I know why some of you convert your older tractors to 12 volts but for the life of me I have no problem with my Farmall H on 6 volts. If you keep the connections tight and clean it cranks over great. I only had trouble one time and the connection on the starter switch was a little loose. How can you find a bad connection well just touch the terminals after cranking for a bit, if it's HOT then it's a bad connection. I removed the cable and cleaned it just because I had the socket and ratchet in my hand. I put the cable back on after cleaning it with a little sandpaper and tightened it up and I have to say it cranks fast. I use the "H" for mowing and run it wide open most of the time and it charges with the old 6v generator just fine too! Actually most people convert from 6 volt to 12 volt is because so many others do it and they don't understand how a generator works. It's easier to put a 12v alternator on with an internal regulator thank to try and figure out what's wrong with a generator.
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Today's Featured Article - 12-Volt Conversions for 4-Cylinder Ford 2000 & 4000 Tractors - by Tommy Duvall. After two summers of having to park my old 1964 model 4000 gas 4 cyl. on a hill just in case the 6 volt system, for whatever reason, would not crank her, I decided to try the 12 volt conversion. After some research of convert or not, I decided to go ahead, the main reason being that this tractor was a working tractor, not a show tractor (yet). I did keep everything I replaced for the day I do want to restore her to showroom condition.
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