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Title: Can i use group 65 batteries in place of group 31 . walmart maxx
Post by: Rick Penick on September 12, 2020, 04:22:15 PM

I have a 1997 Monterey it has been stored for a few years in RV park in white mtns az. I am up here to try get motorhome back to Tucson and looks like all the batteries are shot. I have two napa 7236 batteries group 31 and have threaded post. I have 4 6 volt orielly batteries gs100tj same as a gs2 they say 115 min on them. I have had excellent luck with the maxx batteries from walmart got 10 years out of the pair on my dodge cummins. I called the local walmart they havee a group 65 not a group 31 like the napa battery and it has regular post not threaded post. I was thinking of just getting post adapters and buying these as they have 3 year full replacement warranty i called napa they have 18 mo and some only have 12 mo. Plus walmarts are  everywhere. Same with the GS2 they are 98.00 oh and so is group 65battery 98.00 . Any advice or thoughts on this ?

Thanks in advance..

Title: Re: Can i use group 65 batteries in place of group 31 . walmart maxx
Post by: Steve Huber on September 12, 2020, 05:40:23 PM

Rick,
The group 65 battery only has 850 cca. That's marginal IMHO. I've used O'Rielly's group 31 and had good luck with them in our Marquis. There is a store in Show Low with a $119 price and they have the threaded terminals. The extra $ is worth it IMHO.
Steve

Title: Re: Can i use group 65 batteries in place of group 31 . walmart maxx
Post by: Rick Penick on September 14, 2020, 02:01:02 PM

Thanks for the reply i will check them out today.

Rick