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FSA1953

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I would like to know what is the best way to make the tractor normal to take from positive ground and make it negative ground. What steps do I need to do to make it correct with out damaging anything. All my other tractors are negative ground except this one. Thanks
 
Is it still 6 volts or are you converting it to 12 volts. To switch ground you need to swap which side the distributor and ignition wires are on the coil. If still 6 volts some V.R. can be switched but others cannot be
 
It was told by the guy that it's 12 positive ground. That's all I could get from the guy I bought it from. It starts great and runs. I just want to switch to a normal set up. I checked the generator and my volt meter says 5.89-6.20 so I don't know if that's even working. The coil has an external resistor and has solenoid and voltage regulator. Any suggestions?
 
Sound like it is a 12 volt battery put in a 6 volt system. You need to either go full 12 volts and install an alternator and switch ground or get a 6 volt battery and get rid of the ballast resister
 
Gas was 6 volt positive ground.
Diesel was 12 volt negative ground.
With a generator. 6 volt positive ground would be correct. As OLD said, someone stuck a 12 volt battery in a 6 volt system.
 
Will the 12 volt battery do any damage or
should I just get a 6 volt battery and
leave it the way it is? Tractor runs
great.

Thanks
 
I was looking everything over and it has a
6 volt regulator with 3 terminals and a
generator which is producing a little over
6 volts. So why was a 12 volt battery put
in if it is a 6-volt system?

Thank you
 
That done when it is either needing work or it is cold out so it will start easier
 
So I'll just throw a 6 volt battery in and
be good to go. The guy told me he had
problems with the battery dying and would
have to put it on a charger. I even
questioned him whether the system was
still 6 volt or converted to 12 volt he
had no clue
 
That might be okay as long as you make sure it doesn't have a ballast resister in the ignition circuit.
 
Here a picture of the ignition coil. The top wire goes to the regulator ARM terminal.
cvphoto121212.jpg
 
That clearly show a ballast resister and if you leave it in place it is not likely to run
 
That's the way I bought the tractor and the tractor runs great with it installed. Question is do I remove the 12 volt battery and replace it with a 6 volt battery or just run it? Like I mentioned the gentleman had to charge the 12 volt battery every so many days which is telling me the 6 volt generator is not charging the 12 volt battery correctly. Thx
 
That is a catch 22. If you go back to 6 volts the ballast resister has to be removed from the wiring or if you stay with 12 volts you need to change the charging system so it will charge a 12 volt battery
 
Dammed if I do and dammed if I don't. So someone started converting it to 12 volt and never finished the conversation?
 
Yes sounds like the guy started to go 12 volts but stopped before getting t done right. Not hard to go back to 6 volt or to go to 12 your choice. 6 volts remove the ballast resister on the side of the coil. Or go to 12 volts by installing a Delco 10SI alternator like the one used in a 1980 Chevy 1/2 ton pickup
 
You wouldn't happen to have or know where I can get the wiring diagram for the 6 volt and for 12 volt wire hook up? I want to make sure the guy made the correct connections cause I see that all the wires for the gauges have been cut for reasons I don't know.
Thanks
 
I can wire one in my sleep but I don't have a diagram to do so. I was an E.T. in the Navy so it is childs play to me
 


Part of your decision should be the cost of a 6 volt battery. I don't have any 6 volt tractors now but when I did they seemed to be more expensive and not last as long. You can buy a 6 to 12 volt conversion kit with instructions on this site.
 
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