Battries, Which Do You Use?

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Battries, Which Do You Use?

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Time to restart this discussion.



What battery (or batteries in the H1) do you use in your truck?



Would you buy them again?



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Re: Battries, Which Do You Use?

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I don't have an Optima in the Hummer just yet, but one will be going in! They're awesome, especially if you're running an electric winch or a big stereo, they seem to last forever... I won't pretend to be an expert on the subject but the Optimas seem pretty good!
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I think that as long as you are just a weekend easy trail runner, stock batteries are the best economically. If you do a lot of winching,2-3 minimum winching on an outing,regularly, then the optimas would start to be recommended.

the purchase of such an expensive battery is like buying an row of HID offroad lamps and never offroad at nights. Looks great, but never been used for what they are designed.

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Odyssey is the Way I will be going.. Norm talked me into it..
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Odyssey is the Way I will be going.. Norm talked me into it..

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Kevin talked me into it.
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Okay TC, but how do you plug that little bugger in?? <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... nfused.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':confused:' />
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Re: Battries, Which Do You Use?

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I run an Optima. Even in the coldest weather my truck still starts like a jet with it.
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[quote name='duncanpa' date='18 March 2010 - 09:52 AM' timestamp='1268923948' post='14792']

Okay TC, but how do you plug that little bugger in?? <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... nfused.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':confused:' />

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Re: Battries, Which Do You Use?

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[quote name='Big_Dub' date='18 March 2010 - 11:46 AM' timestamp='1268930778' post='14795']

I run an Optima. Even in the coldest weather my truck still starts like a jet with it.

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I agree with you ...OPTIMA ....unless Kevin can change my mind <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... /blink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':blink:' />
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