F 150 Battrery

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37chief

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Location

California

• Jun 22, 2011

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This July my F 150 will have 6 years on the battery. How many more years can I expect out of this battery. So far I haven't experienced any problems. Stan

 

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Tom-TX

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• Jun 22, 2011

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Stan, it might go dead tonight, might last another 6 years. No one knows. More info might enable a little better guess. Giving you trouble? Had it load tested? Inspected posts, cleaned, good connections? Charging system up to par? Hard to tell. Tom

 

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Tyler Jackson

Member

• Jun 22, 2011

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Tom's right. In our Bobcat the battey is the original battery. Goin on 12 years old with no problems. The only way to tell is to take it into Autozone or somewhere and have em test it, but if it's not givin you trouble I wouldn't worry about it.

 

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Buster

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• Jun 22, 2011

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The original in my Chevy was 6 years old and then without any warning it was dead as a door nail after work one evening. I would recommend changing it, if it is still cranking put it in a tractor or something that stays close to home.

 

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Lesformore

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• Jun 22, 2011

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I have had good sucess with batteries. The big thing about batteries is to not abuse them. The vehicle there in should be in a garage in winter,the engine should be pluged in if its really cold so you don't kill the battery trying to get started.

 

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ShadetreeRet

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• Jun 22, 2011

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When I worked at a local dealership, a customer with an F-350 came in one day and said he wanted to replace the batteries since the vehicle was a little over three years old and winter was coming on. I put one of his old batteries in my pickup and got over six years service out of it. But as Tom-TX indicated, once a battery is out of warranty, it"s just one big question mark.

 

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flying belgian

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• Jun 22, 2011

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I'd replace it now. It might last a while yet but it is not worth the aggravation to find out. They always fail at the most inopportune time and place. If you think about it that batery cost you about ten dollars a year to own. So if you get 6 more months out of it you save $5. But if it is dead when you come out of church Sunday morning and you can't call the wife to come get you because she is sitting right next to you. What are you going to do? And to top it off you are meeting the in laws for dinner 150 miles away and the sermon ran late so you are already cutting it to close in your wife's opinion. And your buddy who is the only other person you can think to call left Friday nite to go fishing up north......you put yourself in this predicament just to save $5. Not me buddy. Good luck with your decision.

 

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bobs old iron

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• Jun 23, 2011

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i have a 2003 f-350 ford: i just had to replaced the right one because it takes the most of the power to start, its a diesel, then i ran across another good one on c-list and replaced the left one, not bad for 8 yrs, as much punishment as diesels batt take. less than $100 got me two newer batts, both less than a year old.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Jun 23, 2011

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(quoted from post at 19:03:58 06/22/11) This July my F 150 will have 6 years on the battery. How many more years can I expect out of this battery. So far I haven't experienced any problems. Stan

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Bought a '97 stratus new. Sold it in 2010 an never saw the battery. Person that bought it works with me and it is still going strong.

 

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36 Coupe

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• Jun 23, 2011

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I would change it.The problem with batteries is this ,They can crank an engine fine,next try nothing.Most battery failures Ive had have been in the summer.If you need a boost it will cost you 35 bucks,half the price of a new battery.After 5 years watch out.I bought a truck that had a battery that was 8.5 years old.Uneven hydrometer readings said it was at the end of its life.It acted up in January,One morning there was ice in the cell that showed low readings.I had a battery in my Chevy pickup that would start the truck fine on a cold morning.Drive 10 miles for grain and the engine would crank very slow.If your wife drives the truck she is at risk if the truck doesnt start.

 

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Anonymous-0

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• Jun 23, 2011

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Lady across the road bought a 2001 Chrysler 300 and she is one her third battery. She has the dealer replace them as they are buried up front and underneath and near the right front tire.
Maybe the bumpy road or the placement of the battery and the resultant vibrations cause shortened battery life.

 

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El Toro

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• Jun 23, 2011

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I have three batteries from Walmart in use. They're Walmarts best batteries and they're 9 years old. I hope all three don't die at the same time. I have roadside service on my cars insurance to get a jump start if needed. Check the specific gravity in each cell and compare the readings. Should see 1.250 on your readings or something close to this. Hal

 

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Gary from Muleshoe

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• Jun 23, 2011

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I have a 1999 F150 I just put a new battery in it this past winter. It had the same battery since it was new. It was Continental battery.

 

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chucksoliver77

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• Jun 23, 2011

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37chief, i have a 04 150,a 04 explorer and a 03 mustang and all 3 batterys failed near the 7 year mark. chuck

 

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Harold Hubbard

Member

• Jun 23, 2011

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I have enough vehicles and equipment running that I can count on replacing at least one battery every year. I usually buy a new one for the most critical unit,(plow truck, Wife's car), and play musical batteries with everything else. Three older tractors use a small six volt, one is usually battery-less, as it has a mag and will hand start easily, or roll. Farmall M has a bigger six volt and it gets replaced when I get sick of boosting it. Two cars and two smaller tractors all use pretty much the same twelve volt, that also works for the crawler in a pinch. Pickups and the two big tractors use the biggest twelve volt that fits.

 

Hobo,NC

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Location

Sanford, NC

• Jun 23, 2011

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I would say it owes ya nuttin,,, leave it B so when it does go down hill it takes the alternator out with it.... A bat that's starting to sulfate will over tax the alt.. your call..

From What I see those ford group 65 bats live a long life span,, taint cheap tho..
6/7 years of life is very common... when it fails its always a emergency to get'er back on the road... I would replace it as preventive maintenance,,, its not like its going to live forever...

 

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dhermesc

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• Jun 23, 2011

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The first question is, what brand is it? The nest is when was the last time you had it tested?

After that everything is speculation. I've had 14 year old batteries fail and I've had 3 year old batteries fail.

 

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INCase

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• Jun 23, 2011

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As others have said its all about how comfortable you are with it. Things that kill batteries are lack of water/chemicals in cells (heat evaporates the water) and the plates come loose from vibration/shaking ect. That's where cheap batteries will get you.

I've got 2 cars (Chryslers) with originals at 8 and 9 years old.

Daughters car had a pretty new "wallyworld/spam's club engergizer when we bought it that went dead as a door nail with little warning. Had reciept but needed spam's club member to get warranty.

Napa lawn trator batteries last me 2 seasons if I"m lucky. Spent and extra $15 and got a Decka that lasted 4+. Put in heavy duty local brand this year... we'll see how it holds up.

napa Industrial battery in the Case 800 is about 10 years old and is ok (but not great). I do check the water though.

 

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smallercrawler

Member

• Jun 23, 2011

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I usually get about 7-8 years on a battery, regardless of application, it seems. The last 25 years or so, I have used Walmart brand when the OEM dies, seem to work very well for me.