Don Foreman wrote:
On Sun, 13 Feb 2011 18:10:46 -0600, Ignoramus9135

My truck battery is dying, and I was wondering if there is such as
thing as a "better battery", or are they all created the same. Thnks

They certainly are not all the same.

Interstate makes good batteries.

Surprisingly enough, I was amazed at how good Ford OEM batteries were
when we had Fords. I replaced them at age 8 just because I couldn't
believe they'd lasted that long in MN. The replacements were still
going strong when we replaced the cars at ages 14 and 15.

I've also had this kind of "luck" with DieHard batteries. The only
batteries I've _ever_ had to replace have been used or off-brand,
and every DieHard I've ever bought has outlived the car that I put
it in and somehow parted company with.

I guess you could call this an endorsement of DieHards, but I'm not
getting any kickbacks or anything. :-)

Disclaimer: these were ordinary car batteries - truck batteries might
have different parameters or something.

Cheers!
Rich