gingerwain Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Hi all... I have 2 x 110Ah Banner batteries which I need to secure to the floor of my bus (2.5l Transit coach-converted 18-seater). Can anyone advise the easiest, MOT-friendly way to do this? I have envisioned ring bolts fixed to the floor with ratchet straps running through and over the top; some sort of clamp using the base lips on the batteries and bolting them down somehow through the floor; the scary thought of hammering a box together (which with my carpentry skills would be a joke) for them to sit in...in short, scratching my head! Online all I see are kits comprising 2 x J-hooks with butterfly nuts and a top bar across. That's all well and good if you have a battery base plate welded in, but I don't, so these would not work. I can't seem to source a base plate of the correct size to fix in first. I want to secure the batteries side-by-side into the footwell on the passenger front side of the cab just to the right of the wheel arch (no seat there of course). This is the only space I have for them and they would sit in there snuggly. Any ideas would be much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted February 25, 2015 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Hi gingerwain - have a word with a local steel fabricator / sheet metal workshop. They should be able to fabricate a metal tray to bolt through your floor with provision for the "J" bolts mountings on the tray up-stands. Don't forget you will need Battery vents hole(s) to the exterior of the vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retread24800 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Have a search on E-bay under battery box or battery tray, ie 110Ah battery box. Good source for HD fuses between the batteries, hold downs, etc. If the battery is a snug fit inside the box then secure the box to the vehicle, allow for the gassing tubes to exit under the floor. Edit ...wrong url. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 If there’s any concern about the MOT test, the simplest ploy would be to remove the leisure batteries prior to the test. While a tester MIGHT be critical of a poorly engineered method of restraining the batteries, that possibility would be avoided if no batteries were present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerwain Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 great - thanks for the advice. A local fellow is going to fabricate a tray; once on I will just build a simple box structure round them with a vent hole through the bulkhead.. Good one with the 'missing' batteries on MOT! Ebay were limited on trays that would accommodate the banners; the local guy is knocking one up for half the price of the Land Rover one that I felt might do the job...good advice re. checking out the local metal dude flicka :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebiker Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 he probably would not even notice as he is only testing the vehicle (class 4) so is only interested in those items that need to be safe on the vehicle pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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