Posted by Buzzman72 on April 06, 2011 at 08:43:47 from (74.129.194.120):
In Reply to: Re: 6 vs 12 volt posted by mEl on April 06, 2011 at 04:35:19:
I think you misunderstood what I was saying. I'm actually in favor of 12V conversions, except on "show" tractors that are trying to please the "correct police."
I've got a couple of old International pickups--a '51 and a '52--and both were converted to 12V before I bought them. Would I take 'em back to 6V? HELL no! As I said, if you break down in East BFE at 2 am, your nearest Wal-Mart has all kinds of 12V stuff...and during the day, so does AutoZoo, O'Really?'s, and about any other fly-by-night auto parts outfit. I have no problems with a correctly-done 12V conversion.
And my family ran a garage that specialized in Farmalls, so I know exactly what you're saying about a high-compression M needing 12V to crank it over. On that part, you're preachin' to the choir when you're talkin' to me.
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