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Re: Battery posts felt pads. Worth it?
slumlord #17518465 08/15/22
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Originally Posted by slumlord
I’m indifferent on the matter. My dad puts them on his fleet of yard Cadillacs.
He even still uses the battery hold down rod and brackets.
I fling those brackets off into the briar patch when I do a battery.


I can’t wait to see who will extoll the virtues of post felts. This could be an 8- pager. Maybe a pissing will breakout.
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Re: Battery posts felt pads. Worth it?
flintlocke #17518485 08/15/22
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Originally Posted by flintlocke
Coke? My Dad said it'd rot my teeth and stunt my growth, so I stayed away from it. I did have an old timey tire man show me that a bottle of Coke or Pepsi sloshed around the bead and lock ring of a rusty grader tire worked miracles...after I'd beat myself into exhaustion pounding on it with a bead hammer.


Pop the top, shake it up, and spray it on 5th wheel and tandem sliders,
it'll get them movin'.





NV,
Short life doesn't surprise me.
A buddy runs an automotive electric shop.
Rebuilds alternators/starters, sell batteries for anything that moves.
Cars, trucks, equipment....
He always says heat is what kills batteries.
Everyone thinks it's cold, that's when they don't start the engine.
It's summer heat that actually ruins them.

Last edited by Dillonbuck; 08/15/22.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
Re: Battery posts felt pads. Worth it?
tnscouter #17518495 08/15/22
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Can’t tell you if they work

I have an 18 year old Ford truck with the original battery cables on it

I slathered the battery posts with petroleum jelly the day I got it

"Successful is leaving something in better shape than you inherited it in. Keep that in mind, son." Dad
Re: Battery posts felt pads. Worth it?
tnscouter #17518618 08/15/22
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Die electric grease, Vaseline, good old bearing grease all work good. Never bought felt post pads

Romans 5:1
Re: Battery posts felt pads. Worth it?
tnscouter #17518629 08/15/22
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I appreciate all the comments. I just ordered a few NOCO chemical treated pads off Amazon for 97 cents a set. Some for our old 4020 and some for the cars. This came about because I'm putting a new battery in one of the cars so I'll hold off a few days until I get the pads. The tractor batteries get corroded fairly easily so I'll use the pads and some NOCO spray and see if that helps. Thanks again for the interesting discourse. - tnscouter
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Re: Battery posts felt pads. Worth it?
okie #17518650 08/15/22
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Originally Posted by okie
Petroleum jelly or the terminal spray stuff. Slows oxidation thus corrosion...

Spot on.
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