> .... The backs of one's hands have thin skin and bleed profusely.

Yup. BTDT. Once (sometimes I learn) Hence the strap type "handles" I added.
Chock all that up to newbness at the time.

Thanks for mentioning the battery hold down thing.
I meant to do so.
Each of my buses did not c/w the hold downs.
I ended up making a metal bracket hold down of sorts.

Neil.

On 7/7/15, mcneely4@cox.net <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:hj

> The "correct" battery, that has the foot to fit the factory bracket, has a
> handle on it from the factory to facilitate holding it and lowering it into
> the compartment.  Without a handle, your hands have to hold the battery by
> the sides or ends to lower it into place, and they suffer from being
> scraped.  The backs of one's hands have thin skin and bleed profusely.
> mcneely

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