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Changing the chassis battery in a 2019 mid-bath
Hi,

I'm currently in an RV park outside of Chattanooga Tennessee and need to replace the chassis battery. I removed the cables from the battery posts, but I can't figure out what's holding the battery in place. Can someone who's done this please let me know what the trick is?

As always, thanks in advance.

Bill Moss
2019 MB and 2010 Honda Fit
Re: Changing the chassis battery in a 2019 mid-bath
Reply #1 –
There should be a rubber wedge holding it in place on the battery tray. You will need an extension on your ratchet to reach it if I recall correctly.
Joe B.
2008 26ft  grey/white Rear Bath
NE88 caravan club
Re: Changing the chassis battery in a 2019 mid-bath
Reply #2 –
Thanks for the tip. I found the post that was holding down the battery and got the battery out and went to O'Reilly Auto parts and got a new battery.

The hardest thing was lifting the battery out since it didn't have a strap on it. Had to make a makeshift strap.
2019 MB and 2010 Honda Fit
Re: Changing the chassis battery in a 2019 mid-bath
Reply #3 –
Hi Bill;  I keep the old straps from batteries I take in for recycling.  Mostly Interstate (Costco), and they all seem to use the same type of strap. A flat bladed screwdriver is used to release the strap.  My LD chassis battery has enough room to retain the strap. My other cars need the strap removed where they sit in their niche in the firewall.   RonB
RonB (Bostick) living in San Diego
Original owner of "Bluebelle" a '99 TKB
Re: Changing the chassis battery in a 2019 mid-bath
Reply #4 –
Glad you figured it out, Bill. Too late to help now but here are some photos of when I did my 2017 last October.
Greg & Victoria
2017 Mid-Bath  “Nocona” towing a manual 2015 Forester
Previously a 1985 TK
SKP #61264
Re: Changing the chassis battery in a 2019 mid-bath
Reply #5 –
"The hardest thing was lifting the battery out ..."

I can commiserate with that! Those things are NOT light and that is the most awkward position imaginable for a man standing on the ground.   :o   :( 
Steve S.
Lazy Bones & Cedar
2004 30'IB (Island Bed)
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery
Live for the day!
Re: Changing the chassis battery in a 2019 mid-bath
Reply #6 –
True! But it helps if you stand on something. I carry a folding plastic step stool, and have found that it makes changing a vehicle battery less painful. (And comes in handy for lots of other uses.) I like these stools because they fold flat and take up very little storage space.
Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: Changing the chassis battery in a 2019 mid-bath
Reply #7 –
"But it helps if you stand on something [like a folding stool]."

 ;D Yup, and I was standing on my stool, but at that point in time my physical abilities were on a slippery slope!  ::)   ;)
Steve S.
Lazy Bones & Cedar
2004 30'IB (Island Bed)
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery
Live for the day!
Re: Changing the chassis battery in a 2019 mid-bath
Reply #8 –
Quote from: Andy Baird  - 
True! But it helps if you stand on something. I carry a folding plastic step stool, and have found that it makes changing a vehicle battery less painful. (And comes in handy for lots of other uses.) I like these stools because they fold flat and take up very little storage space.

Andy - they also come in handy when your better half is 5' tall and needs to reach something in the upper shelves!  LOL
2013 31' Silver Twin Bed
Semi-retired 6/21....
Re: Changing the chassis battery in a 2019 mid-bath
Reply #9 –

I should have mentioned that I also use two of the aforementioned 9" high folding stools to prop up my portable solar suitcase at a convenient sun-catching angle.

Also, I recently bought a broader 4" high folding step stool built on the same principles. Four inches aren't much, but this one has a different purpose: in situations where I'm camping on a slope and my entry step is high, it provides a "step before the step" that makes entry and exit more comfortable.

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Andy Baird
2021 Ford Ranger towing 2019 Airstream 19CB
Previously: 1985 LD Twin/King "Gertie"; 2003 LD Midbath "Skylark"
Re: Changing the chassis battery in a 2019 mid-bath
Reply #10 –

Andy, quite a bit more moolah but this is the stool we purchased for those uneven situations:

Amazon.com: Homeon Wheels RV Steps Adjustable Height Aluminum Folding...


We also have one of the plastic folding stools for inside the rig. :)

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Greg & Victoria
2017 Mid-Bath  “Nocona” towing a manual 2015 Forester
Previously a 1985 TK
SKP #61264
Re: Changing the chassis battery in a 2019 mid-bath
Reply #11 –
"...this is the stool we purchased for those uneven situations..."

WOW! I'm really impressed!

That new version is so much more sophisticated than my old (similar) model there's hardly any comparison. Because my legs were too long for my usage I had to shorten them with the aid of a bandsaw.  :D
Steve S.
Lazy Bones & Cedar
2004 30'IB (Island Bed)
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery
Live for the day!