D3 battery

**INter674** · 10th February 2020, 02:45 PM

Wish it were that simple..this tractor has ecus just like a car plus many...many electrical devices on it eg shuttle valves..electric spool valves..solonoids etc etc plus ac...dozen lights and so on. On some days it will be stopped and started dozens of times ...much more thsn a car ...and the engine is over 6 litres with huge loading on the starter.

I had Optima in our D1 and D2 and replaced them with much cheaper old school batteries. I never missed the costly Optimas. We did compitions too involving heaps of heavy winching and never had a failure.

BTW I mentioned lithium bats to the store owner and was pleased with his frank analysis which largely amounted to ..they are just not there yet in terms of pricing and reliability. They are for the future no doubt.

**PeterOZ** · 11th February 2020, 08:46 AM

ok took the plunge

SSB Ss88Ti AGM
1180CCA
92 A/H

$354 delivered from fleabay including a discount code.

Time to retire my 7 or 8 year old Bocsh

**DiscoClax** · 11th February 2020, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by PeterOZ

ok took the plunge

SSB Ss88Ti AGM
1180CCA
92 A/H

Time to retire my 7 or 8 year old Bosch

That's exactly what I bought and also replaced a couple of years ago in my RRS. Hasn't missed a beat since

**PeterOZ** · 11th February 2020, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by DiscoClax

That's exactly what I bought and also replaced a couple of years ago in my RRS. Hasn't missed a beat since

Good to know. Hopefully I will no longer get "special programs unavailable" & "transmission fault, reduced traction" & HDC faults once I put new battery in.

**DiscoClax** · 11th February 2020, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by PeterOZ

Good to know. Hopefully I will no longer get "special programs unavailable" & "transmission fault, reduced traction" & HDC faults once I put new battery in.

I did mine as preventative when I got my s/h RRS. The Bosch S4 (?) was tired and well past its prime. Load testing confirmed that. I like to have a decent (AGM) starting battery and the SSBs ticked all the boxes.

**Aussie Jeepster** · 13th February 2020, 07:37 PM

Arrived today. Going on the CTek for 48 hours, then fitting on Saturday.
The old Fiamm has lasted 8 years, but I guess petrol engines are not as hard on batteries as diesel ones.
The Traxide has kept it going for the last few weeks.
IMG_5468.jpg

**Tombie** · 13th February 2020, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by Aussie Jeepster

Arrived today. Going on the CTek for 48 hours, then fitting on Saturday.
The old Fiamm has lasted 8 years, but I guess petrol engines are not as hard on batteries as diesel ones.
The Traxide has kept it going for the last few weeks.
IMG_5468.jpg

More a case of the driving you do.

In my case; Living on Eyre Peninsula means long drives regularly for me, this keeps the battery healthier than lots of little stops and starts.

I went 7 years on the factory unit.

**INter674** · 14th February 2020, 06:03 AM

Factory unit on our D4 petrol lasted 5.5 years and 85k klms..according to the service records...mainly hwy shortish runs to and from place of work.. no additional accessories...no major towing either..only one big trip to the big isl early in its life b 4 it was traded on a LC200 diesel in Dubbo😐

**PeterOZ** · 14th February 2020, 06:43 AM

what is people's thought on using a megapulse with these batteries? any good or just snake oil?

**PhilipA** · 14th February 2020, 08:25 AM

I think I read somewhere that a Megapulse is no good on anAGM.
I have one on my wet 100 ah Century and it seems to have bought it back to 90plus %.

funny my 2.5 year old Optima Blue was reading 60% but has gone up to 97% by shifting the earths to the large terminal.
regards PhilipA

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