Is this battery ruined or can I still salvage it?

[pachanga90]

I agree about matching batteries,but if they are only a year old,have the remaining ones tested and replace the ones needed.I work on Heavy-Trucks,I know how important it is to match them,but if they aren't very old then it won't hurt.Batteries Plus is a battery seller,Go to a place like Interstate,etc.. that actually services batteries or a Fork-Lift dealer.Our local Interstate Dealer repairs/refurbs batteries in-house,I just got a Blem last nite for my plow-truck @ $35.Ask around too,Sometimes they have "used" that are actually new-returns(thought they needed it and didn't)We buy car batteries from Advance-Auto all the time that are new-returns for 1/2 of new.Sometimes dealers have 6-8 volt batts.and no buyers so they will deal to get them out of inventory.Hope this helps.

[firemedic898]

Originally Posted by BigCountry79

ive used batteries that looked worse than yours, ride it!!

If you’re going to be stupid…..you have to be tough

[firemedic898]

Originally Posted by pachanga90

I agree about matching batteries,but if they are only a year old,have the remaining ones tested and replace the ones needed.I work on Heavy-Trucks,I know how important it is to match them,but if they aren't very old then it won't hurt.Batteries Plus is a battery seller,Go to a place like Interstate,etc.. that actually services batteries or a Fork-Lift dealer.Our local Interstate Dealer repairs/refurbs batteries in-house,I just got a Blem last nite for my plow-truck @ $35.Ask around too,Sometimes they have "used" that are actually new-returns(thought they needed it and didn't)We buy car batteries from Advance-Auto all the time that are new-returns for 1/2 of new.Sometimes dealers have 6-8 volt batts.and no buyers so they will deal to get them out of inventory.Hope this helps.

Thanks for the input. The batteries are actually 1 year and 9 months old so I really don’t want to mix them. I would probably be fine but I really don’t want to chance killing the others in a year’s time. Plus, I’ve paid this insurance company thousands and thousands of dollars over the past 10 years and have never filed a claim. They are there “just in case” something like this happens and it did. They should do what I’ve been paying them to do.

[Superman51]

Originally Posted by BigCountry79

ive used batteries that looked worse than yours, ride it!!

Man I hope that guy was kidding…… There’s no way I would ride it, much less my family.

[BigCountry79]

nope, i actually had a battery catch fire (wrench) and used it for two more years in a lil beater truck i used to have, you could wiggle the posts!!.........i like your way of thinkin firemedic, im not stupid, just tough!!

[firemedic898]

Originally Posted by BigCountry79

nope, i actually had a battery catch fire (wrench) and used it for two more years in a lil beater truck i used to have, you could wiggle the posts!!.........i like your way of thinkin firemedic, im not stupid, just tough!!

Ha, I would have defiantly switched to full coverage. No disrespect intended on the "stupid", just something we say around the fire station!

[BigCountry79]

alot of my friends are fireman, if the worse you say is "stupid" at the fire hall your slackin!!

[ChargerGuy]

So, I am curious about the outcome with your genius adjuster. Since you found something in writing, are they going to pay for the whole lot to be replaced?

[wizardket]

Originally Posted by BigCountry79

nope, i actually had a battery catch fire (wrench) and used it for two more years in a lil beater truck i used to have, you could wiggle the posts!!.........i like your way of thinkin firemedic, im not stupid, just tough!!

I opened my truck hood yesterday and saw that one of the two batteries (Diesel) had blown the top off. Though I am not going to try to keep using it.

[firemedic898]

Hey guys, the insurance people are still debating on the issue. The representative called and said they only replace what the adjuster recommends, even after I sent her all the paper work. I even have a statement from a major battery company saying that mixing batteries this old could overcharge some and create some to burst. So……….we will see