Re: (ET) FYI - Batteries at Sam's Club

[Bill Alburty <willaim kc rr com>]

I bought 6 of those from Sam's Club a couple of months ago at the same 
price here in the Kansas City area to put in a golf cart I have. I 
haven't done any load tests except to drive the vehicle. I did the same 
for my E-12 a few years ago. Same batteries, and they've held up fine so 
far.  I had to buy a membership each time though which made my cost 
about $7 higher per battery which is a little less than for a 
non-member. The batteries are the only bargain in the Club as far as I 
can tell.

Bill Alburty, Kansas E-12


Reo43 aol com wrote:
> 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
>
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