[AT] 12-volt conversion (OT)

[Dick Day]

First, again, let me thank all of you who replied to this request for help.

My buddy has several tractors. This '43 B is nicely restored but he decided 
to "pimp" it out with a wide, padded seat, chrome steering wheel, custom 
decals etc.

The lights that he thinks will look the best on it are chrome and 12-volt, 
so....

Thanks!

Dick


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dudley Rupert" <drupert at premier1.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 3:09 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] 12-volt conversion (OT)


> Given enough time, money and an over active imagination we can do most
> anything to our antique tractors.  We can convert them to 12-volt systems
> ... heck; we can even convert them to 24 volt if the fancy so strikes us.
>
> But, in their responses to this thread, Dean and Steve both asked the 
> "why"
> question which I've often asked myself.  I am curious ...can those of you
> who have made the 12-volt conversion tell us the reason why you did it?  I
> think all the six-volt tractors I have were initially introduced with 
> "hand
> starters" - i.e., crank or flywheel.  I expect these tractors to start, 
> even
> with a half dead battery, with just a couple of turns of the flywheel.  If
> they don't I check corrosion/cables/points/etc but I've never seen a
> need/reason to convert to 12 volts.  Of course, I can understand that if
> you've added a bunch of lights or say a cab with a heater with a big 
> blower
> motor then you may need more current generation capability and that could 
> be
> a reason when going to a bigger generator to just go to 12 volt while 
> you're
> at it.
>
> Thanks -
> Dudley
>
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