '05. Winter storage downstairs in the basement, a couple of 1 amp trickle charges overnight now and then through each winter. When I showed up to buy a new one in '05, the parts guy didn't believe that I got that many years out of the one I was turning in. I went home and brought back the receipt from the purchase, he was still sceptical about the whole thing I think.

ohiojim · Nov 29, 2018

just thought about that this morning, kubota just turned 9 yrs. old with original battery. i'm tickled it lasted that long.

Mike M · Nov 29, 2018

I never had good life from 6 volt batteries. About 3 years in something that needed a good one to turn it over. Then I could stick it in something easier starting in warmer weather and get another year or so from them. 3 years is about all I'm getting out of my car batteries too !

Russ from MN · Nov 29, 2018

I too always try to put a piece of rubber under a battery. The old black rubber cases were worse for discharging, I was taught to never set a battery on concrete or the ground, the old ones would discharge right through the case, especially if dirty.

Steve@Advance · Nov 29, 2018

That's about right for your climate.

Batteries prefer cool climates over hot.

But they don't like being frozen while run down.

A maintainer will help keep one ready and make it last longer.

gab · Nov 29, 2018

I've had good luck with the last two Farm/Fleet 6 volts in my Super C. Tractor probably don't get over 10 hours a year on it, mostly plowing snow in N. Ill., lives in unheated shed. Battery in now is about 6 years old, previous one went about 11 years I think. I just warm it up with a charger every fall.

Donald Lehman · Nov 29, 2018

I'd say that's about normal.

KL in Wi · Nov 29, 2018

I'm in East central Wi. I get between 6 and 10 years out of 6 volt batteries. Most are bought at Fleet and Farm in Appleton. The tractors that won't be used over winter get the ground cables pulled and once a month I hook up a maintainer. On the 8N,which might get used a couple times through the winter, I leave the cables hooked up and put the maintained on once a month. These are all in an unheated shed.

fusion · Nov 29, 2018

With my 6 V I take the cable off and keep a low amp charger on it when it gets cold , then it is always good and charged .

Geo-TH,In · Nov 29, 2018

There isn't a crystal ball that can predict battery life. I've had new a battery fail in 6 weeks(very rare) and some are still going strong after 7 years.

I'm convinced it more important to desulfate a battery 3-4 times a year than it is to have a trickle charger on them 24/7. It's also important to fully charge a battery. More important not to let a discharged battery freeze.

My average battery life is around 6 years. I have 25 lead acid batteries.

I may be the only one on YT that has had a battery conductivity tester for 6 years. It can quickly determine the condition of many batteries and there is no need to wait for resistor to cool off.

hd6gtom · Nov 29, 2018

When you first get a battery you need to put it on a trickle charger for 24-48 hours and give it a real deep charge. If you don't, battery life will be shortened. I usually get 8-10 years out of a battery, I have Walmart, O'Reilly, Napa, Interstate battery's + others in my equipment. They get put on the trickle charger, overnight, in December.

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