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jtayl153
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17 Jul 2014 12:01 #120164 by jtayl153

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Yellow-top Optima D34 will do the job.

It has some 1000 cranking amps and is also deep-cycle - meaning it can be run to nearly flat (by a winch) and then be recharged easily.

It's also fairly compact for its size.

I use one as my Aux battery.

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17 Jul 2014 15:18 - 17 Jul 2014 15:19 #120171 by supergaz

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Why not use a Jimnybits tray fit a nice big gel battery and re-rout the wiring? Then remove the original? I personally have a seperate battery just for the winch and for any extras I may add in the future like compressors.

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17 Jul 2014 15:42 - 17 Jul 2014 15:43 #120174 by TomDK

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jtayl153 wrote: Yellow-top Optima D34 will do the job.

It has some 1000 cranking amps and is also deep-cycle - meaning it can be run to nearly flat (by a winch) and then be recharged easily.

It's also fairly compact for its size.

I use one as my Aux battery.

No..

Yellow top Optima is rated at 760 CCA, not 1000+

For winching Red top Optima is better, as it's 815 CCA, and you don't need a deep-cycle battery for winching as it's only used for short durations.

But better yet it getting a Odyssey PC1500 or PC1750 if you have the money. Best winching battery available.

What kind of money do you want to spend??

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jtayl153
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18 Jul 2014 02:12 #120213 by jtayl153

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Thanks for the correction TomDK.

I'd go the dual battery system over a single good battery. But beware the Jimnybits battery trays. If you have A/C and ABS, they wont mount where they're supposed to mount.

When my starting battery dies, probably in the next 6 months, I'm going to swap things round so that the D34 is the starting & winching battery and put in another deep cycle in the place of the suzuki batterys place.

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18 Jul 2014 03:52 #120214 by Jimny_Aus

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yea i bought a tray.... so now i have one forsale hahahaha

im gonna have a look at where to put the battery this weekend maybe i can swap the D51 and the standard one but not sure.....

can you post a pic of your set-up ??

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18 Jul 2014 05:09 #120215 by jtayl153

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Here's my set up (well, the side that you're interested in).

Buds Customs, in Brisbane (logan to be more specific) did this tray up for me for $250. Custom measured, fabricated and installed.

Mine was the first they'd ever done but now they have all the necessary measurements to make more. I already know of two people who have been to Buds Customs from my referral and have had this tray done.

Inbox me if you want their contact details.

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