Most of the old 6v regulators were adjustable- were stock set to put out about 7.5 volts to charge 6volt batteries close to discharged, run at about 6.2-6.8 volts charged battery. IHC and VWs needing cold weather start would get a 8volt battery and the voltage regulator reset to peak about 8.5/9.2 volts and run about nominal 7.8/8.2 volts. Unset regulators that had been peaking at 7.5 volts usually maintained at about the 7.5 to 8.0 voltage- battery could 1/2 discharge over time but usually started vehicle. A 12volt trickle charger-2amp or so- once a month in winter could maintain full battery charge a long time. Old VW bus got the battery only one winter, 2 trickles over winter and VR reset the next spring to run fine (or as good as a 1200 engine could run) the next winter. Shop that readjusted regulator said they did a few tractors a year same way, were aware of procedure to help tractors start in Wisconsin winters. RN.
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Today's Featured Article - Bad Vibes - by Curtis Von Fange. One of the strangest ways to communicate with our tractor is to ask it how it feels. "Ask it how it feels," you say? Yup, ask it how it feels. Now, as with the other articles in this series one has to be able to hear what 'ole blue' is trying to say in response. The nice thing about our old iron friends is that they are usually quite consistent in their response, rather unlike some people I know who might change what they say due to the weather or other mitigating circumstances. But since t
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