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RonMar said well. I personally use an Interstate threaded Lugs/ They have a 1000 crank amps a piece/ Without looking I think the cable is 2/0 on both hot leg and ground/ No trouble whatsoever.Southeast Pamlico Volunteer Fire Dept in NC has a M1083 with the 4 6TL batteries which we would like to convert to two batteries. You mentioned using group31 commercial batteries, but what cranking amps are needed for reliable operation?
@dsl will add a thought..... on the engine add a block heater. Yeah you are in NC I know.... honestly though diesels are "heat" engines.... little pre-heat and they start soooooo easy with less wear on the engine, starter, and more. You can get thermostatic 110v switch wall plugs . it would turn block heater on for you... Being fire service you can get break away plugs sockets too like they have on the Ambulances.One last though I'd like to add since you are Fire Services related, since the truck isn't always running with the extra room you can install on the back wall a small 2 lead battery charger {3 or 6 amp) and install the 110 vac plug where the NATO connection is. If you want an Auto Eject you can go higher up on the bed. With the charger, batteries really get prolonged life and stay desulfated if the charger has that mode. Amazon sells them pretty reasonably or a marine charger company. Just a suggestion to take into consideration.
@dsl will add a thought..... on the engine add a block heater. Yeah you are in NC I know.... honestly though diesels are "heat" engines.... little pre-heat and they start soooooo easy with less wear on the engine, starter, and more. You can get thermostatic 110v switch wall plugs . it would turn block heater on for you... Being fire service you can get break away plugs sockets too like they have on the Ambulances.
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