Posted by SadFarmall on December 30, 2011 at 23:52:40 from (112.213.159.30):
Well folks, its New Years Eve and I am finally clean after washing sixty plus years of dust and grease from the 'new' Farmall M. I really like this tractor, it runs like a clock. I think it must be fully imported because it has:
1). Pressed metal sump.
2). Farmall badge on the grill in place of the IH emblem (as per Farmall M in the U.S.A.)
3). Delco-Remy generator, starter motor.
4). U.S.A. specification instrument panel with IH ammeter and Delco-Remy headlamp switch.
The Delco gear all needs overhauling, but this is Australia and old equipment here is nearly all Lucas or Rotax.
I like the originality of the Delco equipment on the tractor, but I know what I am doing with Lucas. Moreover, despite the scorn many people pour on Lucas equipment, C39 and C40 generators very rarely break down. So, do I rebuild the Delco gear or change it over to match my other Farmall M, which is completely Lucas?
Either way I have to spend money, so I need advice. How good is Delco-Remy equipment? Do the generators and regulators work well and last well? I don't need a brilliant and powerful system, but the starter motor needs to work so that when the family are all working, our wives don't have to crank-start tractors; it makes them far less willing to drive!
SadFarmall
This post was edited by SadFarmall at 23:53:15 12/30/11.
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