From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Thu Apr 07 2005 - 10:55:34 PDT
Which part of my inquiry leads you to ask if I am kidding?
The batteries in a customer's truck are dead. He wants the truck to remain
mil-spec.
My job is to get the batteries for him.
apb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 1:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Batteries for M35
> Arthur, you are just kidding, right?
>
> Bjorn
> Meadows of Dan, Virginia (lots of rain again)
>
> >From: dmaguire@mchsi.com
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: Re: [MV] Batteries for M35
> >Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2005 16:12:37 +0000
> >
> >Hi,
> >
> >Say 6TL rather than "a military truck." Any reasonable battery supplier
> >will
> >know what a 6TL is. I do not know of an commercial equivalent but there
is
> >a
> >smaller Optima battery (the one with the cylindrical cells) that has a
6TL
> >adapter to make it fit the box.
> >
> >When I last went to get a pair of 6TLs I was told that the army was
buying
> >them
> >all and that I would have to wait. DOn't know the truth but it didn't
> >matter
> >much if I wasn't going to get them regardless. Ended up with a pair of
> >Northstar 2700 maintenance free batts and making my own B-Box adapter.
> >Nice
> >batteries.
> >
> >Hope this helps,
> >Dan
> >
> >
> >
> > > Sorry, I know this has been discussed before. When going to NAPA or a
> > > battery distributor, what do I ask for?
> > >
> > > Do I say that I need two batteries for a military truck?
> > >
> > > Do I say "6TL" and will they know what that means?
> > >
> > > Is there a commercial equivalent #?
> > >
> > > What's a good price for a pair?
> > >
> > > Anyone have them new, near here? (NY 11964)
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Arthur P.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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