FYI Group 31 batteries on sale at Rural King

[Mekanic]

I do NOT work there or am involved in the company in any way.


Group 31 Batterys
$59.99 (+ $12 core) sale starts 9-15-19.

These are Exide batterys

[rte154]

Installed 2 in our 2015 berkshire a year ago to crank the ISB. A very good buy. Turns over engine as strong as the original when they were factory new. So if needing new batteries and live where Rural King exists I recommend them.

[HJLowell]

A year ago I installed 6, 6volt batteries from Rural King in Marion Ohio.

So far I am Happy.

Note

We seldom Boondock.

[carl.swoyer]

Originally Posted by Mekanic

I do NOT work there or am involved in the company in any way.





Group 31 Batterys

$59.99 (+ $12 core) sale starts 9-15-19.



These are Exide batterys

Sounds like a great price, but how many amp hours are they rated at.
Could not find the spec. And are they AGM batteries or wet cell.
I currently have four group 31Deka AGM batteries. No maintenance[emoji4]
And I have 440 amp hours.. for dry camping.

[skypilot_1]

Group 31 are usually diesel engine starting batteries,

https://www.ruralking.com/battery-31x925-ss31-925-stud

CCA 925
Click on "Questions" for more specs.

They have good prices on batteries. Sorry there isn't one around me.

[Mekanic]

Originally Posted by carl.swoyer

Sounds like a great price, but how many amp hours are they rated at.
Could not find the spec. And are they AGM batteries or wet cell.
I currently have four group 31Deka AGM batteries. No maintenance[emoji4]
And I have 440 amp hours.. for dry camping.

It would be nice for them to be a AGM batt for $59 BUT no Joy there.

These are the batts you use when you want/need to leave, not for camping.

[skypilot_1]

I thought so as well. But his Deka 31 AGM are deep cycle.

https://www.dcbattery.com/deka_8a31dt.html

"I currently have four group 31Deka AGM batteries. No maintenance
And I have 440 amp hours.. for dry camping."

[Phil Perrin]

I worked for Exide for 20+ years. This is a great battery for starting diesel engines. We sold 1000's every year from our branch every year.
The one thing that I'll add is to look at the date stickers on the side of the battery.
There will be a small, 1/2" or so, that will have the month and year that it was manufactured. The branch had a year from then to sell it as new.
There is also a "shipped to" sticker, about 2"by 2", probably on the other side. It will have the month and date that it was shipped to the customer.
But, even if it's a little over those parameters, $60 for a group 31 is a fantastic deal!

[Mekanic]

Originally Posted by skypilot_1

I thought so as well. But his Deka 31 AGM are deep cycle.

https://www.dcbattery.com/deka_8a31dt.html

"I currently have four group 31Deka AGM batteries. No maintenance
And I have 440 amp hours.. for dry camping."

$200?? The (2) bats I bought today replaced the ones I bought in 2014
also No Maintenance (For over 5 Years) and they are Not dead. They are going on my off road recovery vehicle I'm building.

Originally Posted by Phil Perrin

I worked for Exide for 20+ years. This is a great battery for starting diesel engines. We sold 1000's every year from our branch every year.
The one thing that I'll add is to look at the date stickers on the side of the battery.
There will be a small, 1/2" or so, that will have the month and year that it was manufactured. The branch had a year from then to sell it as new.
There is also a "shipped to" sticker, about 2"by 2", probably on the other side. It will have the month and date that it was shipped to the customer.
But, even if it's a little over those parameters, $60 for a group 31 is a fantastic deal!

The (2) I bought today said Shipped AUG 2019

Most of the time Rural King is at $79 on group 31s with their prices they don't sit on a shelf all that long.