Coach Batteries

[garyde]

Here are some photos of my removal of the existing Batteries today.

http://picasaweb.google.com/garydein...y=p8XaXLN6Lco#

It took about 3 hours to remove the 4 old Batteries and install the 4 new ones. With a 10 foot stick of 2 inch rigid conduit, 2' unistrut, and a Jack stand & rollers, I was able to do this solo.

[Ray Davis]

Now THAT is engineering!

[MangoMike]

GD,

I stand corrected.

You're not a sissie.

mm

[Jon Wehrenberg]

Brilliant, not only for figuring a method to do it, but for its simplicity.

What the photos do not show is all of the work leading up to the replacement and then the re-installation of all that had to be disassembled and removed just to get access to each individual battery. Great job.

[JIM CHALOUPKA]

Very, Very, nice Gary. Clean and simple.

JIM

[truk4u]

Great job Gary, you make it look easy!

[JIM CHALOUPKA]

Gary, wondering, do your new batts have the same terminals as the old?
How easy was it to get the new batts?

JIM

[rfoster]

I am impressed. I thought Left Coasters required a lot of help. I stand corrected for the maybe the first time in my life. Add that to your resume.

All kidding aside. you did great.

[Kevin Erion]

Gary, if I didn't know better, I would think you are an Electrical Contractor! What at great Idea!

[garyde]

The Lifeline batteries are 162 lbs each (GDL-8DA) http://www.lifelinebatteries.com/rvd...ebatteries.php
A little heavier than the Deka Gel Batteries.
I had them shipped to my office and the shipper dropped them into the back of my Truck.
I had looked into several other methods of removing and replacing my batteries but here was nothing I could find that would reach into the center of the storage bay so I spent a while assembling my Pole and Lever method.