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<p>Just FYI you can use a 12 volt generator on a 6 volts system as
long as the regulator is 6 volt. I did this several times when we
put an 8 volt battery in a 6 volt system Lights work better too.
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Cecil<br>
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sans-serif;">Steve,
<div>Carl has responded, and he is a lot more learned
about this stuff than me. I will just tell you what I
did..... on my Dad's 45 Model A Deere (6 volt) and two
other six volt tractors, including a 45 BR. I don't
know if your 47 is 6 or 12 volt. If it is 6 volt, I
believe that the suggested wires are a little on the
light side, though it is in my DNA to overbuild most
things. On my Dad's 1945 Model "A", I got at least 0
welding wire... could have been 00, but I think 0.
When you do your measurements, add 2-3 inches because
the wire is pretty stiff. Because I was more
interested in function than being factory original, I
had the ground wire made so I could bolt it directly
to the starter. Spencer had a company in "Florida"
make some cables for him a little while ago, I
believe. If your tractor is 12 volt, you could
probably reduce wire size by a notch... but if battery
is under the seat, that is a pretty long cable, so I
might still go with something pretty heavy. </div>
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<div>Regarding the wiring harness, on my 1945 BR, also 6
volt, I probably have 10 gauge wire running to the
generator and to the starter solenoid. Probably 12 or
14 gauge for the rest... will check in the morning if
you are interested...</div>
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<div>One of the list members might have a rebuilt
generator for your tractor, and you might be surprised
that you may still have a shop that can rebuild them.
I reverse engineered a rebuilt one that I bought and
now have rebuilt a couple myself. Again, if six volt,
possibly a little extra work involved. Hardest thing
for me was replacing the field coils. </div>
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<div>Regarding spark plugs....Ferndale is pretty much on
the northern CA coast.... not a lot of fire danger....
so... in case I start some sort of flame session... I
like Autolite spark plugs in my two cylinders. </div>
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<div>Good luck and take care, </div>
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<div dir="ltr">My son has been called back to work
as of next week, so we have been trying to get a
number of things done--especially he has because
I am in the office every day. In addition to
keeping up with the grass and making
preparations for an ACW re-enactment on the
25th/26th (assuming it actually comes off and
isn't cancelled), he has been doing more work on
the '47 JD B.<br clear="none">
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<div dir="ltr">We had tested the starter, and I
told him to begin looking at the battery cables
and wiring. He called me out to review his
findings. The negative cable that goes to the
starter may be original. The terminal on the
starter end looks to be in good shape, but the
connection is under a bunch of dried dirt and
oil. The battery connection is junk. We pulled
I out, and we are going to at least replace the
ends. I may replace the entire cable. I am not
sure what gauge it is--is there a way to
tell?--and I want to make sure that we have a
GOOD circuit. The positive (ground) cable is
just junk. We're definitely replacing it.
Since we had to take off the battery box, I told
him to clean it up. He freed up the seat so
that it adjusts again--that hasn't happened
since 1980, at least. We're debating getting a
replacement harness for the wiring: the
original wiring is mostly gone, and the
cobbled-together replacements are cut and
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<div dir="ltr">We know the generator needs work,
but I have to find a shop. The one that used to
be around here is long gone. I'll bet the
regulator is junk, too. Since it is a Mag
tractor, we don't *need* those features just to
get it going, we have time to decide. Speaking
of the mag, we need to begin collecting the
necessary parts to overhaul it. The inside is
not rusted or gunked up, but it is dirty, so it
will get new guts. The coil in it was replaced
among the last thing I ever did to the tractor
'way back when, so am not worried about it.
We'll need new wires, plugs, etc. In fact, I
want to put new plugs in all three. <br
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<div dir="ltr">Let me therefore ask a dangerous
question: What's everyone's favorite 2-cylinder
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<div dir="ltr">Anyway, the carb just needs to be
reassembled, and we can put the intake system
back together. Oh, actually, we need a new air
cleaner oil cup, for he found a hole in the one
on there. It's always something!<br
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<div dir="ltr">OK, so that's the latest at our
place. Now, it's someone else's turn ;-)<br
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