About 13 months ago I posted the following question regarding the conversion of a hand-crank AR to electric start. At that time I received a kind response from "John"; however, as it has been over a year since I asked, I thought that I would ask the question again to see if any additional information may be available.Original Post 9/4/01: "Recently I have aquired a 1942 AR (s/n 2601xx). This tractor was originally built with no electric starter. I would like to add a generator and starter (maybe lights also) and would like to know if JD offered a "starter/electrical system retrofit kit" for these machines. I would like to use components that are as close as possible to the components that would have been used back in the '40s to make this upgrade. Does anyone know part numbers, procedures, or anything about such a kit? Has anyone done a retro-fit? I assume that I will need a starter, starter mounting bracket, flywheel ring gear, starter pedal and switch, generator and mounting bracket, fanshaft pulley, voltage regulator, battery etc. Is there anything unique about the fanshaft pulley? I heard a rumor that JD made a split pulley for retrofits - true or not?? Anything you guys can offer to help me out will be appreciated!! Thanks, John" I'm getting too old to hand crank an AR, but would like to keep the starter conversion as near as possible to the type of conversion that would have been done in the 1940s. I've studied the parts manual for the A/AR but it does not help in defining what might have been included in a typical late 1940s starter conversion package. Thanks, John in OH
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