Why Does Everyone Have Two Batteries But Me????
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I've often wondered where 2 batteries would fit. Never even seen a first gen with 2 before.
Some years came standard with two, or maybe it was a factory option; but, I have seen them with two battery trays and two batteries.
I got three batteries in the Ford and one in the Dodge, soon to be two.
I am a firm believer in overkill, when it comes to trucks, trailers, and the size of a woodpile.
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I had a '93 CTD that had only 1 battery and started fine but I always wanted the extra capasity of duels. My current '92 has duels and they don't ever seem to loose charge.
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One mule might well be able to take the wagon up the hill; but, two mules can easily take that same wagon up the hill, and three are even better.
My Ford will start easily with a little bitty battery, so long as conditions are not too severe.
Where multiple batteries shine is when the temperature drops, or there is an unknown drain on the system, or maybe an electrical, or fuel, problem is causing an abnormal amount of cranking, while trying to start the engine.
On a zero degree day, sitting out in the wind, possibly experiencing some freaky little problem that has unexpectedly shown up, even a big Group 31 battery will soon get draggy; more batteries simply stand a better chance of getting the engine going.
That is just my two cents worth.
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It's not as close as it looks in the picture and it has never moved. I have two on the truck and two on the trailer for times that I can't hook up to 110 volt power with the trailer.
