HELP! w/ 1985 240MF Alternator

Hey
Sorry for long post.
I'm hoping someone here can help me with a problem I'm having.I'm trying to find a alternator for a 1985 240 Massey Ferguson.Sounds simple but it has turned in to a pain in the well you know.In a nut shell battery went dead did some testing found out that alternator is not charging.So decieded just to by one off internet.
alternator arrives side of box list all tractors it will fit even 240MF.Take alternator out of box wrong part this ALT. has 3 ears to mount to motor
I need one that has two ears. Heres where the fun starts.Talk to man about returning item whice is find but this is the first time this has happend with a alternator not fitting this model tractor.
I call 5 or 6 MF Dealers in my area a few out of state they all find 240MF alternators for this tractor but with three ears.I have gave them the Tractor serial # 560627 they find all the infor. on tractor but when they need the alternator #
whice is a Perkins LR150-191 (12v50a)3 wire plug. thats the end of the road they can't cross ref. this part.Called a few tractor places that rebuilds Alt.I was told that alternator is probly a lucas alteranator stamped w/ Perkins name and that they might be able to rebuild it.Might.Going to put in URL link w/ pictures of alt hope link works.
http://s468.photobucket.com/albums/rr41/smithsphoto/
Can someone tell me why I'm having such problem w/ getting a alternator for a 240MF or some type of part number where I can track down this alternator?So far I've come closer to seeing bigfoot in my back yard then finding the two eared perkins alternator.If anyone has any ideas or answers to this problem please let me know.
Thanks KSSmith
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LR150-191 is a HITACHI alternator.

Go to GOOGLE and type in that number and all sorts of sources will come up. Here's ONE link with a whole lot of cross references to that #.

or have a local shop see if it can be repaired. Might be something as simple as brushes.
X reference

Alternators are pretty small potatoes in the 'make fit' world.
Make some brackets to stick it on there. If it's got a substantial mount where it could be made to pivot it should be fairly simple. If it doesn't, mount it rigid as it's supposed to be and make a tensioner for it.
This should be a lesson learned about buying internet parts that have a no return policy. If you bought that from a dealer they'd take that back for shame's sake. If they screwed up, they eat the cost. If you screwed up on the part #, they'd probably still take it back and mabey/mabey not charge you a restocking fee...
I've been down that road before. It's one reason why I'm fond of dealing with a couple of dealers who know me and who work to keep me happy.
The 'first time the part didn't fit game' is nothing new with some of these guys either. I was sold an adapter plate for a loader like that a few years ago. It clearly didn't fit my loader properly yet the engineering department of the company continued to insist that it would. We took some time to settle that one. I wasn't going to send it back to them and play the freight game either because I had a guy feeling that they were not going to cover freight. I ended up modifying it to fit and the dealer ate his profit on the deal, or so I suspect because I don't think he got anywhere with the company.

Rod

This is what some people do. Just have to fabricate the mount. Seems you will have to do that anyway. HTH. David...........http://www.ytmag.com/articles/artint131.htm