Farmall A Generator

SadFarmall · Jun 21, 2012

I'm going to collect the new Farmall A on Saturday. It doesn't have a generator on it at the moment. I'll have to chase up a bracket and generator. As usual I'll be staying with 6 volts because I'm just pig headed that way. Did any Farmall A tractors have a cover to protect the generator and regulator from bad weather? I sometimes have to drive in rain to feed out hay etc and the Farmall Super A book I have just shows the generator exposed to the elements. Thanks in advance.
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Athol Carr · Jun 21, 2012

I have not seen any covers over the generators but a large number of IH tractors seem to have had covers, or weather shields, fitted over the magnetos. These were usually bolted to the bottom of the hood above the magneto. At a reasonable number of shows I have seen H-4 magnetos on vintage tractors under plastic bags or parts of plastic bottles. The implications are that the H-4 magneto was not as waterproof as IH claimed

SadFarmall · Jun 21, 2012

You are right. H4 magnetos are not waterproof. They seem to be OK if the tractor is already running, but if they get damp before starting it can be impossible to get anywhere without thoroughly drying the distributor cap and rotor. I know this from bitter experience, usually at night.
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gene bender · Jun 21, 2012

there were no covers for the gen or the mag. With a good coil cover and gasket and cap for the wires the h-4 just wont cause any problems. The coil cover will get weathered and will weep moisture.

old · Jun 21, 2012

If you where not down under it would be easy to pick up a generator I have 2 or more of them. An idea that you might try and was what my grand father did on his 1935 JD-B. He cut a piece of old inner tube and then used some wire to hold it in place around the mag and that seemed to work to keep it a lot drier

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