Need a decent cranking battery for Landcruiser

[mike_nofx]

Hey all.
Ive got a dual battery set-up in my 100 series Landcruiser.
Both batteries are on their way out, but the main battery is in worse condition.

I dont run things like fridges, TV's etc etc. Really only need to Start the engine, run spotlights and stereo. If my situation changes, and i do need to run items with a high power demand, i'll look at getting a decent 2nd battery.

So im looking for a replacement cranking battery only, the current one is 600cca so i want it to be at least that size. I also dont want to spend more than $200.

Is there any particular battery type i should be looking at? Im not very experienced in this department! and my search didn't returt any help.

Thanks
Mike

[chops]

century overlander
N70ZZ4WD (or) N70ZZL4WD (depending on terminal positions) 700cca under 200 bux

[T_Diesel]

century overlander
N70ZZ4WD (or) N70ZZL4WD (depending on terminal positions) 700cca under 200 bux

Agreed. They are the best bang for your buck under $200.

[Red04VXE]

http://www.supercharge.com.au/products_specs_marine.htm
That's what I'd recommend. Handle the Vibrations well

[wisey]

saw a thread somewhere recently about Kmart having a good discount on their Exide bat's. Worth a shot maybe

[Daisy]

supercharge batteries have a 3 year warranty

Ive once had one of them batteries and I accidentlly left my engel on over night and it killed it.

under warranty it was replaced on the spot.

[cpt-mud]

i would agree that if you only want to spend $200 go the overlander, but in my experience lead plate batteries dont like the vibration and shakes of off raod driving. Gel or fibermat batteries are better suited to off road work.

[-Nemesis-]

I just bought an Exide Extreme from K-Mart @ 25% off. They're slightly lower in the specs than the Overlander, but have a patened plate design specifically for vibration resistance in trucks and 4WD's.

But for $209 less 25% I'm happy.

[azzad]

Ive got 3 of the exide extremes, never had a problem with any of them over the past 3-4 years.

There an AGM battery.

Dazza

[jaztaz]

I only get 10-12 months out of Exide Extreme N70EX, but I do drive a lot of very rough roads. They are always dropping cells. I think a gell cell battery may be the go. Might be a bit dearer but if it is more resistant to vibrations & lasts longer I will be happier.

[Nev]

Battery World recommended to me that I get a Century Marine Hybrid. I now run one as a starter and one as my second battery and have done for a fair while now and very happy. $179, 600CCA and 75A/H. They handle the vibes well, have a decent cycle if required (runs my fridge for at least 24hrs no worries without the car being turned on) and are fine as a starter battery too. Best of both worlds for decent money in my opinion.

[Jimbo]

Just bought a 760CCA Supercharge Gold series for $180.

Had 2 of these in the past and they r great!!

[Shadow]

The 100 series landcruiser doesn't have dual batteries in the usual sense, They are a pair of batteries, linked together permanently to effectively give one bigger battery.

Thus, the batteries should be identical, and replaced together otherwise you get problems with discharge rates and bad batteries taking out good batteries with them.

If you only replace the worst battery, then the remaining battery will kill your new battery in time.

[micks troll]

century overlander
N70ZZ4WD (or) N70ZZL4WD (depending on terminal positions) 700cca under 200 bux

X 100000 I've had only 2 and the old one was out of my stepfathers old 60series that got flogged off road and I had it for a further 4 years. nearly got 7 years out of it had the last one for a couple of years and flogged the pooey heaps so dont have any issue with lead cell batteries. just keep the water right and they last well over the 3 years...... up here in QLD anyway

[mike_nofx]

Thanks for the advice people!

I went with the Century Overlander 700cca. Seems good so far. My Aux is also a Century, but not an overlander. Its a 'long service' 600cca or something.

Its not a factory dual battery system, Its linked with a solenoid isolator.
Once main battery reaches a certain voltage (maybe 12.9v? from memory) altenator will link batteries and start charging aux. But if main battery voltage reaches 12.2 (from memory again!) then it isolates batteries again and will only charge main battery.
With ignition off, both batteries are isolated from one another.

There should be no problems having different batteries in this system should there?

Thanks again
Mike

[BEU77y]

The 100 series landcruiser doesn't have dual batteries in the usual sense, They are a pair of batteries, linked together permanently to effectively give one bigger battery.

My 105 only had 1 battery. Did the factory turbos come with paired batteries or what?

I'm pretty sure the 200 series diesels come with paired batteries but I thought the 100's only had 1.

[Shadow]

The 100 series landcruiser doesn't have dual batteries in the usual sense, They are a pair of batteries, linked together permanently to effectively give one bigger battery.

My 105 only had 1 battery. Did the factory turbos come with paired batteries or what?

I'm pretty sure the 200 series diesels come with paired batteries but I thought the 100's only had 1.

I thaught it was across the board, but you could be right, could be just the turbo diesels that have the paired batteries. Thats the only 100 series ive actually looked under the bonnet of

[Red04VXE]

The 100 series landcruiser doesn't have dual batteries in the usual sense, They are a pair of batteries, linked together permanently to effectively give one bigger battery.

My 105 only had 1 battery. Did the factory turbos come with paired batteries or what?

I'm pretty sure the 200 series diesels come with paired batteries but I thought the 100's only had 1.

Yeah the 200 Diesel comes with 2.