Which CAT battery to choose?

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Originally Posted by winaje

For what it's worth, this does not happen with the 115-2422 battery. So something else for the OP to consider.

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I should have added that I have the 175-4370 and it's a deep cycle battery - I wanted a deep cycle to cope with frequent discharges from winching etc.

I bought the CAT 115-2422 just after this time.
The battery has failed in just 3 years 3months :mad:
This D2 is a daily driver. Not happy:mad:

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Originally Posted by northiam

I bought the CAT 115-2422 just after this time.
The battery has failed in just 3 years 3months :mad:
This D2 is a daily driver. Not happy:mad:

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3 years is about the norm for batteries these days.
They are a consumable item.

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Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

3 years is about the norm for batteries these days.
They are a consumable item.

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I find them hard to chew. [emoji13]

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Originally Posted by northiam

I bought the CAT 115-2422 just after this time.
The battery has failed in just 3 years 3months :mad:
This D2 is a daily driver. Not happy:mad:

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What's the average journey length?

3 years of domestic triangle isn't a bad lifespan.

3 years is a shocker. I was getting 2yrs from the factory battery, prob 7-8yrs from an Optima and probably 10-12 years from Lifeline.

Recent CAT batteries I have purchased have 5 year pro rata warranties which suits me.

D2 does 10k kms/yr mostly short trips 5 to 30kms
Would have thought a so called quality battery would have lasted more than 3 months past the 3 year warranty.

I agree 3 years is not acceptable.

I've got a CAT starting/deep cycle. It's less than 2 years old and is not holding charge but starts the Td5 as it is used most days and gets some charging.

I've had it in to CAT once and they tested it as OK although RACV report showed it should be replaced. I'm also not happy with this and will take it back to them before the 2 year replacement warranty runs out and get another 3rd party test.

The original battery from the new car was replaced at about 6 years with another OEM which went another nearly 6 years, were they Delco brand or something?

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Originally Posted by northiam

I bought the CAT 115-2422 just after this time.
The battery has failed in just 3 years 3months :mad:
This D2 is a daily driver. Not happy:mad:

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My CAT 15-2422 was installed in August 2012 and is still going strong - my alternator output is 14.1V max. Overcharging will kill a batterry - what is the charging output of your alternator?

onebob