ksalisbury
New User
I'm hopeful that you all can help this newbie.
My father picked up a Cockshutt 30 last fall. We used it to pull hay-ride wagons during our pumpkin season. I fell in love with it. It ran great.
Fast forward to this spring. My pops thought that it would be a good idea to set the tractor out in front of our farm stand and not put it in at night. It sat out there for a few months. That's where our trouble started.
The system does not appear to be charging the battery. If I charge up the battery with a charger I'll get a half dozen starts out of it before it loses enough charge to not do the job any more.
The tractor is a 6 volt positive ground system. It still has a three brush generator. The light switch is no longer the three position switch that the operator manual states should be there but is a simple push pull.
I've pulled the battery and had it tested at the local auto parts store. It tests good and will hold a charge when charged from the bench.
I've cleaned all of the connections on the voltage regulator and the contacts on the solenoids inside it.
I've performed a motor test on the generator and it does motor.
Before I start throwing money at parts I figured I would stop guessing at the issue and just ask if those with more experience could help me out.
I've got a video of the ammeter with the tractor running and me toggling the light switch off and on.
I've also got a video of the VR with the tractor running.
I'll collect those videos and post links shortly.
Thanks in advance.
Keith
My father picked up a Cockshutt 30 last fall. We used it to pull hay-ride wagons during our pumpkin season. I fell in love with it. It ran great.
Fast forward to this spring. My pops thought that it would be a good idea to set the tractor out in front of our farm stand and not put it in at night. It sat out there for a few months. That's where our trouble started.
The system does not appear to be charging the battery. If I charge up the battery with a charger I'll get a half dozen starts out of it before it loses enough charge to not do the job any more.
The tractor is a 6 volt positive ground system. It still has a three brush generator. The light switch is no longer the three position switch that the operator manual states should be there but is a simple push pull.
I've pulled the battery and had it tested at the local auto parts store. It tests good and will hold a charge when charged from the bench.
I've cleaned all of the connections on the voltage regulator and the contacts on the solenoids inside it.
I've performed a motor test on the generator and it does motor.
Before I start throwing money at parts I figured I would stop guessing at the issue and just ask if those with more experience could help me out.
I've got a video of the ammeter with the tractor running and me toggling the light switch off and on.
I've also got a video of the VR with the tractor running.
I'll collect those videos and post links shortly.
Thanks in advance.
Keith