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Dynasty Maker [3138]
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Dec 30, 2024, 11:25 AM
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Got a 15 year old truck with an over 4 year battery I believe. Not my everyday vehicle. Reading we could have a prolonged cold period in the future forecast I was looking at. Was thinking about taking battery out of truck if we ended up having some prolonged cold in a couple weeks. Car still crank’s up fine but being a penny pincher and trying to make battery last longer will it make a difference to take the battery out and put it in a warmer area during some extreme cold to preserve the battery or will it really not make a difference leaving it in the truck.
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Hall of Famer [8224]
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Just my opinion, I would rather drive it a couple times during this period....
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Dec 30, 2024, 11:29 AM
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to keep a fresh charge on the battery and keep the fluids in good shape. The battery being four years old could go at any time anyway whether you keep it installed or not. It really depends whether the battery retains enough CCA to get the engine fired. Option 2 is to simply get it a new battery and you should be good to go regardless of how cold it gets in the next few weeks. Again, just my opinion.
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Ultimate Tiger [33816]
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maintiaing the charge is probably more critical than worrying about the temp
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Dec 30, 2024, 11:31 AM
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battery tenders are pretty cheap and super smart now adays . I think they may even have solar powered ones .
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Varsity [106]
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Dont disagree with what who dat said, but Ill add that
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Dec 30, 2024, 11:36 AM
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Taking the battery out only serves two purposes -
1) If there is a drain on your battery from the old truck (improper wiring, alarm system, any accessory hooked directly to your battery, etc.), then this will be eliminated
2) If you are planning to crank it on one of these super cold days, then your battery will be already at a more optimum (warm) temperature upon reinstallation.
In other words, the cold doesn’t really permanently change anything about the battery. It affect the battery’s ability while it’s cold, it doesn’t actually change the life of it per se.
Hope that makes sense and helps.
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Paw Warrior [4862]
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Re: Dont disagree with what who dat said, but Ill add that
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Dec 30, 2024, 12:26 PM
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Modern vehicles have electronics that are a constant low drain.
15 years old is new enough that it might have them.
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Dec 30, 2024, 12:51 PM
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i keep battery tenders on mine
never had a problem
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Campus Hero [13684]
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Dec 30, 2024, 12:57 PM
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Correct, just put a trickle charger on it and it will be fine.
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Rival Killer [3072]
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Dec 30, 2024, 1:01 PM
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Not sure about taking it out. Seems like everything else, batteries included, are not made to last long. I remember back in the day having a battery that had caps to unscrew to put water in battery. I could be wrong but they seemed to last longer than batteries do today.
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Campus Hero [13684]
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Dec 30, 2024, 1:06 PM
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The batteries didn't cycle nearly as much 20yrs ago. Now you have dvd players, wifi, tv screens, inverters, fuel injection, etc, etc. Batteries have to work harder to keep vehicle operating nowadays and it just wears them out faster.
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Standout [237]
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Dec 30, 2024, 1:07 PM
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Invest in a 2amp battery maintainer. 50 bucks
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Top TigerNet [32939]
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Dec 30, 2024, 1:53 PM
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Just spend the $40 and get a trickle charger...much cheaper than a new battery.
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Rival Killer [3047]
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