[jameslb]

Has any member any experience with these batteries? https://www.walmart.com/ip/YTX14-BS...1763&wl11=online&wl12=170221210&wl13=&veh=sem

In case all that jabber doesn't work it is a 12V for a Foreman/Rancher. Advertized at $39.99. The price is right unless it is junk.

Opinions please.

 

[shadetree]

don't waste your money. if you want a good battery ?, either get a AGM or a oem battery from Honda.

 

[Menard_LaPue]

I love Walmart batteries. It all depends on the warranty. For my cars I have put a 7 year Walmart battery in each one. Did that many, many years ago. I have never had one last more than 2 1/2 years. I always get a free one when I take the dead one back. They seem particularly lame when it comes to analyzing the battery too, and just give me a new one and there are never any questions. Just "good service" (hehe). Every time. You get a new receipt with the new battery, so the clock start all over again.

I do park my cars outside, and temps are about 10-15 F here in winter, so that probably kills the battery prematurely, instead of reaching the "pro-rated" part of the contract. But hey, the contract also doesn't say the battery has to be garage kept.

Good luck, just my experience. But something to think about.

 

[alloutdoors]

IMO just spend the $100 bucks on a quality battery.

 

[fishfiles]

Every time. You get a new receipt with the new battery, so the clock start all over again..

that is not true at the Wally World by me , you get a new receipt but when you go back and they punch the number on the receipt in to the register it comes up with the original purchase date ------------I have never bought a atv battery from Wally but have bought a few car and boat batteries from them , they don't last but a couple to 3 years max , but like you say they will give you a new one with no problem

 

[wheelsquad]

i pay $45 for these AGM batteries. time will tell but the reviews were good so i went for it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DZ34T74

ThottleX is out of Michigan. had to contact them about something unrelated to ATVs. GREAT customer service

 

[shadetree]

i pay $45 for these AGM batteries. time will tell but the reviews were good so i went for it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00DZ34T74

ThottleX is out of Michigan. had to contact them about something unrelated to ATVs. GREAT customer service

I've got a AGM battery I bought from wally world about 8 years ago for my '89 trx350D foreman, it never has a battery tender on it ( most times..lol ), and I can go out in months times, and it still cranks it over. solid AGM battery, I think I paid a good 100 bucks for it back then ?, deff got my money's worth !.

 

[rodp]

The battery people say that as a rule of thumb the heavier a battery the better it is (like for like). reasonable assumption I suppose, because the heavier it is the more lead it contains.

 

[Surveyor]

I never skimp on $ for batteries, but a good point was made by my mechanic: Get one from your local parts house, and they will stand behind it.

A bad one will strand you, not worth it.

 

[Jeepwm69]

IMO just spend the $100 bucks on a quality battery.

Yuasas were only about $70 shipped on amazon last time I looked.

 

[UnkleRaRa]

Energizer batteries any good?

It's what came with mine and this thread got's me curious!

 

[Wsg]

I always believed that any battery will start the bike, a good battery will be there the day the bike doesn't start and allow you crank it to find the problem. As others have stated AGM


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[RadRacer513]

I just put a cheapie AGM from Amazon in mine; wasn't sure if the bike was going to be worth investing any money into at first, so I didn't want to spend any extra cash I didn't need on it. My dad put some lithium batteries in their 2 quads, and I might go that route. Supposed to stay up for over a year with no tender on them. They're expensive though, over $100 each.

 

[bigtyler66]

I won't lie, I use Walmart EverStart on every bike/quad I've had to replace a battery on. Had one on my 86 LT230E, 5 years old, still doing fine when I sold it. They always honor the warranty, in my experience.

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[UnkleRaRa]

FYI, those Wal-Mart batteries are AGM batteries...

 

[Jeepwm69]

I wouldn't put Lithium on an ATV. Keep it simple.

 

[UnkleRaRa]

I wouldn't put Lithium on an ATV. Keep it simple.

Yeah, lithium seems like a dangerous idea considering the abuse they could potentially take on an ATV, and the volatility of lithium batteries.