revenge of the buzz

when i say cranking noise like gears grinding im try to use it as an analogy
sorry it didnt make sense when i just read it
oh and the buzzing is not from the charger

THEN, if the distributor still buzzes, try to find either a known good ignition unit or a known good distributor. Trying to check for spark, when you're not sure the distributor (or ignition conversion unit) is good, is kinda getting the cart before the horse. Have you checked the cap and rotor to make sure that electricity going in will ever get a spark out? Grand-dad always told me to check the simple stuff first, and then move on to the more complicated stuff.

Maybe this will give you more info to narrow down the problem...but with a 12v conversion, a red light whose source of power is unknown (alternator light for a 10SI? Oil pressure light? Who knows?), and a wiring job for a key switch that's of unknown quality, it sounds like you've opened up a real can of worms here...I don't envy you one little bit.

Next...have you tried to crank the tractor over with the hand crank? If it won't crank by hand, I've got a LOT of ideas about where the "buzz" is coming from.

And what's this about the sound of gears grinding? Are you trying to use the starter, and maybe either the flywheel ring gear of the starter drive gear is causing a grinding noise?

There's a LOT of information here that's not making sense...but the replies you have so far make plenty of sense. What it sounds like to me is that you've removed the battery, you've hooked the battery charger (12V?) up to the battery cables, and you're trying to engage the starter...is that correct? And what's the source of the buzzing? Sounds like you're trying to say it's coming from inside the distributor, which I don't think is very likely...either the generator voltage regulator or the starter solenoid sound like more likely sources for the buzz. But if this Super C has a key switch and some sort of "red light" on the "dash," then it sounds like you're getting into the middle of something that's ALREADY been screwed up...just my opinion.

And THIS "buzz" doesn't believe in revenge.

If it's coming from the charger, then you have something that is taking too much current and your charger won't furnish it.
Most chargers have a small circuit breaker built inside them that will break the circuit if you over load the charger.

You say the starter is disconnected.(Are you trying to crank start it by hand?) If that is the case, your charger should furnish enough current for the coil,but you also said the lights work.....Are you talking about headlights?
If you are talking about headlights, you need them turned off.

The other guys are correct, you need to put a battery in it, but if you are only furnishing juice for the coil, then your charger will handle that, assuming that there isn't something wrong with your charger.

If the buzzing is coming from your tractor and not the charger, the only thing I could think of that might buzz is the contact points in the generator voltage regulator.
If the sound is coming from the regulator, you probably need to get inside and clean the contact points in it because the vibrating(buzzing) will burn them..... and then get a battery and put on your tractor.
Another thing I'll point out here is that ....assuming you get it started by using the charger connected to the battery cables....and also assuming that the generator charges, when the genearator starts to charge, it is going to try to push current back into your charger.

If you are just trying to see if you can get the engine to start until you get a battery, here is what I would do.
Remove the wire from the coil that goes back to the ignition switch, clip your charger negative clip to the terminal on the coil where you took the wire off and the positive charger lead to something on the engine where it will make contact.Start your engine with the crank...then when you are ready to shut the engine off, just unclip the negative lead from the coil terminal.

And by all means, make sure your tractor is out of gear etc.

I have no idea if this will help but it won't hurt anything or cost any money!

Bob