What kind of battery?

[tower]

I ran a yellow top in my '96 Tahoe for years in snow with lots of big lights & flashers. Loved that battery. Ran it dead several times, but it kept coming back. My original (03' H2) battery crapped out in winter of '06 when I was living in CO, with sub zero temps, alwats parked outside in the snow and not run every day. I would have replaced it with a yellow top (battery was out of warranty) but my wife took it to the dealer, batted her eyelashes and got it replaced for free! If I ever get around to putting in a winch, I will probably go to a dual yellow top setup. But that is great info about Auto Zone and a great price!

[IRA51]

My battery guy (Chet) says there are 2 manufactures of the group 79 batterys that are a direct replacement for the H2, Jhonson controle and Exide and he thinks that Jhonson controle mages the Delco and Exide makes the Autozone. anyway the deal is those 2 make them for everyone and they get labled to what the reseller wants. the big new yellow top Optima is top post only so if you want the exact right size and 880 cca with side posts you are stuck with a group 79. Chet just got me a new Jhonson controle labled Armor Plate made in april 07. when I asked him about the Optima he told me he would get me one but the 79 was the way to go.I have been buying batterys from him for 8 years and he has never steered me wrong yet. he done me a favor and sold me the new group 79 at his cost $34.50 because I sold him a couple of cases of M855 ammo in jan of 07 $50.00 a case less than he could get . so it looks like Autozone and the rest are makeing an nice profit ,but you get a nice long warrentee. any way if you want a exact fit your stuck with a group 79. my Optima must have been getting ready to take a dump because it wasn't spinning the starter as fast as it used to ,and the new battery realy spins the starter much faster than the Optima ever did . I sure wish Optima would make a direct replacement.