One of their battery plants is in Watertown, Wisconsin if anyone cares.

 

Are you talking about Crown? I know they have several small mom & pops over the years they bought, Fremont is home to Crown.

Johnson Controls probably is the biggest maker and tailors to your need, WalMart wants on the cheap, but that is another subject....

 

I meant Johnson Controls.

 

I purchased 2 Duralast Golds in august 2009, they replaced one 6 months ago it was swollen and truck had one helluva time starting. Yesterday, get in the truck batteries are dead and gauges are fluttering, main (drivers side) was extremely hot, swollen and 8.64volts. Take to autozone swapped out, they blamed it on something "drawing" constantly all night, but I have all accessories disconnected. Anyways, great customer service and would recommended them to anyone, maybe I just got 2 bad batteries of the same batch.

 

Thanks guys,just bought batteries at Napa for the Camery, Tacoma,and the backhoe in nov. because I was told they were interstate. I want the best for my baby.

 

Well I used to work for AZ and sorry to say id never use their batteries. Just cause wasn't a nite didn't have to test and warranty a battery. Had good luck wit battery from O'Reillys but before had ACDelco

 

just put new motorcraft in my 06 f250. checked all parts places and ford was priced real close to them with about same warranty. not enough differance for me to go elsewhere when i had good luck with factory originals.

 

My tire guy carries Centennial and I have had geat luck with them in everything( wife's car , mower, and f-150 ). When I took my diesel down he broke out a motorcraft. He says the centennial big truck batt. didn't last as long.

 

and i thought johnson control only made controlers for hvac systems
they were a leader in computerized control hvac so i bet they make a good bat

 

found this who makes motorcraft batteries « Batteries | Compare Reviews and Trusted Advice from Battery Experts

 

I have to laugh a little bit at the answer in that link.

Johnson Controls does make batteries to Walmart specifications. Nobody at Walmart knows how to spec a battery. The make the to a price.

As for cheap batteries containing less lead, not really. Batteries produce current as a product of a chemical process. That process is governed by the type and quantity of ingredients needed to produce x amount of power.

In other words, a lead acid battery needs a certain amount of lead to produce x amps. "Higher quality" 750CCA batteries do not have more lead than "low quality" 750CCa batteries.

The battery posts, case and internal mounting of plates may be of higher quality, but the components that create current are the same.

I spoke with engineers at Johnson Controls, Oddessey, and Shumaker (battery chargers). They all told me the same thing:

Within the same product line, expensive batteries are often identical to cheaper models OF THE SAME RATING. You pay more because you are buying an 84 or 100 month insurance policy instead of 3 year coverage.

Weigh the expensive and cheap versions equal capacity batteries. If the 84 month Duralast weighs the same as the 36 month Duralast, it has the same amount of lead and you paid foryour own 84 month warranty on a 36 month battery.

Sear Platinums are Oddessey batteries. They are identical, but cheaper.

An engineer at Schumaker told me he buys the least expensive most available lead acid batteries to his cars, preferring non sealed units. According to him, "sealed" lead acids can and do vent, so they are filled appropriately for the average lifetime. Whatever average lifetime and use means. There's no way of knowing what level a sealed battery is at and no way to top it off.

Green eyes only give you a rough idea of the condition of one cell in a battery. They other five may be in better or worse condition.


My 2005 OEM batteries load test at 97% and 100% because I always connect a Deltran Battery Tender when the truck is at home. when they finally go out, I'll buy a couple of Walmart batteries and keep them hooked to the Tender.

Don't run your batteries down and keep them on a Battery Tender. The cheap ones last as long as the expensive ones. If you treat your batteries horribly, maybe buying an 84 month battery is the way to go.

 

Time to revive an old thread here.

A buddy can get me for dirt cheap through his job some Delco S2000's. By dirt cheap I mean both for less than a $100. They have 700CCA vice the 750 on my current Motorcraft batteries. What do ya'll think?? Half price!