Dead battery

Killed the Bosch Battery this week in my 2.25D, 1973!

What you people recommending to crank these over and get them running?

Not checked dimensions yet but this looked good???

663 Numax Commercial Battery 12V 110AH - Commercial Vehicle Battery - Numax Commercial Battery Range

cheers all
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Numax are the cheaper end of batteries, however a 110 is about right in my opinion for a diesel, I think an 85 is standard but the extra amps you'll be glad of on a cold January morning.

Just been paid so nearly time to purchase!

Would this be better?, think it was advised in another thread

Type 019 Varta Blue Dynamic Car Battery 12V 95Ah (Short Code: G3) (Varta DIN: 595 402 080) - Car Batteries - Varta Car Batteries

or anyone else got a better choice for around the ton mark?

Advice always appreciated!

Yep, thats a good 'un..its the CCA's you want to look for..higher the better..800 on that one...that'll get it started.

Get a type 663 lorry/tractor batt of about 750 cca[cold cranking amps].

I think its these ones I have in my Disco 200Tdi

Numax CXV27MF Sealed Leisure Battery 12V 96Ah 900MCA 500 Cycles XV27MF - Leisure Batteries - Numax Leisure Batteries

They are on the offroad machine so can go for two weeks sometimes without starting and these get it going every time.

I have two running through an Xeng split charge for the winch. Never failed me.

I have one of the above on my punto runabout, overkill but it was handy at the time, doesnt struggle to start the little sewing machine lump.
Strictly speaking its not a leisure battery, its a marine battery, leisure battery's are not meant for serious discharge like cranking an engine, whereas a car or marine battery can, the advantage of a marine batt is that if you do flatten it you wont screw it like you would a standard car battery.
Blah, blah blah, bettert shut up.

I used to run Marine/start batts rated at 1000cc on my lowrider - all linked up to a sexy 96v fer the hydraulics...

Used a spare one in the mates truck the other day - b.e.a.utiful