If you want to keep it original, by all means do so!
The generator can be rebuilt no problem, it may even work if properly wired and a new regulator.
The regulator is the problem. The new ones are all aftermarket, not the same quality at the original.
But it can be made to work. It will take some homework, research the theory, figure it out and learn it.
There are several articles on this site under "Articles" on the left.
If you are trying to stay original, will be more of a hobby than a needed work tractor, then original is the way to go!
Keeping it 6 volt will require that everything be right. It will need size 0 battery cables, a well tuned engine, and everything ready for a quick start. With everything in place it will start quite well on 6v.
Buy a shop manual, they are not expensive. Immerse yourself in it, get into the mind of the engineers that designed it.
You will be amazed at what they did back then! Remember everything was designed to be simple and field serviceable, quite the opposite of todays "at the mercy of the dealer" planned obsolesce mindset.
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