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6V Batteries that Fit 1948 Cub

Postby 1948FCub » Mon Dec 04, 2017 11:22 am

Can someone provide me some 6V battery models/part numbers that fit the OEM Battery Box?
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Re: 6V Batteries that Fit 1948 Cub

Postby Slim140 » Mon Dec 04, 2017 11:30 am

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Re: 6V Batteries that Fit 1948 Cub

Postby Jim Becker » Mon Dec 04, 2017 11:38 am

Shane pointed at a group 1 battery, which is the original group size. Some people have run into a problem of a group 1 battery being too tall for their battery box. Because of that, some prefer to use the slightly smaller group 19L. I haven't seen the problem first hand. You may want to measure the height of your battery box and check it against the specs of a battery before you buy it.

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Re: 6V Batteries that Fit 1948 Cub

Postby Bill Hudson » Mon Dec 04, 2017 11:40 am

Bob in CT posted this information a while back and I saved it for times such as this:

There have been many questions about buying a 6v battery.

Batteries are identified by "Group Number" in the battery industry. Group number identifies the size of the battery and the location of the terminals. The 6 volt battery used in the Cub is the same as the old VW Bug 6 volt battery and they are still available as they are used in golf carts, floor machines, signs and many commercial applications. Ask for Group 19L or Group 1 and you will get a 6 volt battery that fits. You may then get choices on battery quality and the best measure of this is cold cranking amps or CCA. The higher the number the more plates in the battery and that means you have more "power" available especially in cold weather when battery capacity drops. You can buy batteries at Sears, NAPA, or any other battery retailer that will order a battery for you if they do not carry it on the shelf. Interstate Battery has them in their on-line catalog under vintage cars. Use VW as the lookup in their battery finder, but you need to look it up in the vintage car section to find it.

I have seen some 12 volt tractors with the wrong battery too. I think a lot of battery box covers and fronts are lost when the PO came home with a battery that was not the right size so the covers were set aside and eventually lost. The correct 12 volt battery is Group 26R.


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Re: 6V Batteries that Fit 1948 Cub

Postby Karl Bader » Mon Dec 04, 2017 12:45 pm

Bill Hudson wrote:Bob in CT posted this information a while back and I saved it for times such as this:

There have been many questions about buying a 6v battery.

Batteries are identified by "Group Number" in the battery industry. Group number identifies the size of the battery and the location of the terminals. The 6 volt battery used in the Cub is the same as the old VW Bug 6 volt battery and they are still available as they are used in golf carts, floor machines, signs and many commercial applications. Ask for Group 19L or Group 1 and you will get a 6 volt battery that fits. You may then get choices on battery quality and the best measure of this is cold cranking amps or CCA. The higher the number the more plates in the battery and that means you have more "power" available especially in cold weather when battery capacity drops. You can buy batteries at Sears, NAPA, or any other battery retailer that will order a battery for you if they do not carry it on the shelf. Interstate Battery has them in their on-line catalog under vintage cars. Use VW as the lookup in their battery finder, but you need to look it up in the vintage car section to find it.

I have seen some 12 volt tractors with the wrong battery too. I think a lot of battery box covers and fronts are lost when the PO came home with a battery that was not the right size so the covers were set aside and eventually lost. The correct 12 volt battery is Group 26R.


Bill


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Re: 6V Batteries that Fit 1948 Cub

Postby 1948FCub » Mon Dec 04, 2017 2:36 pm

Thx so much for all the info guys
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