Originally Posted by
bluebruin
I have a 1999 conquest 8x8. When I bought the machine last year, the guy had a Duralast 51-DL battery in it. $117 at Autozone. Only 425 CCA (cold cranking amps) and 75 mins of reserve capacity. It never worked great when cold out, especially at my cabin at 11,000ft. This summer it crapped out. Won't hold a charge. Just replaced it with an Optima 8025-160 25 RedTop Starting Battery. Only $140 on amazon with free ship. Not bad! 720 CCA and 90 minutes of reserve. Its CCA that helps in cold weather, so I am hoping it works better this winter. I just fired it up and it started instantly! Sweet. I had to trim the plastic casing top and bottom of the battery, but the 6-pack part of the casing fit between the two threaded rods on the battery tray, so I was able to reuse the stock mounting. just in case anybody out there is looking for more starting amps.