It's a tough decision to make. Well researched and installed neatly I have no problem with. Cobbling is the problem. I have seen Hs with the hood cut out and it makes me sick. And then you have to choke it to kill it?? WTF?--puts the guy's bragging in perspective :)
Tractor size, My tipping point is the H. In the case of ultra high compression 12v is ideal. Maybe for convienience sake i'd be ok with a C or Cub at 12v, but it should be done neatly and function properly.
It's best to rewire the tractor during a conversion. By the time you try to modify the original harness, you have a cobbling no matter how good you are (some letter series might be an exception due to their simplicity and where the wires terminate). Furthermore, A good looking original-appearing harness might be old and brittle and turn into garbage when you start fiddling with it anyhow (personal experience with that!). Plus you should be using a bigger wire from the higher amp alternator anyway.
The emotional aspect is huge. On one side is the modification side and on the other is the purist. Part of me wants to say that when you are talking H, M, Cub, 140 you are talking about the most common, popular tractors ever, so there is room for creativity. The other part says with that attitude, they'll all be gone and no one will know what an original ever looked like. Of course without creativity and modifications, these wonderful machines from the past turn into antiquated junk that is difficult to use from today's perspective.
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