Voyager battery life?

[Calflan]

Question, when is a good time to replace the stock battery, when it dies or is there a recommended mileage or month age life on the them?

[ringadingh]

Ive waited until it started cranking weak, this is easy for us in the north , since colder temps in the spring and fall will make a weak battery obvious. That said, I got 8 years out of my original Nomad battery, and this is the 4th season on the replacement. If you live in a hotter climate the battery doesn't seem to last as long.

[JasonL]

I'm in hot South GA and my stock battery is two years old and working just fine. It sat from October to March and fired right up. Every case is different.

[Calflan]

Thank you, I'm thinking same, wait til it starts showing repeat signs of weakness. Planning a long trip this summer and trying to pro active on anything that may act up.

[cactusjack]

The desert heat will kill a battery faster than the cold will. Any vehicle battery only lasts me 2-3 years.

[blowndodge]

It will last all the way to the spot of your next breakdown? :D

[dshelly]

Man this is beat up on Harley Day.

[redjay]

The original battery on my Nomad lasted 6 years.

[cactusjack]

The original battery on my Nomad lasted 6 years.

How many 100+ degree days do you have up there? :D

[waterman]

How many 100+ degree days do you have up there? :D

Probably the same as you have sub zero.:yep:

[cactusjack]

Probably the same as you have sub zero.:yep:

That's probably right. The OP lives in the Tucson area, so heat will be his battery's enemy.

[ringadingh]

We get a few days were it can get up to 105 most summers. Its unbearable, I'd take -40 any day.

[redjay]

75-80F works for me. Any warmer than that is a waste of time. 100F is good for nothing except stayin in with the A/C on !

[Boscoe]

We get a few days were it can get up to 105 most summers. Its unbearable, I'd take -40 any day.

-40 C or -40 F? :hmm:

BTW, I have friends in New Market. Worked there for Magna on winter too. Nice area, but I was glad to have my 4x4 pickup.

[ringadingh]

It doesn't matter, minus 40 is the same in F or C.
A 4x4 is a handy vehicle around here, even today, theres about 3" of snow and still falling. I have a few pals that work in the Magna plants as well, they are a big employer around here.

[dank]

-40 C or -40 F? :hmm:




Doesn't matter. They are the same temperature.