battery placement

[toyotamax01]

Just wondering where the best spot to mount a battery would be?

[brainlessfool]

just in genaral, low and back.  butt of corse your not going to hang it off the back bummper.

That spot is mine and I anit sharing.

[alwayzbroken]

Schmidt mounted both his in back behind the cab and underneath his flatbed with a access door to get to them.

[Hyena]

A buddy put it behind his drivers seat.  out of the way incase he rolls.

[alwayzbroken]

A buddy put it behind his drivers seat. out of the way incase he rolls.

Was that a sealed battery? Otherwise that would stink on a hot day and give off some pretty hefty fumes.

[86 4runner]

i put mine under the hood right in front of the passenger side fender.  yeah i know, i thought it was a pretty origional place to put it

[Hyena]

Was that a sealed battery? Otherwise that would stink on a hot day and give off some pretty hefty fumes.

It is a red top optima.

[scheid6996]

i put mine under the hood right in front of the passenger side fender. yeah i know, i thought it was a pretty origional place to put it

haha nice   

jus put it in the bed behind the cab

[BigMike]

Right here:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=4401.msg49386#msg49386

[scheid6996]

thats perdy nice

[mudaddict]

mines in a sport to where i can open my hood and reach it!

[86 4runner]

you didnt still my idea and put it in  the same place i did, did you? i knew i shouldnt have posted my secret spot

[mudaddict]

   guilty

[86 4runner]

damnit, ohwell i guess we can all learn from each other, just dont expect me to give away my really good tips away for free  

[billy hill]

Mike: Do you ever have problems with the battery hitting rocks? Seems like 1 good smack, and that red top would break.

[BLACKDOG]

damnit, ohwell i guess we can all learn from each other, just dont expect me to give away my really good tips away for free  

What? you mean like putting filling up the radiator with water???  Oh yeah, I stole your idea for the battery as well.  I think your secret is out 

[86 4runner]

the things i do for you guys 

[86 4runner]

 i havent told any one about putting water in the radiator. have you been spying on me. i better be sneakier when i do things

[brainlessfool]

What? you mean like putting filling up the radiator with water???  Oh yeah, I stole your idea for the battery as well.  I think your secret is out 

me too! I think it's a good spot for the batt. butt I do have the batt. for my camper in the bed as far froward as it would go. and I put it on the draivers side so as to bal. out the one under the hood. 

[cgbemis]

On my current project, I will be mounting the battery in the bed, in front of the passenger side fender bulge. I picked up a battery box, and a set of cables for $10. Well worth the money. I live in San Diego, and I think the rainy season is about over, so I don't anticipate any issues with moisture in, next to the box. Also as fair warning, if you mount a battery in the cab, the fumes from the battery can build up. These fumes are igniteable (they catch on fire). It is possible to blow your a$$ up if you decide to mount a battery inthe cab. I've never heard of it happening, but it's something to keep in mind. Always mount your battery's in a ventable place. In cab = No good

[ntsqd]

Right here:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=4401.msg49386#msg49386

Big Mike, does that truck occasionally have starting issues?
Reason I ask is that frames are not particularly good high current conductors. The welded joints don't pass high current as well as you'd think. I'd run a ground strap up to the engine block off that bolt on the frame.

[brainlessfool]

I'd be willing to bet that mikey has a good ground strap running from the eng. to the frame.
and as he's got the batt. running to it , heck it just a big pice of steel.

[Skinny_Pedal]

vw bugs have the battery behind the seat

[BigMike]

I'd be willing to bet that mikey has a good ground strap running from the eng. to the frame.

BLF knows me all to well (and it's really scaring the crap outta me  )

Nope, I've got zero starting issues. It cranks so quickly and immediately fires up each and every time no matter the temperature outside. I've not had a rough start yet. And I run about 40 amps of lights at night and I've touched all of my hots and the main ground from the battery to the frame and they are bone cold. All of my lights are perfectly bright, the system is charging at 14 volts all the time, so everything electrical on my rig is peachy-keen

As for the clearance & rock issue, I honestly I know I still need to make a t/case skid plate before the Jamboree so I might make a smaller skid for the battery as well... But I will be relocating my batter rearwards by about another foot or so in July for plans that no one needs to know about right now oh the suspense Got lot's of plans for my baby this summer, can't wait! All gonna be ready for the Round-Up

[brainlessfool]

BLF knows me all to well (and it's really scaring the crap outta me  )

Get over it youngin, your an open book to me! 

But I will be relocating my batter rearwards by about another foot or so in July for plans that no one needs to know about right now oh the suspense Got lot's of plans for my baby this summer, can't wait! All gonna be ready for the Round-Up

hummmmm, a frist gen extra cab? 

or making room for a under bed propan turbo?   

or going to run down to T.J. and bring back some illeagles? 






  bring me one too, ok?