Batteries ever notice they go bad all at the same time

old · Sep 13, 2013

So say you have 7 batteries have you ever noticed they all seem to go bad around the same time??? I have had to jump start the Oliver S88 and the 77 and a couple others when I want to use them and at $80 plus per battery replacing them adds up real fast

JMS/.MN · Sep 13, 2013

I"ve had similar streaks- one year it"s batteries, another year it"s tires, another seems like pto joints are the most popular. Once I had a tractor engine and pickup engine overhaul in one week, and the corn that paid for them was $1.65/bu. Luckily the yield made up for the poor price.

rustyfarmall · Sep 13, 2013

If they all go bad at the same time, you have to replace them all at the same time. That means all your batteries are approximately the same age, and guess what? Those batteries probably will all go bad at the same time again.

retired farmer · Sep 13, 2013

At eighty dollars you are getting a deal. Couple of weeks ago I bought a small motorcycle battery for a lawn tractor. Ate up a hundred dollar bill.

Leroy · Sep 13, 2013

When I was still working on the newspaper route I had the tranny go out on the one I ordinarly used, while at the parts yard buying a tranny for that car the better one that was the good car the tranny went out as I was trying to leave the parts yard. Both were in the same shop at the same time getting trannys replaced. Had to borrow father-in-laws second car for a few days so I could go to work. 2 tranneys replaced same day = expencive. Would rather have battery's.

John B. · Sep 13, 2013

Take notice what phase the moon is in when this all occurs.

mj · Sep 14, 2013

(quoted from post at 09:41:01 09/13/13) So say you have 7 batteries have you ever noticed they all seem to go bad around the same time??? I have had to jump start the Oliver S88 and the 77 and a couple others when I want to use them and at $80 plus per battery replacing them adds up real fast

Yeh - that's how it works around here! Old - Did you happen to see the deal in FarmShow (March 2013?) about adding a teaspoon of white sugar to 'last-legs' batteries? the guy said to fill the battery as usual and the add one teaspoon to each cell ..... said it would get you some more use out of it ..... he said he didn't know WHY it works but it does ...... I had faith and tried it on a couple of mine that were getting weak ...... Now, I'm like that guy ...... don't know WHY it works but it did :shock:

old · Sep 14, 2013

I will have to try that. I have 3 or 4 that have spark but just not enough to start an engine with so guess it will not hurt a thing to try it

Will Herring · Sep 14, 2013

(quoted from post at 12:28:58 09/14/13)

(quoted from post at 09:41:01 09/13/13) So say you have 7 batteries have you ever noticed they all seem to go bad around the same time??? I have had to jump start the Oliver S88 and the 77 and a couple others when I want to use them and at $80 plus per battery replacing them adds up real fast

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Yeh - that's how it works around here! Old - Did you happen to see the deal in FarmShow (March 2013?) about adding a teaspoon of white sugar to 'last-legs' batteries? the guy said to fill the battery as usual and the add one teaspoon to each cell ..... said it would get you some more use out of it ..... he said he didn't know WHY it works but it does ...... I had faith and tried it on a couple of mine that were getting weak ...... Now, I'm like that guy ...... don't know WHY it works but it did :shock:

I am surprised that would work. I'd imagine that a salt would make more sense than sugar. Interesting.

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