optima batteries

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Scooter
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Post by Scooter »

I have the red top model. RED 34/78 CA 980 CCA 800. I bought them at a farm supply store here. I have had them since 2006 and never had a problem. They are smaller than the orginal in length, but the width is just right.

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I traded out my red tops for yellow tops that I got at Costco. After a conversation about the ones that I got from Michael dying on everyone but me I thought it was a good time to trade up.
Not sure what model they are just what Costco had on the shelf. I had gone to a store here called 'Batteries Plus' and they were really expensive. Costco was about $50 less per battery.
Jerbearyukon
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Post by Jerbearyukon »

I finally went with the odyssey batteries the Middlebury_Pinz talked about and I got the 24 volt electronic trickle charger (I can dig out the info on that if you want).

I plug the trickle charger in (shut the main switch off) and I have the remote for my webasto heater from Dennis and it works great...keeps them ready to go always - I put a magnetic oil pan heater on the oil pan and I have two battery heaters that go UNDER the batteries and man what a difference in the winter now.

LOVE IT
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Post by Kirby »

Jerbearyukon wrote: *I plug the trickle charger in (shut the main switch off) and I have the remote for my webasto heater from Dennis and it works great...
* I put a magnetic oil pan heater on the oil pan and
*I have two battery heaters that go UNDER the batteries and man what a difference in the winter now.
This mad me happy ~ since my Pinz is kept in Lake Havasu City Arizona....I am saving lots of money.... I grew up in New York, so I have expereienced some cold weather...you can have it!
Pinzing is AWESOME.
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New York COLD WEATHER REALLY!!!!. You gotta try minus 58 celsius...then we can talk cold and I will take it......you can have your millions of ppl :) ....I love that we have more bears than ppl here.

I was out riding my horse today - in five minutes I couldn't see another person all day. Driving the Pinz up here is awesome too. We went hunting the other day and got a bison with the Pinz...AWESOME

So many places to go and get away from the crowds.

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Post by Jim LaGuardia »

Jerbearyukon wrote:We went hunting the other day and got a bison with the Pinz...AWESOME Jer Bear
So any damage to the Pinz? Did it use the bumper or tires as ammo :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by Kirby »

Jim LaGuardia wrote:
Jerbearyukon wrote:We went hunting the other day and got a bison with the Pinz...AWESOME Jer Bear
So any damage to the Pinz? Did it use the bumper or tires as ammo :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
I was thinking that same thing.... and I meant to stress the point of "some" cold weather... Not the butt frezzing weather you get..... :D
Pinzing is AWESOME.
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Post by Jerbearyukon »

I think if I dropped a hide over it I could pass as a bison though...about the same shape......I don't think I would like to get in a pushing game with one...THEY ARE BIG.

imagine the look on their face though...drive up into the herd with a bison hide on her and then flip over the turrett and start shooting...beats driving them over a cliff eh!!!!

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Post by lindenengineering »

Guys
I spec the Odessy these days for extreme climate usage. Used by the emergencty authorities here in Colorado the reports all indicate this is the battery to have!
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Post by chacaocop1 »

The Odyssey's tech specs are amazing. They can also be mounted sideways like the optimas and have much more power.

The big question is how to choose the battery? I only got one person telling me about the 34R optimas, but if anyone has yellow optimas, which models are they using?

Also Dennis, which one is the Odyssey model I need?

Thanks.
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