I could also use some advice about new bus batteries and related issues. The batteries that came with the bus are just barely able to hold enough charge to start. I'm looking at Duracell, which have the same footprint as my current batteries, but are sightly taller. The CCA are 975, and my current batteries are rated at 1000.
https://www.batteriesplus.com/productdetails/sli4a
I don't envision too many trips to cold places, so I think 2 of these will do fine for starting batteries.
But I also want some house batteries that will charge from the alternator. I'm thinking about more duracell:
https://www.batteriesplus.com/productdetails/SLIGC115
So what mostly concerns me here is whether it would be a good idea or not to put 2 of the above starting batteries AND 2 of the above golf cart batteries into the same OEM battery box on my TC 2000 RE.
All 4 batteries will fit footprint wise, with a bit of room to spare. The golf cart batteries are a couple of inches taller, so I will have to fabricate some new mounting brakets, but that's no big deal.
It's the 222 lbs of batteries part that concerns me. I wonder if the OEM battery box will be up to that load or if it will need to be strengthened or something. I have not yet taken it apart for a good look but I will.
Thanks for reading. Comments and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.