Good Car Battery For Cold Xmas surpise

[valley ranch]

The battery in the ranger is bad, it will start everyday but not every few days I have to charge it. I should put in a new one but I have 5 vehicles I maintain6 if you count the snowplow. Seems like always something to fix on our daughters cars or wife's so mine is last. I am taking time off of work right now so not driving it much it can wait. We run studs on all of our vehicles it takes about a full day to swap all the tires around and I do rotate winter tires as well as summer tires.i do not change oil on any of the cars, you can't buy the filters and oil for less than quick lube charges.

That has the sound of a poor Alternator ~ what do you think```

 

[bobm]

That has the sound of a poor Alternator ~ what do you think```

Or it could be as simple as a loose alternator belt. how old / condition is the battery ?

 

[majorcatfish]

if you have a battery load tester that will tell you if it's the alternator or battery.... personally like the old school type.. 6v-12v

 

[Collector]

I have tested it, it is the battery I just put a new alternator and serpentine belt in it a year ago. That may be what weakened the battery. Major I do have a small version that load tester. Mine just has idiot lights though lol, but it is saying alternator good battery bad.

 

[valley ranch]

Gona have to look into those thing for daughters car today```

 

[majorcatfish]

they are very handy to have and simple to use....cost between 39-69 dollars..purchased mine through grainger years ago.tells you alternator voltage output, battery condition, starter ....

 

[valley ranch]

I test the voltage at the battery with the engine on~ rev the engine~ easy to see how the Alternator working