> .... 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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