Battery for Dump Trailer

[Cart-Away]

We are looking for recommendations for a good battery in our DumpKing trailers. They are each electric/hydraulic.
We have recharging units in the box so that they can be charged up when they are parked at the store. We have not found a satisfactory long life battery. What have you found that works?
These trailers are used as "free" delivery units for customers when they purchases landscape materials from the store, so the trailers do get a bit of abuse.

[Ramairfreak98ss]

We are looking for recommendations for a good battery in our DumpKing trailers. They are each electric/hydraulic.
We have recharging units in the box so that they can be charged up when they are parked at the store. We have not found a satisfactory long life battery. What have you found that works?
These trailers are used as "free" delivery units for customers when they purchases landscape materials from the store, so the trailers do get a bit of abuse.

So you "lend" these trailers out to landscape customers to haul around supplies? damn, for free? The one i got is a double hydraulic ram setup with a 7x14' body, moves slow and sucks some power, about 300amps @ 12v going up with a heavy load. I think it has a marine deep cycle Interstate battery, personally if you can fit it, id say use dual batteries if using the dump a lot on em.

I know even with my diesel 06 f350 pulling mine, if i dump more often than every 1hr worth of driving it will severly suck the power down on the battery before it charges it back up. Only other thing would be to hook up some sort of heavier wire like a Salt spreader uses so you can recharge the battery faster like the trucks charge their own engine battery.

[Petr51488]

Mine has a marine battery in it, and i'm pretty sure my truck slowly charges the battery when its connected.

[flykelley]

If it was me I would buy a Yellow Top, or better known as a Optima battery. Not cheap but well worth the money.

Regards Mike

[Merlin300]

I also use a Interstate marine battery and I have had no problems with it. The only charge it has got is from the truck while hooked up.

[BrandonV]

If it was me I would buy a Yellow Top, or better known as a Optima battery. Not cheap but well worth the money.

Regards Mike

I second this, hold up the the bouncing around much better than a traditional battery.

[seabee1]

get a group 21 deep cycle battery .they are meant to be continuously discharged and charged .exide or battery's plus .

[Cart-Away]

We appreciate all the advice. We will test these suggestions. Our trailers need to be ready to roll several times a day as the landscapers and homeowners come and go with these dump trailers delivering the bulk goods to their job sites. We call this service "WE LOAD, YOU DELIVER" and it is a great benefit to those who don't want to pay delivery or wait on the trucks. It also saves contractors from investing in their own bulk dump trailers. A better battery system will insure that no one is stuck not being able to dump their load.

[Ramairfreak98ss]

get a group 21 deep cycle battery .they are meant to be continuously discharged and charged .exide or battery's plus .

Yeah, mines a group 21 i know of. I too second the Exide, not the walmart crap either, get either "expensive" Orbitals like i have in one of my Pontiacs or their normal wet deep cycle, they too by far have one of the best and easiest warranties.

I had two fail in a shorter amount of time 1 and 2.5 years later, even the 2.5 year one they replaced at their warehouse in PA north of Philly, just gave me a new one and a receipt of exchange. The 1yr old orbital, not sure if it had a problem from the getgo, it was never powerful, havnt tried the new one yet b/c the car has been sitting. Ive heard others with the orbitals and they love them, cheaper than yellow or red tops too because they make more.

[Oasis-Outdoor]

+ 1 on the Optima batteries. You will pay more than conventional batteries, but well worth the initial investment in the long run.

[dcwservices]

Check your local sports store or marine store. I purchased a small solar panel charger that i mounted to the top lid of my battery box. Using that and the charge that the battery gets from my truck, I havent put a charger on the battery in the past 5 months.
I think I paid $20.00 for it and it has a negative and positive alligator clip that connects to the battery. Very easy install.

[seabee1]

that's kinda neat !

[jaybird24]

Optima marine deep cycle will do the trick. Why are they going dead? If it is properly hooked up to a vehicle it should be charging. Another thing- if they are pulling loads like in the picture, do you make sure they have a trailer brake system in their vehicle, or do you lend them the vehicle also? For insurance purposes and the safety of everyone on the road I would not let them leave without a brake system. Not trying to be accusatory- it just seems difficult to monitor the use in this manner.

[DUSTYCEDAR]

put in 2 yellow tops and youll be fine

[GravelyNut]

Delco Marine Deep Cycle or a Rolls railroad grade deep cycle battery.

[02DURAMAX]

Optimas a Great!!!

[Cart-Away]

Jaybird24 has expressed a concern for braking safety. Thanks for your comments. The Cart-Away Supply trailers all come equipped with surge brakes to eliminate the need for electrical brake controllers. Surge brakes are common in rental duty trailers in the US and we have over 2000 trailers on the road using this system. When a customer comes in for some soil or ready-mix they get to use the delivery trailer at no-charge. This requires that our brakes work on a great variety of towing units. One of the other unique features of our system is that regular customers at Cart-Away Supply earn rental credit that they can use to rent any number of support tools and equipment for their jobs. It is sort of like Gillette razors, you buy the blades and they throw-in the handle. Cart-Away Supply customers purchase materials at the store and we throw-in the tools to make the project run smoothly. The entire Cart-Away Supply concept is to save people time and money in completing the best projects in the community.

[Riley Lawn Service]

i would go with an optima battery for sure, when my mopar battery in my truck craps out im going to put dual optima yellow tops with a dual battery isolator. but one or two of those would surely power your trailer easily.

[dcwservices]

why do these pics look weird?