Car batteries?

I came across a couple car and sub pump back up batteries. Do the batteries need any prep work before taking them to the yard? Or will they take as is.

Thanks,
P.O.S.

The only thing about batteries is to make sure all the caps are on,so no acid gets on you!!!!!!

Fill um with water!

Originally Posted by sollozo45

Fill um with water!

Is that to dilute the acid or ???

Originally Posted by NewbyScrapper

Is that to dilute the acid or ???

Raises the weight of each battery, it soon adds up...

But all the battery buyers know this too. It'll give them a unforgivable & unforgetable image of you in their head from then on....

Do remember that 4WD & boat batterys are a lot heavier than normal car batterys, even when you take the size of the battery into account. (thicker lead & more cadmium)
If you are selling them these batterys, mention it to them as in passing conversation. Often the labels have rallen off & they can't notice the difference
Its info they want to know & they won't think you are trying to rip them off by putting extra water in them. (this senarao happened to me once, he figured it out after I'd left though)

Those 4WD & boat batterys also last between 1/2 & 3/4 as long as normal car batterys (so they get replaced more often...)

most scrap yards will rip you off on batteries.

a car battery is worth between $7-10 easily.

a truck battery is worth at least $10

I made a connection with a core buyer, sometimes i think he degrades some of my stuff that shouldn't be, but I get more than double my yards price.

The yard I go to is paying .25 a pound for them

On average I get .18- .22 lbs for Batteries. Still a shame the U.S. in general don't scrap household batteries like Sweden does.

Thanks for the replies. As always, this site is great.
POS

last time 14$ for one up here yards pay .35/pound for car batteries.

I like the water idea, why haven't I thought of that

Originally Posted by 1956

The only thing about batteries is to make sure all the caps are on,so no acid gets on you!!!!!!

When I was younger and in between jobs, I tried to sell cars. One day on the lot it was raining and the lot tech forgot about 4 batteries out in the rain. They were covered in plastic but still got wet. When he finally saw the batteries getting wet, he rushed to get them out of the rain and asked me to give him a hand. Rather than take them inside, he just decided to throw them into the back seat of a Tahoe till he could get back to them. The next morning there was holes eaten through the back seat (which I thought was leather) not to mention some holes in the shirt I was wearing. I'm sure glad that wasn't my idea, but I really was surprised what the acid from a batter can do in that short of a time.