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Feb 26, 2003 | 01:37 AM

Green Streak

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From: Wallaceburg On.

cold weather battery

anyone got an opinion on which is the best battery for our weather. I have tried the Canadian Tire eliminator 1000 cold cranking amps. Actually Ive had 2 of them. I can't say as I'm too impressed. They have a great warranty (if I can find my receipt)
The one I have now is just about shot and is less than 3 years old. Any thoughts?

Feb 26, 2003 | 09:38 AM

Nutter

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Hey Greenstreak theres a battery guy at the bottom of Park rd in Oshawa right on Bloor by Go-Go pizza I forget the name of the place, I've been dealing with him for a few years now. His price's on new and used are good and he stands by what he sells. You might want to check him out. Every thing I've ever bought from him has been great!. And he gives a good amount off on the new batt for any old batts you have lying around "in fact he'll take as many as you give him".

(good warranty and no recipt needed he stamps all his products with the date and id)

Any luck finding a liner Yet?

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Feb 27, 2003 | 02:58 AM

Green Streak

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Thanks Nutter, I go past that place every day, I'll check him out tomorrow or Friday. I am going to take this eliminator back to Canadian Tire and see what they can do for me. Right now Im down to one good battery for 4 vehicles so i'll need at least another one or two.
And no I haven't run across a liner yet but I haven'y really been looking too hard. My 79 f100 is sitting in the driveway (too tall to fit in the garage). I put a new double timing chain in it, got it mostly back together before this cold weather made me wimp out and leave it for a warmer day. Ive just got to tighten the harmonic balancer in replace the rad, coolant etc and drive (or dig it out) of snow drift she's sitting in. THEN i'll be able to get a liner home (long winded for 4:00am arn't I)
Thanks again

Feb 27, 2003 | 05:13 PM

Nutter

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Ya that working in the cold is for the birds!

I'm stuck with it my self for the rest of the year now to. My barn/shop is snow bound now, I cant even get to it in 4x4. I was going to get my buddy to dig out a path with the loader but heck it took him over an hour just to clear my driveway and parking area. Hopefully nothings going to give out on me to the point it needs to go in the barn.

Let me know how you make out with the battery thing.

Mar 9, 2003 | 09:16 PM

Beast12

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Hey,
All my dad buys for his work trucks are the Canadian Tire Eliminator batteries (1000 COLD Cranking Amps!!). They are pretty good batteries. We had one go on us and took it back for a replacement and they don't make them anymore. They had a lot of problems with them they said. So we got a brand new one with I believe 875 COLD cranking amps. You may want to look at those ones. Just a thought

-Matt

Mar 9, 2003 | 10:08 PM

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cold weather battery

Do you want the best battery?

Go to a Cat dealership and buy one from them or

Find a place that sells Exide's.

I have 2 CT Eliminator's both with Lifetime warranty's and I never have to pay for another as long as I own the vehicle.

That shouldn't be too hard to do.