[AT] 8-volt batteries in 6-volt tractors

[Richard Fink Sr]

And if you did own a caddy it would not start on 6 volts. I had a 49 caddy 
convertible big v8 and one out of every 10 tries it would start on 6 volt. 
As you all will remember there was not a starter generator shop on every 
other corner then to keep them in tip top condition. Always kept a spare 6 
in the trunk to hook in series if we wanted to use it a lot.
MHO
R Fink
PA




At 12:21 AM 3/10/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>Larry you must be awfully young, 12 volts came out in the early to mid
>fifties.  Most autos didn't have anything but lights and most of them 
>were  small.
>Radios and heaters were an option until about 53 and even then  on some cars
>they were. Power windows what are those.  No the 12 volts came  about to 
>start
>the higher compression engines and small overhead V-8s not to run  all kinds
>of electrical things because unless you were rich and owned a Caddy  that 
>stuff
>just didn't exist.
>
>Walt  Davies
>Cooper Hollow Farm
>Monmouth, OR 97361
>503 623-0460
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