Practically Classics Forum

hello chaps, the battery on my 1986 jcb 3cx has died.. ive had a look & all the information has gone, ah etc.. has anyone an idea what size/output i need??

Hi rich.

Contact JCB and they will give you the details or measure the battery and the terminal positions and you will find it on one of the battery supplier websites. Try Battery Dirstribution Group for a good price.

That should of course be distribution. 'Fat Digit Syndrome' strikes again!!

12 volt

Kin big one. HTH

4 CR2032s wired in series should do the trick

The farm's one is on loan at the moment so I can't check but if you can't get hold of JCB customer services (who are superb btw) then I'll ask Richard who is the fountain of all JCB knowledge for you tomorrow.

TerryG wrote:4 CR2032s wired in series should do the trick

you beat me to it,I was going to say double A. google "jcb 3cx 900 CCA/110 A/hr" will that do you?

My Fergy had a similar battery to Mother's Metro (I found that out when the METRO battery died!!); when that battery died (after about ten years), I was given a battery from a Transit - it made quite a difference! My little DB had an Escort van battery when I bought it. Mind you, it was a pain to start (it was an "addict" ). However, once I sorted the holed piston and rings (I actually put three pistons in - it's a 3-pot engine), it starts reasonably well (I should have rebored it or had liners fitted but that's too expensive for a toy).

I would suspect a 643 or 644 (depending on terminal arrangement) is a good starting* point; my big tractor has one or the other - but it starts almost better than the Golf, so isn't so dependant on a good battery.

*Sorry, I have just noticed the pun there..,

thanks chaps.. had a quote for a 110 ah battery €200 for a cheapie & €250 for a bosch... think i will struggle until i get back to blighty in a few weeks

Ouch, are batteries a rare commodity over in France? Try performancebatteries.co.uk