Posted by Brad Gyde on October 10, 2010 at 20:11:16 from (68.28.138.228):
Hey all,
I noticed the last few times I ran my Allis D-17 I could hear a ever so slight noise.. usually when I idled the tractor down.
Today, it got louder.. so I started lookin into it, as I had just assumed it was the power steering belt that is getting really bad.
I have come to the determination that it's the generator.. as I ran the tractor for all of maybe 10 minutes and the generator was too hot to hardly touch, and I could feel the "rumble" when I put my welding glove on and touched it.
I don't think the generator is "damaged", but once I realized what was happening, I promptly shut it down.. but I suppose damage could have been done.. (has been charging so far, so I'm assuming)
The question is, I'm assuming this is a bearing/bushing issue.. but can I feasibly fix it myself, or should I just send it to a rebuilder and be done? I have a limited budget at the moment, so I'd like it to be fixed properly, but "economically" (there is a local guy that is reasonable, but I'm still betting it'd cost about 75 bucks to have him fix it.)
And I'll cut to the chase.. I REFUSE TO SWITCH TO AN ALTERNATOR.. The tractor is original still except for the seat, tires, battery, and the regular tune up parts, so I'm not gonna butcher it with an alternator.. Has started and charged fine as it is for nearly 6700 hours,(except for when the solenoid went out LOL) so why change it..
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