Anonymous-0
Well-known Member
My 94 Thomas skid steer with a Kubota engine stopped charging. I wasn't sure what was wrong but took the alternator in and it needed to be rebuilt($120). Put it back on and still didn't charge so I took the external voltage regulator off. A little history, Thomas machines of that vintage were famous for having voltage regulator problems. I had gone through about 3 others back in the 90's but did find one that lasted till now. It is electronic but it is a larger size like the old mechanical ones. A good auto electric shop has given me about 5 regulators to try and none of them work right. He says it's a waste of time to call the suppliers warehouse(Wilson)to see if they have one like the one I took off. His book shows nothing like it. If I remember right it was the same number as the smaller electronic one but for some reason worked a whole lot better. There is no number to be found on it. What can I do short of changing the alternator? After a week and half, I'm getting ticked off with the darn thing and need to use the skid steer. Anyone ran into a problem like this before? Dave
