6 to 12 volt conversion kit

Does anyone market a 6 to 12 volt conversion kit complete with mounting bracket for a 1955- 1956 IH Cub Lo Boy?

No.

Doesn't Steiners sell some alternator brackets? Cubs, I dunno but their website will have the answer.

lots of good info on farmallcub.com
good reasons to leave it 6 volt
along with plenty of pictures and comments from guys who have switched to 12volt
good luck
Ron

(quoted from post at 14:59:50 09/24/10) good reasons to leave it 6 volt
Ron

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I am always curious why everyone wants to convert. My M has been starting for about 62 years on 6 volt and I intend to keep it 6 volt as long as I can get batteries and parts.

The reason that I changed mine to 12 volt is the qualty of the parts that you get nowadays. I could not get a regulator that would work right and I have a half a dozen alternators from the 70 laying around.

For several reasons. The most common is that they are having starting problems. Now I know that if they would just fix it right to include the correct sized cables it will work. But lots of guys convert for that reason alone.

I'm converting the last 2 things here on the farm to 12 volt for several reasons. #1 being compatibility! #2 is that I want to convert both tractors to electronic ignition. The 6 volt IE is very touchy about voltage drop, 12 is much more forgiving. #3 is better lighting which means bigger bulbs that draw more amperage. All of my equipment is working equipment, nothing at all for show. If I have to do field work at night I like to see. With a 37 amp alt on the M I can mount a couple of rear lights and a couple of extra fronts without over taxing the old 6 volt genny. #4 winter starting when it's in the sub zero range. Even when it -zero I still have a drive that has to be cleared and livestock to feed.


Why do you think the auto makers went to 12 volt? They had 6 volt wipers, radios and so on. They did it because when you want to run a lot of amps draw the 6 volt genny just couldn't keep up. As they went to higher compression engines 12 really became a must have.

Rick

No doubt that there is advantages to 12 volt. If I worked mine daily then I might change too.

I see many at shows that do not appear to be worked and they just look odd with an alternator under the hood!!

Most of my tractors are 6volt they start and run great. My H will start at below zero temperatures. I do have a CUB that I converted to 12volts because I use it for spraying and the pump on sprayer is 12volt.

My sprayer has its own 12v battery.No need to mess up the tractor.