[AT] OT: Flashback - Early Farmers Building County Roads

[Cecil Bearden]

Larry & others.

I have been working on small engines for fire pumps for the last month.  I 
have 3 ONAN, the old CCKB series that have the internal flywheel type 
alternator.   They use a regulator (3 wires) and a rectifier (2 wires) 
mounted outside.  I am missing the regulator on one and both on the other 2. 
Onan later used a 20 amp regulator on the P series that has 3 connectors. 
My question is has anyone replaced the earlier models with the later model 
regulator.  Since Cummins bought out ONAN, parts for ONAN are ridiculously 
expensive.  The rectifier and regulator boxes are $83 each!!!!!!!  The one I 
want to replace it with would only cost me $20.  I also thought of using an 
old external regulator from a 60's model Chevy.  I am just stumped on this 
one, and I know I should not be...   Can anyone give me a little help???

I found a discussion of ONAN charging systems Here: 
www.simpletractors.com/service/onan_electrics.htm

Cecil in OKla
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
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Subject: RE: [AT] OT: Flashback - Early Farmers Building County Roads


>
> The first image at the site Walt mentions shows an item similar to what
> I thought was originally asked about on this thread.  That's only the
> second one I remember seeing that had a double tree on it though.  What
> I remember seeing in use back in the 40's was narrower, had two handles
> (for one man operation) and was set up for a single horse or mule.  My
> grandfather used one of the non-patented slip scoops to excavate the
> basement under the farmhouse in Colorado in 1905 with a mule.  They were
> dangerous because you really needed three hands to operate one.  You
> adjusted the tilt with both hands on the handles.  That meant that you
> had to buckle the reins together and sling them over one shoulder or
> around your neck.  That was OK as long as the harness didn't break.  We
> borrowed George Gilleff's slip scoop and one of his Belgians to do some
> leveling prior to adding to the barn.  Dad made my brothers and me work
> as a team with one on the handles and another on the reins because if
> something happened to the hitch or the harness you could end up dead
> real quick.
>
> I drive by TSC and see that they have recent incarnations of that tool
> for sale that are set up for three-point operation.
>
> The rotary type that Sears used to sell was always a tractor-drawn piece
> of equipment and I think its actual name was Tumble Bug.
>
> JM2CW
>
> Larry
>
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> DAVIESW739 at aol.com
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>
> In a message dated 1/26/2006 2:11:16 P.M.  Pacific Standard Time,
> gwill at toast.net writes:
> Ken,
>
> In our area they  were known as "slip scrapers".  A "Fresno" was a
> concrete
> finishing  tool... a trowel with a long handle so the work could be done
> standing.   I sold mine at auction in 1999 and don't miss it at all!  In
> fact, I  don't miss any of my concrete tools.
>
> George  Willer
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>
>
> George  try this site it might help refresh your  memory.
>
> http://valleyhistory.org/FindingAids/FresnoScraper/FresnoScraper.html
>
> Walt  Davies
> Cooper Hollow Farm
> Monmouth, OR 97361
> 503 623-0460
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