I know this subject has been done, my question is has anyone had any experience with Sam's club Energizer AGM batteries. It seems like a good deal. My Motercraft batteries are pushing 5 years of good service and I have noticed that it isn't turning over as quick as she used to. Thanks all! I talked the wife into getting new batteries by saying FICM...I told her a FICM costs nearly 3 times as much as two new batteries!!

 

Kevin
Can`t speak of Sam`s club but before you pull trigger check out Caterpillar`s premium duty that have 880ccv and cost here is 129.00 each. Pretty comparable to others such as Delco etc

 

We have a CAT dealer here I will check it out. Thanks.

 

I'm using the Costco private label Interstate batteries and have had good success. Granted, they're not AGM type but I'm not sure that's a real necessity rather then a preference.
42 month warranty.

 

Guys

If there is one area I wouldn't skimp it's your batteries. A cheap set of batteries can cost you a FICM. I had motor craft before and had some weird **** happen like the cases splitting off the negative post. I switched to the Sears DieHard Platinums which is made by Enersys. Actually I bought them from Enersys instead of paying an inflated price from Sears. My trucks in the shop but needless to say they rock. Very happy with them and worth the money.

 

You don't need to get fleeced to get good batterys.

 

I know the batteries are very important to these beasts, so that's why I am looking, Wednesday I will go to the CAT dealer, I like the 880 CCA's of that one, there is also an Advance auto one with 850 CCA's. thanks for the replies and we will see by the end of the week what I get.

 

Up here in Canada we have rebranded Northstar Made in USA AGM dry maintnenace free batteries at $169 a battery. This is a really good battery in a group 65 for our trucks and if you can find them I would buy these over these others being mentioned. They come with a 5 year 100% free replacement and next three years free jump starts. I am running Motorcraft group 65s at 850 CCA but this is a wet lead acid and they need constant water addition and our bumping roads they often spill a bit of acid, meaning they don't do as well as a solid maintnenace free. I am thinking next batteries will be These for me, unless I end up buying a new truck.

 

Anyone bellied up to try the oddyssey batteries? 1150 cca, 1300 hca and 1750 phca? if i rememer correctly. i don't see may talk about them, and price is irrelevant

 

69cj I completely agree and I am not saying don't shop around all I am saying is you get what you pay for and sometimes cheaper is not better but that doesn't mean get raped either.


Jmoen7 thanks for tripping my trigger! The Sears Die Hard Platinum in our or size is the Enersys Oddessy which is in my truck. I love them so far and my truck turns over with authority 3 years in.

 

Odyssey are more than double the price of my above example. We use them in all UPS applications small and large for computer and other specialty equipment. Even after 10 years, they often have some life left in them for power storage applications off grid.

You get what you pay for, I would compare cold cranking amps, normal temp cranking amps, reserve amps, and warrenty. I would stick to a group 65 for fitment issues. When replacing, be sure all positive and negative cables are clean and double check all ground points.

 

Thanks all, the Die Hard is one of the ones I have been looking at also, I have also looked at Sarg's battery thread.

 

Odyssey has a sale right now, making their group 65 batteries cheaper than the comparable sears die hard platinums by 30$. I'd get a set myself but i just picked up the biggest i could get at crappy tire here in canada last winter, already running into lower voltage than my mind can handle at 10.2v while cranking so they'll get the trickle charger all winter. maybe ill pick up some odysseys on black friday from the americas

 

I checked the prices for Northstar batteries online and they are more expensive than the sale Odyssey is having. What is the rebranded name? Can you post a link. It would be worth buying at that price even with the shipping cost.

 

Group 65 from Canadian Tire Northstar made, are Ultra AGM and are $169.99 Canadian. They have a higher model which is over $230 which is a AGM XD. 1150 CCA, 120 amp reserve, in the ultra. 1350 in the XD, bout same reserve. I just bought my wife a new ultra, on sale $139.99 for a group 24. They are on sale.