Sabastian Rothschild

I bought my new F150 King Ranch in July 2010. Still running on the original battery here in May 2015. Getting ready to make a 500 mile road trip. Should I go ahead and change it out even though I have not had any problem?

Heel70

That's good life out of a battery these days. Most luck i've had with batteries in recent years has been 3 - 4 years before they start getting weak and dying. Your call on replacement. If I were in your shoes i'd go get it load tested at Advance, Napa, etc. just to see how much juice it still has left. I'm in your train of thought on the trip...vehicle has to be reliable.

powerranger262

There are a lot of things that factor in on battery life. Most people always think that the cold kills them, but hot weather really takes a toll on them as well.
My stock battery in my 07 made it 7 years before it crapped out on me.

western star

Original Motorcraft battery in my 2002 Ranger went 10 years before I changed it. It was not dead, but was getting weak. And I live where it gets down below zero farenheit frequently in the winter.


powerranger262 is right, heat is the enemy. My sister lives in Mesa AZ and has to replace the battery in her F150 about every 3 years.


George

RLXXI

With batteries you never know, I'm on my 2nd battery in just 2 years in my truck, zero turn mower is on it's second battery in 3 years and the original battery in my back up generator going on 3 years. Have other batteries in my boat and motorcycle that are pushing 5 years old.

gDMJoe

For the past 25 years every Motorcraft battery that I've had in vehicles has lasted at least 12 years.
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shortride

iTrader: (1)

The best thing one can do for maintaining a battery that has been in service for a few years is to have the battery load tested once or twice a year. There's no magic tricks when it comes to knowing when a battery will give up unexpectedly. Even brand new batteries have been know to not last a few weeks. The best thing you can do for a battery is to keep the terminal clean and put a slow charger on it every few months depending on how often and how far you drive.

tanked_darren

I've had really good luck with batteries. My last truck battery lasted 8 years.

RLXXI

Since the original battery gave up the ghost, I put a solar battery desulfator/maintainer in my truck, supposed to increase battery life. Wasn't much and any little bit that can help goes a long way.

Good use for the otherwise useless dash tray.






And as you can see there is no glare on the windshield, had to black out the 4 corner grommets with a sharpie.




It sits low enough that you could still use the tray as the solar panel is sealed in hard acrylic so it won't get damaged easily.



http://www.pulsetech.net/SP2-SolarPu...Watt-7297.aspx


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powerranger262

Dang, you have some cool ****.