What battery do you guys run in your trucks?

[Killer Bee]

regardless of corporate ownership, there are still hundreds of different brands, manufacturing plants and standards, etc. that were previously separately owned and still produce individual quality levels we find in the retail market..

I'm not a battery salesman but automotive, truck, and heavy equipment battery application is definitely in my wheelhouse.. quick snapshot of our fleet use in my area shops shows ytd issue 439 800u red tops, 227 gp65, 77 gp48, and so on.. I oversee quite a few cranking battery replacements, it's daily routine around here.. although we don't have any direct input on brand choices, we do see certain brand models stand out in performance just like the difference between a ct6, corvette and a spark, 1 cad, 2 chevy, all GM but drastic performance differences..

some battery manufacturers have remained more intact through corporate buyouts, mergers, etc. like interstate which is still 98% American made, the rest in mexico I believe which at least is still north america..

https://www.interstatebatteries.com/about/our-history

https://www.b4usa.com/interstate-battery/

sears diehard used to be a very reliable highly trusted brand.. since sears has essentially folded up, I'm not sure what happened to the diehard battery line if it even exists in its original form or just brand label on some other budget crap, or if it even exists at all..

agm leader odyssey is owned by enersys > hawker and I believe that's it, not part of any other corporate umbrella that I'm aware of but what difference would it make.. most other brands pale compared to odyssey specs but they specialize in that high performance market.. they're made in the US, UK, and France.. 100% virgin lead and chinesium free.. faster inrush, faster discharge, longer shelf, etc. all around top performer..

https://www.odysseybattery.com/about/

high performance wet cell = Trojan which is now a c&d tech company.. arguably the best wet cell in it's deep cycle market application..

https://www.trojanbattery.com/

there really isn't any magical solution.. some corporate groups own more premium higher performing product companies and some focus on budget and economy brands.. some extreme performance products don't even fall under these major corporate groups.. if you do your research, you should be able find a decent cranking battery at a fair price for your application.. .

good luck!

[The Rocknrod]

You havnt seen the new die hard commercial?

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by Killer Bee

regardless of corporate ownership, there are still hundreds of different brands, manufacturing plants and standards, etc. that were previously separately owned and still produce individual quality levels we find in the retail market..

I'm not a battery salesman but automotive, truck, and heavy equipment battery application is definitely in my wheelhouse.. quick snapshot of our fleet use in my area shops shows ytd issue 439 800u red tops, 227 gp65, 77 gp48, and so on.. I oversee quite a few cranking battery replacements, it's daily routine around here.. although we don't have any direct input on brand choices, we do see certain brand models stand out in performance just like the difference between a ct6, corvette and a spark, 1 cad, 2 chevy, all GM but drastic performance differences..

some battery manufacturers have remained more intact through corporate buyouts, mergers, etc. like interstate which is still 98% American made, the rest in mexico I believe which at least is still north america..

https://www.interstatebatteries.com/about/our-history

https://www.b4usa.com/interstate-battery/

sears diehard used to be a very reliable highly trusted brand.. since sears has essentially folded up, I'm not sure what happened to the diehard battery line if it even exists in its original form or just brand label on some other budget crap, or if it even exists at all..

agm leader odyssey is owned by enersys > hawker and I believe that's it, not part of any other corporate umbrella that I'm aware of but what difference would it make.. most other brands pale compared to odyssey specs but they specialize in that high performance market.. they're made in the US, UK, and France.. 100% virgin lead and chinesium free.. faster inrush, faster discharge, longer shelf, etc. all around top performer..

https://www.odysseybattery.com/about/

high performance wet cell = Trojan which is now a c&d tech company.. arguably the best wet cell in it's deep cycle market application..

https://www.trojanbattery.com/

there really isn't any magical solution.. some corporate groups own more premium higher performing product companies and some focus on budget and economy brands.. some extreme performance products don't even fall under these major corporate groups.. if you do your research, you should be able find a decent cranking battery at a fair price for your application.. .

good luck!

Diehard batterys are available through Advance Auto Parts.

[shsahs]

I have great luck with the CarQuest brand Gold. I see now a part of Advanced Auto Parts. So I don't know if things will change or not but their "Gold" series battery has been a great battery we use it on our work vans and backhoes. I put one on my Z71, my 66' and my 76 will probably get one. I get 5+ years out of them without question so for me I am good with that.
Looks like I found who sells DieHard now. Crap it appears they don't even sell their CarQuest brand now. I may switch to Interstate they have had a good reputation for years as well.

[Killer Bee]

ok, you guys made me look DieHard (brand)

and now you mention it Master Chief, I do remember Bruce Willis in that ridiculous commercial

Owner
Sears Roebuck & Company 1967-2004
Sears Holdings 2004-2018
Transform Holdco 2018-2019
Advance Auto Parts 2019-Present

diehard wiki is an interesting read, worth a look.. might have to read about that other stuff later

[CarolinaHD]

Originally Posted by Killer Bee

ok, you guys made me look DieHard (brand)

and now you mention it Master Chief, I do remember Bruce Willis in that ridiculous commercial

Owner
Sears Roebuck & Company 1967-2004
Sears Holdings 2004-2018
Transform Holdco 2018-2019
Advance Auto Parts 2019-Present

diehard wiki is an interesting read, worth a look.. might have to read about that other stuff later

Was just about to say I picked up a Diehard lawn mower battery at AA last week. Glad to see the name live on