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01-08-2018, 03:22 PM
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Junior Member
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What kind of batteries do I need
I have a 2014 Forest River Berkshire 40BH and need new coach batteries. What are the best?
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01-08-2018, 03:32 PM
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Always Learning
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Four Corners, FL
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IMO, best is based on your needs. Do you boondock regularly? Do you have an electric fridge?
How often are you solely on battery power? What do you want to run while you're on it?
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01-08-2018, 04:37 PM
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Berkshire 390QS
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Picked up 4 6 volt golf cart batteries, interstate at Cosco about a year ago for $86 each which was the best deal we could fine. RV Dealers and auto parts stores wanted much more. Label and take pictures of cables before you remove the old ones. Skip
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01-08-2018, 09:17 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2014
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Picked up 4 L16 420 amp US battery batteries this April shipped from BatteriesASAP.com. I think it was about $950 for all delivered to my driveway
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Alex and Valerie
2014 Berkshire 400BH
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01-08-2018, 09:54 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Suffolk, Va.
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I have had good luck with Interstate and Exide.
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01-12-2018, 04:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AlexG
Picked up 4 L16 420 amp US battery batteries this April shipped from BatteriesASAP.com. I think it was about $950 for all delivered to my driveway
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Alex,
Please give us a report after you've driven with them for a while. FR won't assure me that my battery bay is strong enough to hold L16s, which weigh twice as much as GCs.
Some people got L16s new with their Berks, so they are OK. But there is no guarantee that all the battery bays are built to the same standard.
I'm thinking of enquiring from MoreRyde about their construction standards. I understand that FR sends Berks to them to build the chassis add-ons for the bays.
–Gordon
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01-12-2018, 06:54 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Madison, MS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NO3putt
Picked up 4 6 volt golf cart batteries, interstate at Cosco about a year ago for $86 each which was the best deal we could fine. RV Dealers and auto parts stores wanted much more. Label and take pictures of cables before you remove the old ones. Skip
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I did the same thing when I had my Berk. Picked up (4) 6 volt batteries from Sams club. If you check the water once per month they will last a few years.
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01-13-2018, 05:42 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: On the Road.
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What kind of batteries do I need
I learned long time ago that you get what you pay for. I stay with what the manufacturer recommends. When I can’t do it myself I have someone else to do it.
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01-13-2018, 10:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: On Another Adventure
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Which ever you get, pair them with an automatic water maintenance system and they will be so much easier to take care of.....
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01-14-2018, 05:44 PM
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Senior Member
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Hi Gordon,
Just came back from my second trip (about 4500 miles) with L16s and I did not see an issues with the weight. I was checking the compartment and it looks fine to me.
I measured the compartment's floor and made a cutout from plywood to completely cover it. The batteries went on the plywood. I feel it distributes the weight more evenly and also protects the metal floor from the spills.
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2014 Berkshire 400BH
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01-16-2018, 10:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Calgary
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Thanks for that update info Alex. I did go onto the MORryde website and made a query on the specs for the battery bay, but they haven't responded.
When I think about it, the 500 lb of L16 batteries is not outrageously high and it seems logical that the bay should hold them.
–Gordon
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01-17-2018, 02:51 PM
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Senior Member
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That' what I thought
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01-21-2018, 07:41 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Mechanicsburg - PA
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I also replaced this past spring with batteries from Sams.
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2013 Berkshire 390BH / 360hp
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01-21-2018, 11:59 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Southwestern Mi
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EJM4
I also replaced this past spring with batteries from Sams.
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Earl, which ones did you buy? I'm looking at the duracell egc2's.
Rich
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01-21-2018, 07:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Mechanicsburg - PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gasman94
Earl, which ones did you buy? I'm looking at the duracell egc2's.
Rich
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I just installed the GC2 as we don’t rely on the batteries too much.
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