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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 07:17 PM
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Getting new batteries

I would like to get something stronger than 750 cca. Im not interested in optima or any others.

where have you gotten yours besides the dealer?

here is a link. 900 seems a little much, I am thinking of 850
Motorcraft Battery

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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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batteries

after getting 7 yrs out of my original 750 motorcrafts,i replaced them with 850 motorcrafts.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 07:43 PM
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replacing batts

by the way ,the old 750's were still o-k.but i was thinkng of my ficm. 03 6.0 188,000.a really good truck.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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I bought Die Hard Golds from Sears two years ago. I clean and check them every oil change, so far so good. I would get you a link, but their website is difficult to navigate.
 
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Old Nov 12, 2010 | 08:08 PM
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thanks for the input
 
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 10:32 AM
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Well I thought that the dealership would be much more in $$ but I was wrong. $112 for 850cca adn $8 core. I was going to go the the near by Oreillys $104 $12 core 3yr free replacement.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2010 | 05:10 PM
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Just swapped mine out. The best option I found was an 850 CCA from Cat Parts, of all places. My dealer only had old stock so I ended up with the Napa Model 8465. The Napa option has good specifications and warranty, but feels like a junk part next to the Cat battery. If you have the time and the budget, check out the Caterpillar Group 65 battery.

-Mike
 
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