Pro-Active Battery Replacement ?

[got3fords]

But then you have one more thing that needs to be kept properly charged. I can guarantee that the one time I needed the thing, it wouldn't be.

True, but they hold a charge quite a while. Even at quarter to half charge you could probably have plenty for one or two jumps. Plus you could just keep it plugged into your USB outlet in the Ranger.

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[TJC]

True, but they hold a charge quite a while. Even at quarter to half charge you could probably have plenty for one or two jumps. Plus you could just keep it plugged into your USB outlet in the Ranger.

My Audew jump starter packs have held their charges at 100% for over 2 years now. The latest purchase was Nov 2023. The other 2 are at least a year or 2 older.

I recently used the oldest one to jump start a truck. It dropped 1% to 99%. I charged it back up. I check them annually.

I no longer carry my trusted 45 year old jumper cables. And they are very very high quality industrial cables. You can't find them at this level of quality any longer.

 

[got3fords]

My Audew jump starter packs have held their charges at 100% now for over 2 years now. The latest purchase was Nov 2023. The other 2 are at least a year or 2 older.

I recently used the oldest one to jump start a truck. It dropped 1% to 99%. I charged it back up. I check them annually.

I no longer carry my trusted 45 year old jumper cables. And they are very very high quality industrial cables. You can't find them at this level of quality any longer.

Totally agree. My Noco jump pack weighs far less than my high quality cables. And you don't need to worry about how you parked to get the jumping vehicle in place.
I watched a Youtube vid of a guy with a base model Noco starting multiple old vehicles in the dead of winter. The only reason he stopped is because he ran out of vehicles to move.

 

[IdahoRanger]

Totally agree. My Noco jump pack weighs far less than my high quality cables. And you don't need to worry about how you parked to get the jumping vehicle in place.
I watched a Youtube vid of a guy with a base model Noco starting multiple old vehicles in the dead of winter. The only reason he stopped is because he ran out of vehicles to move.

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[dtech]

I did not do one because I just dont understand how to or why it was needed.
Pulled old battery out, put new one in immediately and went about my business.
Lost no radio presets or window function, and on the surface there seems no problems with the truck.

Here in the AZ heat I've not ever had a battery last more than 2-ish years since we've moved here.
I dont think time is gonna be an issue for me on this, unfortunately.

Sulfation occurs from 2 scenarios- a battery habitually in a state of discharge(thank you bms) , the lesser the charge state the faster sulfation occurs. But high temps also promote sulfation, iirc 140 degrees F, in your climate this can happen when you shut the vehicle down, underhood temps spike especially in a closed space like a garage. You might buy a battery charger with desulfation mode , they are inexpensive now and they do work.

 

[JohnnyO]

That's been my experience with newer cars--there's no gradual decline, it just doesn't work one day. (Which is why I replaced while the battery was still working rather than finding out it just won't work trying to get home from a hike or camping trip or somesuch.)

I had planned on getting a new battery before this winter regardless, but the old battery made that decision for me a little bit sooner.

 

[got3fords]

Sulfation occurs from 2 scenarios- a battery habitually in a state of discharge(thank you bms) , the lesser the charge state the faster sulfation occurs. But high temps also promote sulfation, iirc 140 degrees F, in your climate this can happen when you shut the vehicle down, underhood temps spike especially in a closed space like a garage. You might buy a battery charger with desulfation mode , they are inexpensive now and they do work.

Or get an onboard desulfator that operates whenever the charge voltage is over 13.5V.

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

That's been my experience with newer cars--there's no gradual decline, it just doesn't work one day. (Which is why I replaced while the battery was still working rather than finding out it just won't work trying to get home from a hike or camping trip or somesuch.)


But then you have one more thing that needs to be kept properly charged. I can guarantee that the one time I needed the thing, it wouldn't be.

That was my experience Mike, just like my power tools, it‘s a sudden stop, no gradual decline. There are some warning signs but they are not consistent or persistent and people need to know about them ahead of time. Folks like you who are often “out there”, would be wise to get ahead of it.

I try and remember to check the charge on my jump pack when I change the oil and rotate the tires - the breaker bar, splined socket, torque wrench, impact, and jump pack are all side-by-side in the same rifle case on my roof rack. You can guess how that goes. No words.

 

[VAMike]

That was my experience Mike, just like my power tools, it‘s a sudden stop, no gradual decline. There are some warning signs but they are not consistent or persistent and people need to know about them ahead of time.

Yeah, in the old days you'd maybe have some hard starting or something to give you a heads up, now it's just one morning click-click-click-click-click. People talk about the ASS being in "charging" state or working erratically as a sign the battery is going bad, but mine did that from the day I got the truck. I will note that ASS is working 100% of the time with the new battery and hasn't been in "charging" since I put it in. (There were reports of bad batteries on the 2019s, but mine was never bad enough to fail and the dealership swore up and down that it was fine.)

 

[Chris M]

Yeah, in the old days you'd maybe have some hard starting or something to give you a heads up, now it's just one morning click-click-click-click-click. People talk about the ASS being in "charging" state or working erratically as a sign the battery is going bad, but mine did that from the day I got the truck. I will note that ASS is working 100% of the time with the new battery and hasn't been in "charging" since I put it in. (There were reports of bad batteries on the 2019s, but mine was never bad enough to fail and the dealership swore up and down that it was fine.)

The battery in my '19 failed early and was replaced under warranty because it actually WAS bad, so there must have been a small bad batch of them.

 

[AzScorpion]

The battery in my '19 failed early and was replaced under warranty because it actually WAS bad, so there must have been a small bad batch of them.

My '19 failed too in about 18 months. The one they replaced it was going strong 3 years later but I always had a maintainer on it. My '23 has been good so far even leaving it for a month or more when we're away but I do keep the maintainer on it all the time. I run a desulfurization once a year.

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