Mighty Max Battery YTX9-BS 12V 8AH Replaces SLA for Power Sports Battery - 3 Pack Brand Product

I bought this battery as a replacement for an old Honda ATV. When the battery arrived I topped off the charge on a very low current charger and then left it attached to a tender for another couple of days until I got a chance to look at it. Before installing, I checked it with a battery meter. It checked at 225CCA at 80 deg F. So I was pretty happy so far given this is a 135CCA (spec) battery. Granted, an "official" CCA measurement would be done at a lower temperature, but the large margin over spec looks good compared to a lot of fresh batteries I've measured.Installing the battery turned out to be a little more trouble than it should have been - although it's more of a nuisance than anything else. It appears the terminals are a little larger than standard, although they can be made to work. Also the hardware (screws and nuts) are not right. Typically, when you slide the nut into the retention area of the terminal, the screw should be able to pass through the top of the terminal and reach the nut without having to lift the nut. Not the case here. The provided screws were too short even without passing the screw though the cable terminal end. I moved back to the screws and nuts that I just removed (the old screw was about a millimeter or so longer than the new screw), however the old screw couldn't reach the old nut either (once again without I tested it without passing the screw through the cable terminal end). Furthermore, my old ATV has formed terminals on the end of the battery cables to prevent them from spinning (basically the far end of the terminal end is bent over), however the cable terminal ends would not sit flush on the battery terminals with the screws inserted and tightened due to the form on the end. The formed ends sat on top of the terminal. So clearly the battery terminals are oversized (but still usable for me) as compared to prior battery brands that I've used.The battery did fit into the compartment space, although the retention bar was a little more bowed than usual when tightened downI'm giving it 4 stars because the CCA check was considerably above spec for this battery, which outweighed the inconvenience of installing it. The old Honda started fine with this battery, so we will see how long it lasts.

The connectors on the battery for the cables were too high and the screws too short. I had to pad underneath them with a piece of cardboard to raise the nut high enough for the screw to reach it. Battry was hard to install because it was slightly too tall despite being an exact swap.

I received my package today.

Battery worked like a champ in our 125fGreat price and good quality

Fast shipping and awesome product

product as described

Works fine

Works Perfectly , fits perfectly into my Honda generator !