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02-19-2018, 05:28 PM
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Tiffin Owners Club
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Need to replace 4 6v batteries
We need to replace these batteries. Any recommendations? I checked with battery plus and they recommended Duracell Ultra. We appreciate any suggestions.
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02-19-2018, 05:32 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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I installed six interstate batteries in our Tiffin Phaeton via Costco a year ago. About $82 each iirc. Working great. We dry camp often.
If you prefer Sams they have a Duracell battery for about the same price as the interstate at Costco..
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2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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02-19-2018, 08:55 PM
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One brand I see almost every time this topic comes up is Trojan T105.
I do not fully understand why.
In second place is the Walmart trolling motor batteries.
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02-19-2018, 08:59 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
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Costco & Sams are about the best bang for the Buck. Vince knows what he is talking about.
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02-19-2018, 09:02 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club Solo Rvers Club iRV2 No Limits Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PopBeavers
One brand I see almost every time this topic comes up is Trojan T105.
I do not fully understand why.
In second place is the Walmart trolling motor batteries.
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The T105's are great quality for a decent price.
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02-19-2018, 09:04 PM
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National RV Owners Club
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Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca.
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We went with Trojan T105's I'm not sure, but think they were original. 9 yr's old.I'll pay the extra price now for longevity.
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02-19-2018, 09:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PopBeavers
One brand I see almost every time this topic comes up is Trojan T105.
I do not fully understand why.
In second place is the Walmart trolling motor batteries.
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That is because they are pretty much the gold standard in golf cart batteries.
Going with 6v true deep cycle batteries is the preferred way to get long life (many charge/discharge cycles) and big amp-hours. Trojan T105s are the ticket. Trojan makes variations of this too.
They are priced competitively and are about as durable as they come.
This is for lead-acid batteries. I have no personal experience with other chemistries.
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02-19-2018, 09:27 PM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club Outdoors RV Owners Club
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and lately, handybob has switched his recommendation to Crown batteries.
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02-19-2018, 09:37 PM
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Junior Member
Spartan Chassis
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 325BH
That is because they are pretty much the gold standard in golf cart batteries.
Going with 6v true deep cycle batteries is the preferred way to get long life (many charge/discharge cycles) and big amp-hours. Trojan T105s are the ticket. Trojan makes variations of this too.
They are priced competitively and are about as durable as they come.
This is for lead-acid batteries. I have no personal experience with other chemistries.
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Hard to say what is the best out there as there are a lot of good brands. That said the T105s are the best bang for the buck. We have tried a lot of them over our 38 years of RVs and off grid. We do have a fondness for the Trojan brand but that is just us.
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02-19-2018, 09:48 PM
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Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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Adding to my previous comments.
I've had Trogan 105's in previous coaches. They are excellent and provided good service. Current coach came with Interstate batteries that also gave good service. For the lessor price of the Costco interstate vs. Trogan I opted to go with interstate again (about $35-45 x 6 batteries). I've heard good thing about crown batteries - about the same price as Trojan.
I typically get about five+ years from a set of batteries. Longevity is a function of depth and number of discharge cycles. Manufacturers usually have a chart on their website that illustrates this. We dry camp fairly often, so a goodly number and deeper discharge cycles.
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2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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02-19-2018, 10:07 PM
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Senior Member
Excel Owners Club Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
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I grant that Trojan T-105 are very common and will service your needs well. But when I was searching for a solution I found Duracell 6 GC batteries from Batteries Plus offered more AHrs at a lower price. I paid about $120 each. After three years no issues at all.
If you prefer what the majority buy then get the Trojan's, but other mfgs have very good products at great prices. Duracells are made by DEKA, aka: East Penn.
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02-19-2018, 10:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
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As mentioned above, Trojan are the reference standard against all others. That's what you get with a reputation of beating batteries to death in golf carts, etc., day after day and they wake up in the morning ready to do it again.
I ran U-2200's for 7 years until what I thought was the least problematic (according to my tracked yearly Hydrometer testing) of the 4, ended up falling apart early. Went with T-145 Trojans and so far are maintaining higher cell chemistry than the Interstates. Expensive?.. Yep.. My nightly draw averages about 128ah, so I can't cheap my batteries. I'll go with what works
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02-20-2018, 04:06 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Georgia
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can't go wrong with interstate - price and quality + if you need warranty replacement they aren't hard to find. Dave
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02-20-2018, 06:04 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Western NY
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For anyone looking for FLA house battys I'd suggest reading this article before choosing.
It's boating related but needs are very similar to RVing.
This guy is a PRO not some internet hack.
https://marinehowto.com/what-is-a-deep-cycle-battery/
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