I removed my batteries to charge them at home and the previous owner had a number of pieces of wood in the box. They had been there for years. They were between the four group 31 batteries (one box on each side of the truck).
My first thought was to throw the wood away, but I suspect these are here for a reason.
Cooling?
Lift the battery out of water?
The first pic is the driver's side battery box. I don't have a pic of the wood; it was just some some cut 2x8. Ignore the white pvc pipe in the picture; it just happened to be laying on the box.
The passenger side battery box is shown with the metal lid (under the shovel).
Why did the po use wood in the battery box?
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Probably 2 reasons; to keep the batteries from moving and to prevent galvanic corrosion which is caused from dissimilar metals coming in contact with each other.
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More than likely, when this truck was new there was ‘hold down brackets’ to prevent the batteries from bouncing around.
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Batteries are heavy. A lot of battery boxes are made out of thin material. A piece of wood under the batteries helps distribute the weight of the batteries.
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How is the metal in the bottom of said box?
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Lots of older trucks used wood box floor and battery seperators from the factory. Just like many had plywood cab floors. They actually rotted less then the aluminum and steel ones. Battery acids will eat thru aluminum pretty quickly even if the batts or sitting on rubber mats.
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I use a big thick
Mudflap. And a small ratchet strap. Old hold downs alway get corroded and make changing batteries a hassle. A piece of rubber or old memory foam between them doesn’t hurt. Spacing seems to keep them in place, firmly on the bottom. A small piece of wood on top in the middle of both helps also. -
I will lift out the pan which is on the bottom of the battery box.Last edited: Nov 6, 2021
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