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Anyone upgrade to newer 8 Volt Trojan Traveler or Ranger batteries?

what your experience and cost?

Who sells them near TV
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Hi Bob

I had Rangers installed in Novmber by the Battery Boys...huge improvement. With the move they are far from broken in but my best guess is 60-65 miles on a charge.

If you want to discuss, call me.

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I had rangers installed In March of 2015. They were a couple hundred $ more than the Trojans batteries previously considered top of the line. I have been very happy with the performance and expect them to continue to perform well.

Battery Boys did a great job of installing them in my Custom California Roadster. It was a snug fit, and required a creative approach.

Both my husband and I have been super pleased with Battery Boys. My hubby had an issue with the charger for his cart and Battery Boys went out of the way to check it out and keep the cost down. When he went to pay for the work with a credit card, the guy from Battery Boys said he didn't want to put the $25 charge on a credit card. (too small to justify the fee from the credit card company) Bill only had $15 in cash and the Battery Boys guy was happy to take that. They are just great guys with which to do business.
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Anyone upgrade to newer 8 Volt Trojan Traveler or Ranger batteries?

what your experience and cost?

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I had Ranger batteries installed by Battery Boys. Love them. They were $1155.00 including some extra work done because of some corrosion in the battery well.

I've gone 46 miles on one charge and still had plenty left.

The batteries give you 160 minutes of running time on a flat straightway. At 20 mph that's about 54 miles. I've been told that people have gotten up to 70 miles out of a charge, but I can't confirm that.
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I think I'll give them a try, just need to shop for a good price.

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Best price so far is $150 ea does that sound right?
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I had Ranger batteries installed by Battery Boys. Love them. They were $1155.00 including some extra work done because of some corrosion in the battery well.

I've gone 46 miles on one charge and still had plenty left.

The batteries give you 160 minutes of running time on a flat straightway. At 20 mph that's about 54 miles. I've been told that people have gotten up to 70 miles out of a charge, but I can't confirm that.
Can you quantify what had plenty left means? Do you have any idea of pack voltage after the ride? This is a sincere question, not trying to dismiss the 46 mile run at all. IMO there a a big difference between the pack being at 48 volts versus 47 volts after that ride. This is important for me as a part of maintenance when comparing options.

It is good timing as I am guessing I will be in the market soon and I do not know many folks that have the set who could provide some real data.

I paid about $750 for a set of T890 four years ago, not sure what they are cost now. I should be able to find some data on how far that pack goes to discharge 50% and would love to compare against a ranger set.

Sadly one of mine has a dead cell. The rest seems pretty solid, so hopefully can get a used battery from BB to get me some more time... before having to decide.
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I'm certainly not an expert on batteries. but I understand that you need to have a digital meter to show max charge and will then read the charge digitally as it decreases with use. I think those meters are a couple hundred bucks to add on. But that may be old information.

I know I can go from Pinellas near Bonifay to Spanish Springs, run errands at Walmart on 466 and play a round of golf without worrying about running out of juice.

I don't have an odometer, but like Winston O Boogie, I can cover a lot of territory with confidence.
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Not to change the subject, but I had my electric cart converted to Lithium Ion Power cells by AGC and now get 140+ mile range per charge. It's not cheap, but worth it to us because of the money we already have invested in this custom cart.
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like $1800?
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140 miles on a charge, that will get you to Daytona and back......and I question that you drive that far. Easier to spend $1800 ish rather than plug in? Too much money to justify....unless of course money is not an issue.
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I bet the cost was more like $3000.

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140 miles on a charge, that will get you to Daytona and back......and I question that you drive that far. Easier to spend $1800 ish rather than plug in? Too much money to justify....unless of course money is not an issue.
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I'll go with the rangers and my solar, for less than that.

70+ miles on a charge is enough drive time.
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I priced lithium before deciding to go to a gas cart. I was told don't buy cheap when it came to lithium. The prices ranged from $2,000 to $4,000 and it was suggested to purchase a charger designed for lithium; albeit they indicated that I could use my existing charger.

I also priced Rangers and was quoted $1,000 installed. My repair guy told me that he preferred the analog meters to digital

I decided to go gas even though I hate the additional noise because no matter what I paid for batteries they would all diminish in ability to hold a charge and eventually reduce distance. Like my car i would not let the gas gauge go below half and I ensure they are well maintained
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i'll go with the rangers and my solar, for less than that.

70+ miles on a charge is enough drive time.
prove it! Prove it! Prove it!
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