OT....Am I expecting too much????

The best battery I have ever owned was a AC Delco 12V that was in my Cub for 12 years. I use it to mow the lawn every week and push snow in the winter. The thing that killed it was one of the kids playing on it left the key and lights on and after that the battery would not take a charge. I also had AC Delco batteries in my Chevy pickups that have lasted 8 years routinely.

I find that if I lie around too long I don't feel like working also!! Phil

My H has a battery that is about 6 years old now and still works fine. Hooray for my generator and magneto!

I buy only Optima batteries now. So far good luck with them, only have 3 years on the first one I bought so we will see how it does.

I've been running 6 volt batteries neigh outo 50 years. Back in the 1970s, I probably had as many 8 of them one the go at any given time. I don't ever remember getting less than 5 or 6 years out of a 6 volt battery. I would put the average at about 7 years. In fact I just removed one from my Farmall Super A, after 13 years of service. I do live in a cold climate.

I do agree, with most of the others, batteries need activity. Even in the off season, I always start my tractors at least once a month, and let them run for an hour. That doesn't matter whether 6 volt or 12, gas or diesel. I usually don't run more than one or two tractors all winter, never have even when I had 9 of them.

Just something about those 6 volt dudes.

Allan

Of course, I did take care of it.