4 battery hold down

**Frank S** · May 17, 2020, 11:42 AM

it seems our truck is morphing into an RV more and more each time we do anything to it.
While most truck drivers want to cut as much weight as possible out of their trucks because after all the payload is what pays the bills.
But Bob has always been more in the position to pick and choose what get hauled on his rig and what does not.
A while back we mounted an auxiliary power unit on the truck to provide 120v AC/ keep the batteries charged and other things We have a roof top RV air-conditioner / heater, microwave TV, refrigerator laptop/ scanner-printer-fax machine plus other accessories so the generator runs quite often when the truck is parked and has to run to power the 120v equipment so to counter this a little we decided to add a 3000/6000 watt inverter but this would put a lot of strain on the existing batteries in the truck So I added a battery box to hold 4 additional duel purpose batteries but there was no hold down so yesterday I made a hold down so we could install the batteries
I started out with an old bed frame for the materials to make the hold down out of

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This is what I came up with then painted it with KBS stainless steel top coat spray paint

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the rear lock downs open

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and closed

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having the right tools to makeup cables is a must for me

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then protecting them from arcing/ wear and sealing out moisture with shrink tubing insures long life

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All he has to do now is buy 3 more new batteries and he will be nearly set

**DIYer** · May 17, 2020, 01:43 PM

Thanks Frank S! We've added your Battery Hold Down to our Automotive category,
as well as to your builder page: Frank S's Homemade Tools. Your receipt:

Battery Hold Down by Frank S

tags: battery

**IntheGroove** · May 18, 2020, 09:06 PM

I've always been a big fan of using bed frame angle iron for many jobs. And it's always free...

**jdurand** · May 18, 2020, 09:29 PM

I've found the hydraulic crimpers make a nice little press if you take the dies out. Mine has a C shape, one die attached to the top of the C and the other to the piston with magnets.

**Frank S** · May 18, 2020, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by jdurand

I've found the hydraulic crimpers make a nice little press if you take the dies out. Mine has a C shape, one die attached to the top of the C and the other to the piston with magnets.

I have one of the C type as well but it is way larger than the little 16 ton unit I used