New Battery From Amazon?
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I like Amazon and think they do a good job. My only concern would be that I couldn't see the freshness date on the battery before I buy it and if it were older than I wanted, it's a hassle to send it back. Walmart actually does a good job with this as they have a simple sticker on the top of the battery that is easy to read, in addition to the embossed code stamped into the battery case. There are lots of options for buying a battery in person so it's not hard to check the date...maybe save Amazon for other things.
Also, the chances of getting a battery that is older than is optimum are greater with a C6 battery because it is not a common size like a group 78 for example. These batteries are more likely to sit around a bit waiting for a needy C6 to come along.
Also, the chances of getting a battery that is older than is optimum are greater with a C6 battery because it is not a common size like a group 78 for example. These batteries are more likely to sit around a bit waiting for a needy C6 to come along.
Last edited by cclive; Dec 16, 2016 at 03:49 PM.
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I bought a Red top from Amazon years ago. When it was delivered, the UPS lady came to the door and asked if I could come get it because it was too heavy for her to lift.
I think it is only like 40lbs...but she was a small lady so I can understand.
I think it is only like 40lbs...but she was a small lady so I can understand.
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If I remember right it was 40 lbs.
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I used to think that all batts. were shipped dry; that may be old news tho. I just learned something about Walmart and batts.; never knew they had stickers to identify date on them.
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I worked at UPS for 27 years , if you couldn't get 50 lbs off the truck, you didn't work as a driver... Anything over 50 lbs and you could get a supervisor to meet you at that stop and he would help you, but most of the time you just handled it yourself... Unless she was Christmas help , she shouldn't have been on delivery....WW
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It seems to me that under the original OSHA law (1970?) nobody had to lift more than 40 pounds while working. Or it was another Federal law after OSHA.
Not sure about this.But as a moldmaker, we jockeyed hunks of steel around every day that were 100 pounds, give or take; anything that small usually didn't have eyebolt holes in it.
We laughed at the law because we wouldn't be able to do our jobs if we obeyed it.
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It seems to me that under the original OSHA law (1970?) nobody had to lift more than 40 pounds while working. Or it was another Federal law after OSHA.
Not sure about this.But as a moldmaker, we jockeyed hunks of steel around every day that were 100 pounds, give or take; anything that small usually didn't have eyebolt holes in it.
We laughed at the law because we wouldn't be able to do our jobs if we obeyed it.
At the UPS "Brown cafe" site, it now says UPS drivers should only call for help if the package is over 70 lbs. UPS will handle packages up to 150 lbs (with 2 people). Maybe I retired from UPS at a good time...
...WW
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Why would anybody screw around buying a battery that wasn't local and had to be shipped?
Even here in the boonies, there is a family-owned auto parts store five miles away that has batteries in stock for everything from my 1951 tractor to my C6 -- I can run down, get what I need and be done in short order instead of waiting days.
Or there is an AutoZone and Advance Auto twenty miles away if needed.
Don't tell me it's about money.
Even here in the boonies, there is a family-owned auto parts store five miles away that has batteries in stock for everything from my 1951 tractor to my C6 -- I can run down, get what I need and be done in short order instead of waiting days.
Or there is an AutoZone and Advance Auto twenty miles away if needed.
Don't tell me it's about money.
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Why would anybody screw around buying a battery that wasn't local and had to be shipped?
Even here in the boonies, there is a family-owned auto parts store five miles away that has batteries in stock for everything from my 1951 tractor to my C6 -- I can run down, get what I need and be done in short order instead of waiting days.
Or there is an AutoZone and Advance Auto twenty miles away if needed.
Don't tell me it's about money.
Even here in the boonies, there is a family-owned auto parts store five miles away that has batteries in stock for everything from my 1951 tractor to my C6 -- I can run down, get what I need and be done in short order instead of waiting days.
Or there is an AutoZone and Advance Auto twenty miles away if needed.
Don't tell me it's about money.
and how would you handle it if the battery went bad in a few months...Some things are better to buy local, even if they are a few dollars more.....WW
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I realize all situations are not like this, however:
The battery died on my Vette on a Sunday morning in 2014 in my front yard (luckily). An hour later it was up and running with a new battery. Who would say, "Screw this expensive sports car, Imma save ten bucks by ordering a battery online. Let the car sit. I'd rather save ten bucks than go cruising this afternoon."
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Can't tell you. Sold the car back in 2013. Worked great for the years I had the red top though.