Row Crop 88

Will8605 · Mar 16, 2018

I Purchased a Row Crop 88, was told that they did all the converting to go to a 12 Volt Altenator well long story short there aint $*** hooked up, alot of it ends in bare wires or runs into a ground with hot wire etc etc, any wiring diagrams that might help me try to sort through this without going to a dealership and paying them to re-wire it for me? New to old tractors and want to do it by myself as much as possible. Thank you in advance guys.

rrlund · Mar 16, 2018

Do you want advice,or do you want to cobble an alternator on it? Call Korves Oliver and get a new wiring harness for it along with a 12 volt generator and regulator for a diesel version. Everything will be a direct bolt up. It'll be a clean job done right.
If you want to continue the cobble job that somebody else started,I'm out.

Will8605 · Mar 16, 2018

I was thinking wiring harness was the best way to go, it has a brand new 12 Volt Alternator on it, and I should specify it is a Row Crop 88 Gas, sounds like an early model in discussion with other Oliver guys. I do not want it cobbled, I want to eventually make her pretty like she was in the beginning, loved the look of them almost as much as I love the look of the 4020 and while I probably will never have it to "restoration quality" I would like to restore it somewhat. I will contact those guys and see what I can do.

rrlund · Mar 16, 2018

If you leave that alternator on it,you won't be able to close the side curtain. I have a 12 volt generator on my 66 and 77 both. Look original and get the job done.

Will8605 · Mar 16, 2018

Well Crap, thank you for the advice, I appreciate it.

old · Mar 16, 2018

Odd I have a 1950 Oliver 77 that has an alternator on it and I can close the side curtains. Took me more then 5 years to find a set but it has them now.

old · Mar 16, 2018

My 1950 Oliver 77 has an alternator on it and I have full side curtains to boot and they close with no problems

rrlund · Mar 16, 2018

How big is the bulge in it?

old · Mar 16, 2018

Zero as in none the alternator fits with no problems and it is Delco 10SI

rrlund · Mar 16, 2018

Tell him what to do with all those wires then.

old · Mar 16, 2018

Wiring gas engine tractor is simple and easy but I do them all the time and make my own wiring set ups.

old · Mar 16, 2018

Wiring a gas engine tractor is pretty simple wit ha Delco 10SI alternator. I do all my own wiring on tractor and have been doing it for decades now. The archives have a lot of diagrams show how to do it or I can explain it to you

rrlund · Mar 16, 2018

Don't tell me,I'm not the one who asked.

rvirgil_KS · Mar 17, 2018

do a search partsforolivers and look for wiring specs. You should find wiring diagarams.

Wiring on old tractors is not complicated.

If you want originality and are willing to spend the money go with generator and regulator.

If you want lowest cost, greatest reliability, and simplest troubleshooting stay with the alternator.

Matt in Mich · Mar 21, 2018

I have an alternator on my 88 and can close curtains. Small "racing" alternator. Seems to be more reliable than the generator/regulator setup and the twelve volts spins the starter a lot better than the original 6 volt. Just saying.

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