Geo-TH,in

[Brown Dirt Cowboy]

Geo with discussions on batteries and you being a fan of Rural King do you know who makes the batteries for RK? Thanks

 

[Mule Meat]

Exide

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Exide

Yes Exide.
Exide Technologies, LLC, an American battery manufacturing company, typically makes Rural King batteries. In 1888, Exide started as an electric storage battery company. Now, Exide Technologies, LLC, has become one of the leading battery manufacturing companies in the USA.
Menards sells ACDelco® Advantage™ 24 Automotive
I bought a Delco AGM from Summit Racing a $100 below any local dealer.
I read you should only use AGM battery in newer cars with Start/Stop feature.
I replaced my car's battery with the same Delco AGM battery it came with.
I've gotten away from wet cell batteries because they are prone to corroded terminals.

I have bought a few FVP sealed lawn mower batteries from Menards. I look for the larger sealed mower battery. They last longer and the acid doesn't splash out.
Every spring Rural King and Menards have a sale on mower batteries. I will buy extra mower batteries when on sale. Mower batteries only go bad when the battery is not on sale.
The FVP batteries do not have one single manufacturer. Most of the batteries they sell are produced by ATLASBX America Corporation and Exide.
BTW, I take my Midtronics conductivity tester to the store and buy the best battery.
This tester can also detect a defective cell.
Each to their own. That's all I have to say about that. Forrest Gump.

 

[DoubleO7]

Exide is now Stryten Energy

 

[Geo-TH,In]

Exide is now Stryten Energy

Exide Technologies reborn as Stryten Manufacturing and Element Resources​

So the owner has changed. Does the new owner make batteries in the old Exide plants?
What do they call the battery Exide or Stryten?

 

[DoubleO7]

What do they call the battery

If you got the dough, they will label it however you want it.

 

[Eman85]

Old Exide plant in Bristol,TN has been empty for a while.