[Farmall] It's Battery Time

[John Gustafson]

Roger,
For what its worth, stay with the 12 volt battery. I would take the time 
though to try and get the alternator (most 12 V  generators were in fact 
alternators) You won't hurt the starter motor unles you really sit there and 
grind on it and overheat it.  Generally, they spin so fast with 12 V that 
even a cranky engine fires quickly.

My son has a couple of 49/50 vintage running Ford  F6's. They can be very 
cranky with 12 volts particularly if they have not been started for a while. 
Slap a 12 volt battery to them and they light right off.

Best

John Gustafson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Moffat" <rogerkiwi at aol.com>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 10:00 PM
Subject: [Farmall] It's Battery Time


> Hi All
>
> I've got a Farmall Cub that I got from my father in law some 10 years
> ago. At some stage prior to that he had converted it to 12 volts, and
> it came with a 12 volt battery of at that time unknown to me age. It
> had a 12 volt coil and regulator mounted up under the hood over the
> engine to deal with the 12 volts, and a 12 volt generator added, which
> hasn't worked in forever since whatever it was he and my brother in
> law put on, the pulley didn't line up correctly, so the belt wouldn't
> stay on.
>
> Amazingly that battery has had the bad manners to now fail on me
> completely - despite me charging it every now and then so I could run
> the tractor from it LOL
>
> I have what I "think" is the original generator for it - I found it in
> his barn a while ago while looking around (he's passed on so I can't
> ask him if it's the right one). It has some red paint on it, and an
> oval label with
>
> Delco Remy
> 1101355 9F29
>
> on the plate, but I don't have a 6 volt generator, or coil, and am not
> sure of the condition of the magneto at all should that be put back
> into service either. I guess right now all it's used for is to
> distribute the spark
>
> I also don't know what damage 12 volts making that starter motor fly
> around might have done to it.
>
> So, the question I guess is, should I just take the easy way out and
> go buy a new 12 volt battery and put it in and carry on as before
>
> or
>
> should I get a 6 volt battery and then try to make it all work with
> the generator I have, after getting a regulator, and hoping the
> magneto is OK, and that the starter hasn't been too wounded by the
> extra juice it's been getting.
>
> The tractor is used for occasional work around our 3.3 acre property -
> either pulling a trailer, or using the amazing belly mounted blade, or
> occasionally the cultivator set I have for it to loosen up some
> ground. It's not intended for show - at least at this stage of my
> life, so it doesn't have to "be correct".
>
> Having just looked at Wenger's web site I'm thinking that the 12 volt
> battery is certainly the easiest thing, and will also by far be the
> cheapest thing - along with perhaps a concerted effort to get a
> generator belt to stay on by getting the pulleys lined up better so
> the new belt I've got will stay on, and perhaps charge the system
> somewhat while I use it.
>
> Appreciate any thoughts on this
>
> Cheers to All
>
> Roger
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