[Dick69]

My original battery on my grizzly lasted 11 years and my father in law on his 2011 outlander is still on his original battery

 

[BombardierBomb]

his 2011 outlander is still on his original battery

That's got to be some kinda record, ha, that's really really impressive

 

[Dick69]

Ya I know, I can’t believe it either, but I’m the one that’s been doing the maintenance since he bought it. By the way that 2011 outlander now has 22000kms

 

[kobuk]

I'm inclined to call BS ON 10 YEAR OLD battery. Some one should!

My 06 rhino has it's original battery. It is a little bigger than the one in my outlander but still! I did add a battery maintainer after it was 7-8 years old and it's always lived outside. I know it's not the norm, but it can happen. I have maintainers on all of my batts now, wheelers, rv, boat, tractor, and believe that they adds years to our batts.

 

[xsever]

Below a couple of additional real data points:

My 2016 Outlander with 13,000+km and which gets parked outside all the time still has its original battery. Sometimes I don't run the machine for a month during winter and it fires right up every time. YUASA makes excellent batteries.

The battery on my 2012 Mercedes C-Class went bad last year with 85,000 km. It was the original battery so it lasted over 10 years because the car was manufactured in 2011.

 

[Angore]

As long as we're bragging about battery life I just replaced the factory battery in my 2008 Cobalt . That's 14 years . My guess is lt lasted so long because it's in the trunk away from the engines heat .

 

[JRHill]

Well, we'll see. Once again I replaced the battery in my JD Buck 500 last month - T16L Energizer Powersport. The battery is NOT the same as the Yasua that was original but its the closest I can get with limited purchase options in my area. I believe CCA is slightly lower and the case is slightly less in length. Height and width are the same for however that counts.

But the upside is I get my starting batteries at Les Schwab and while they are a bit more expensive they don't screw me around with testing, etc. Take the block in, they look it up in my account, apply the warranty credit (7 years) and I'm gone with the new one. Over time I've gotten royally honked for battery warranties but never from Schwab. We are off grid and heavily battery reliant. I know lead batteries and maintenance. The folks that say they get more life from a battery maintainer are correct. I believe it helps greatly over time, esp for rigs that are outside year around.

BTW, a tip to share: Its a PITB to see the electrolyte level through the case in MC style batteries. I use a 2oz syringe with a piece of tubing on the end, trimmed to the fluid level for that battery. I put an ounce of distilled in it insert it into the cell and draw. If bubbles I push a very little water in and repeat. Then do the same for each cell. It makes watering the battery easy, quick and accurate.

 

[conquestlady]

ATX20 Lithium Motorsports Battery

Hi-Power lightweight ATX20-RS lithium motorcycle/powersports battery with RE-START Technology (built-in jump-starting). Replace YTX-20, more. 680 CA.

antigravitybatteries.com

I have one of these in my 2020.

I have a larger capacity antigravity in my 2016 1000. I think it's 30ah and 900cca. It fits but took some bending of the wires that connect to the terminal. A search on their site for YTX 20 batteries fitment wise should lead you to the larger capacity one.

Been in my 2016 for 3 years. No issues with plowing. No issues with having to warm up the lithium battery by running lights before start(seriously it's a thing). Rolls the 1000 over like it's a 250.

So yes in my opinion there are better alternatives to yuasa. Also the lithium iron batteries (I think that's the technical chemistry) drain 1% per month as opposed to lead acid AGM which is significantly more when sitting around. Allegedly the lifespan is 3x AGM lead acid.

 

[conquestlady]

ATX20-HD Lithium Motorsports Battery

Hi-Power lightweight ATX20-HD lithium motorcycle/powersports battery. HEAVY DUTY version with 780 CA. Replace lead/acid YTX20, YTX15, more

antigravitybatteries.com

I think this is the most recent 30ah they make that will fit. Has four terminals opposed to my old one with two. No bending of wires required, direct fit.

 

[Duece]

As long as we're bragging about battery life I just replaced the factory battery in my 2008 Cobalt. That's 14 years. My guess is lt lasted so long because it's in the trunk away from the engines heat .

Good idea, funny how things like that don't catch on. I owned an old 1990 Audi that had the battery under the back bench seat. They had a remote Pos terminal under the hood for jumping. I thought that very odd, but it made sense for a "winter" car. It had a heated windshield washer system as well. Which was really nice on frosty mornings.

 

[Duece]

ATX20-HD Lithium Motorsports Battery

Hi-Power lightweight ATX20-HD lithium motorcycle/powersports battery. HEAVY DUTY version with 780 CA. Replace lead/acid YTX20, YTX15, more

antigravitybatteries.com

I think this is the most recent 30ah they make that will fit. Has four terminals opposed to my old one with two. No bending of wires required, direct fit.

Makes sense that the lithium batts would start showing up. I suppose lithium car batts will be next. Obviously pricey but the longevity angle should sell them.

 

[JRHill]

Makes sense that the lithium batts would start showing up. I suppose lithium car batts will be next. Obviously pricey but the longevity angle should sell them.

I'm still holding off on using a lithium as a starting battery in anything. I'm subject to temperature extremes and am off grid so heating blankets are out of the question. The are advancements coming out all the time so I'm sure something will improve low and high temperature limits. I sure low the LifeP04 boxes that store and supply our power.

 

[Duece]

I'm still holding off on using a lithium as a starting battery in anything. I'm subject to temperature extremes and am off grid so heating blankets are out of the question. The are advancements coming out all the time so I'm sure something will improve low and high temperature limits. I sure low the LifeP04 boxes that store and supply our power.

I've seen some guys run the large capacitors like the ones for car stereo setups. XSPower makes them. Crazy great starting power and the recharge very quickly so even short drives will recharge it fully. It'll sit a long time without discharging. They make them for diesel trucks now.

 

[JRHill]

Does weather affect this stuff? Certainly not.

 

[Freewill]

I am happy with my 27 series deep cycle Marine/RV battery that I put in my XMR. Not a single issue with it 3 years now. Never been able to run it down either.

 

[Duece]

Yeah, in a perfect world, it would be a two-battery set-up: A capacitor for starting as it discharges extremely quickly giving that max energy and it recharges quicker than anything. Also, the best temp range. A second deep-cycle battery to run all the gadgets and equipment. Probably a good way to go for a SxS that has lots of room.

 

[10mm_]

I plan to go NOCO lithium whenever my OEM batteries wear out.