6 VOLT ALTERNATOR ???

My starting ritual includes waiting for a few seconds to make sure I've got oil pressure, then revving it up to about 2/3 throttle until the amp guage jumps. If I idle it, it quits charging, but the next time I goose it, it'll start charging.

If yours works similarly or you usually run it fast enough to keep charging, I wouldn't worry about it. They can run an awfully long time without charging. Mine seems to replenish what the starter took from the battery in a matter of seconds.

If it bugs you enough, you might see if you can get a smaller pulley on your alternator to increase its revs. I've considered this myself, but mainly because I can get a lower idle if I can get an alternator load on the engine way down there.

All electrical generating equipment, whether alternators or generators, need RPM's to generate power. Because of the alternator's design, it is more efficent than generators because the alternator brushes do not handle much power like the generator brushes have to.

BUT.....remember most N-Tractors idle at around 400 RPM's and most modern cars now idle at around 800 RPM's, it just seems that you have to "jazz" your tractor engine more to get the alternator to charge more.

Then there is the question of the "accuracy" of your amp meter. It may not be very accurate anymore. As long as your battery stays charged and the tractor starts satifactory, you're probably charging your battery OK.

Hope this helps..... ...Dell