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Old Feb 1, 2009 | 07:57 PM
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Batteries

What batteries should I use on a 1985 F350 6.9L Diesel wrecker?
Are gel (Optima) batteries up to the task?
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Old Feb 1, 2009 | 08:31 PM
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I would recommend 1000 amp batteries. I dunno about the gel Optima's (I'm too poor to afford those ) , but I think Diesel Power mag used Optima yellow tops on their 6.9 they just bought. I'm runnin 1050 Interstates.
 
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vcolper,
Welcome to FTE and the IDI diesel forum.

Minimum is 850 CCA batteries.
Given the lights and all the extras on a wrecker, get the biggest batteries you can get in there.

I am running 1100 CCA Titanium batteries in mine right now, I plow snow so I have all those lights as well.
 
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