(ET) FYI - Batteries at Sam's Club

[Reo43 aol com]

Several months ago a posted a question about the  best places to get 
batteries for our tractors. Several replies mentioned Sam's  Club as 
having the 
best price.

I have checked several places locally and  the best price I had found so 
far was $100 for a 100 min reserve battery. Some  other prices I found 
were 
rediculous - over $200 at a national chain  store.

I was at the Sam's Club in Fort Wayne, IN on Sunday and they had  several 
skids of 6 and 8 volt batteries there. They are 50 miles away, but even  
at 
$4/gal gas prices it will pay to drive there to get these.

Energizer  EGC-2 battery ( 6 volt ) is $78.83.
These are made by Johnson Controls for  Sam's Club. They are labeled "220 
AH - 105 min. reserve capacity".

They  have the threaded studs, and the lug for clamp type connectors are 
only about  1/2 inch tall. I don't know if the overall height would 
require 
raising the seat  lid, but I already have mine raised so that won't 
matter. 
They also have a neat  device for the caps - turning one handle opens all 
3 
caps at once.  

Erv Troyer
Lagrange, IN