Gas Cart Batteries

Rooster59

For years I have installed standard wet batteries in my golf cart. They are fairly cheap so every 3 to 5 years they get weak enough to replace. Not a big deal since they are less than $50. About five years ago I installed an onboard trickle charger/maintainer and plugged it in on occasion over the winter when the cart gets used way less and the lights used a lot more. It didn't always get plugged in but now I have a three prong RV receptacle instead of having to lift the seat to plug in the charger. After I bought the last battery about three years ago I wondered if it would be better to get a marine battery. I figured they would have enough CCA to start the cart engine since they have to do the same with an outboard.

We take it for regular longer rides at upper rpm ranges but not daily so the usage is probably more like a deep cycle application than a standard battery in an automotive application.

A group 26 battery fits in the battery tray perfectly but it could accommodate a slightly larger battery just fine. Wondering what others do who use their cart for a utility vehicle with lights, etc. but not every drive is at upper rpms to insure a good charge.

BGW

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scottyb

I've always put the largest size (capacity) battery in mine that will physically fit. Seems to help. The trickle charge in cold weather will help alot too. I'm getting a new one today. Ordered by size. Will let you know what I got when it gets here.

Rooster59

This has been an exceptionally cold winter, but it seems like my battery is getting anemic this winter. But adding the load of starting the 625 may have exacerbated the situation.

The group 34 battery in the same model range as my 26R shows to have 105CCA more than the 26R. It is only 2.1" longer and the same width. Sounds like a good choice.

scottyb

Sounds good if it fits
My old one was 8x7x8 and 661 CCA
It was good for a couple of years... but the cart only gets seasonal use now, like yours'
I'm cranking a 720 but she's an easy starter if it hasn't sat. If it has sat I pour a little juice in the carb and she pops easy

Spicyunicorn

I have a 850cca in mine I'm a firm believer in you get what you pay for especially with batterys i run interstates in everything I own and had great luck with it in my cart I run a radio head unit with amp and two wake board tower speakers on the course so a lot of stop and go and never had any issues when blasting music all day

Rooster59

That is a lot of battery. If you ran out of gas you could almost get home on the starter.

StoveBolt

Regular battery here plugged into a charger/maintainer all winter, no trouble. In fact everything I have is on a maintainer all winter, cart, tractor, mower, hotrod, no trouble, should buy stock in the company.

Rooster59

Those maintainers are worth the investment, which isn't much really. Especially in cold climates. My wife works from home and may not fire up her car for two weeks at a time. We keep it plugged in year round. Now that my cart idles I will use the tractor less for evening outdoor chores in the winter. Guess I should get a maintainer for it now too.

The cart will get a 650cca battery when this one is tired. With the three prong receptacle on the cart so accessable now keeping it on the charger is too simple not to plug it in all the time.

Spicyunicorn

Haha it probably could there's nothing I hate more than battery trouble

mike_dmt

I like Interstate products as well. I buy their N.O.S. that still have a warranty for about 50% of retail. It's nice to have a distribution center 15 minutes from my house.

Never had a problem with them or the blems or 2nds. I've put them in trucks, cars and the last three travel trailers I've had.