Truck Drivers

[239bassboy 10+ year member]

OK i work doin construstion site developnment and the dump trucks and alot of the tractors we used have2 huge batteries... Do any of you kno if they would work as a battery i could use for myset up as a backup in the back.... Just wondering thanks guys

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[rollerdj 10+ year member]

don't know. i know they cost a lotta money. and have some serious wieght to them. i think, and correct me if i'm wrong, but a few trucks might run off a 24v system. but u could get that with the 2 batterys also.

 

[239bassboy 10+ year member]

well reason i ask is becuse i can get one of these beasts cheap just becuase we buy in bulk i don't kno much about them though

 

[audioholic 5,000+ posts]

Some equipment uses two 6v batteries wired to 12volts. Some run two 12v batts wired to 24volts. It takes alot of power to spin a starter on a big diesel.

 

[239bassboy 10+ year member]

yea i would on them sometimes well most of the time but i just do wut im told but most well all of our mack's run 2 of these batteries

 

[239bassboy 10+ year member]

but wut i really wanna kno is can i use one for my system

 

[rollerdj 10+ year member]

i say put a meter on it to see if it is 12v. if it is, give it a try. i don't know how fast they will distarge vs one made for car audio though.

 

[deez 10+ year member]

Hey, I own 3 dumptrucks and each one has 3 12 volt batteries. They are about 1000 cca and weigh about 40lbs each. You need that many batteries with that much power to start a diesel engine with such a high compression ratio (maybe 18:1 or somewhere in that area) and a large displacement. The biggest motor in one of my trucks is 12.7 liters, if that gives you a clue as to how much power you need to get one of these things started.

I thought about using one of the batteries myself in my trunk but the thing you have to remember is that these batteries aren't sealed and alot of them still have to be checked for acid level and pH and they still give off fumes (in a small amount).

So if you want to deal with that in your trunk or anywhere else in you car go for it. Let me know how it turns out. They make audio specific batteries for a reason

 

[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

Give it a try and let us know so we can all use these things.

 

[MyFartsStink 10+ year member]

Hey, I own 3 dumptrucks and each one has 3 12 volt batteries. They are about 1000 cca and weigh about 40lbs each. You need that many batteries with that much power to start a diesel engine with such a high compression ratio (maybe 18:1 or somewhere in that area) and a large displacement. The biggest motor in one of my trucks is 12.7 liters, if that gives you a clue as to how much power you need to get one of these things started.
I thought about using one of the batteries myself in my trunk but the thing you have to remember is that these batteries aren't sealed and alot of them still have to be checked for acid level and pH and they still give off fumes (in a small amount).

So if you want to deal with that in your trunk or anywhere else in you car go for it. Let me know how it turns out. They make audio specific batteries for a reason

good point

 

[deez 10+ year member]

i say put a meter on it to see if it is 12v. if it is, give it a try. i don't know how fast they will distarge vs one made for car audio though.

You wouldn't have to worry about discharge too much. I had an extra battery in my garage for a year that I had to put in one of my trucks after a battery went bad and it tested at about 11.7 after sitting all that time.

 

[GMCJimmyslt2000 10+ year member]

why....they are made for heavy machinery. Just get a CARAUDIO battery, thats what they are kinda made for. U can get a optima or kinetek for under 200

 

[239bassboy 10+ year member]

it wuz just a question i had thats all this is y i am askin because i did not know.... I could get one for nothing too thats another reason i asked

 

[GMCJimmyslt2000 10+ year member]

well as long as it is 12volts and u have it vented so u dont die, go for it, it wont hurt anything. Just test it out to see what voltage u sit at/

 

[239bassboy 10+ year member]

i have an suv so i dont think it would be a great idea