[Farmall] Converting to 12 v system on Cub

[John Hall]

Takes a big man to admit that. I couldn't help but laugh. The original 
lights on my combine sometimes don't burn. So I bang and wiggle them until 
they do. If I weren't in the field and losing daylight I'd clean them. I 
never think about it when I have the time. I added 12 volt halogen lights to 
shine right in fron of the header. The originals are about onl useful to 
keep you from running into the truck..

Which brings me to a question. Anybody ever managed to put halogen lights on 
a 6 volt system so you could see adequate enough to work safely at night, 
such as mow or plow snow?

John Hall
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Hass" <gkhass at avci.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 12:14 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Converting to 12 v system on Cub


>
> I changed my 49 Cub to 12 volts several years ago. The immediate reason 
> was a dead battery, also I had the cut-out regulator which I was not happy 
> with. I hand cranked it for several months before converting it; mag 
> ignition. I used a delco one wire alternator and I think the same belt and 
> generator pulley. As mentioned by someone else , you must make a new 
> mounting bracket and it must be just so in order for the alternator to fit 
> under the hood ( trial and error).  I saw one at a show that stuck up too 
> high and the owner put the hood on and beat it with a hammer  around the 
> alternator and left a big ugly bulge of the alternator in the hood. 
> Personally, I thought someone should have kicked his a_ _  ; but thats 
> just my opinion. Other reasons for changing to 12 volts were, cheaper 
> batteries and headlights, ability to jump start other equipment, and the 
> ability to run other twelve volt equipment such as small sprayers etc. 
> Also,  mine is a working tractor so I am not too concerned with keeping it 
> 100% original,  although I try not to change it too much.
> And finally, I hate to admit this, but after I had bought the 12 volt 
> stuff and was starting to remove the 6 volt stuff I found the ground loose 
> where it fastened to the tractor ( yes, Farmer I know what you always say, 
> but I was so sure I knew what I was doing that I didn't  take your 
> advice). Just to satisify myself, I tightened the ground, pulled the 
> starter, and to my surprise, it fired right up, nothing wrong but the 
> ground. However, because I had the new parts and had made the decision to 
> convert I went ahead and did it. I am happy I did it because of the above 
> reasons, but it turned out it would not have been a must do type of thing.
> Greg Hass
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