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Why do you want to go to a 12 V electrical system? If it"s because you want to get rid of a electro-mechanical voltage regulator, tired of looking for 6V batteries, your engine is in good maechanical shape but it"s hard to start and you think this might make it easier, or you want to get an electronic ignition and most of them require a 12V negative ground system, etc?? All good reasons, in my opinion.( The 6V ignition systems are marginal at best and everything must be "on the dime" to get consistent starting and performance from the ignition system. The 12v ignition system is a bit hotter and tolerates a lack of maintenance a little better. It won"t fix an engine that has burned valves and/or worn rings, but MAY buy you a little more time before you have to rebuild the engine.) I"ll start of by saying I have never persoally done a 6V to 12V conversion. When I bought mine, it was allready converted. However, the technolgy in these tractors is mid-1940"s and their electrical systems are relatively simple. The hardest thing to do, in my opinion, might be to fabricate a bracket to hold the alternator and that"s not too tough. There are several articles that can tell you what a 12v conversion entails in the Research & Info section on the left under Articles. You can search the archives to get info also. Then there are the resources on this forum where the combined experience of forum participants is probably a bazillion hours. You can buy a kit for ~$120-140 and all the stuff is there and you follow the instruction to hook it up. Depending on the shape of your wiring, you might want to rewire the entire tractor while you are at it. if you want to do this on the cheap, you can buy a Delco 10si alternator from a wrecking yard and make your own bracket and the wiring instruction may be found in the articles I mentioned or from the archives and you can do it for ~$50-60. don"t be afraid to try doing it yourself "cuz there is lots of help on these forums. Your $"s, your choice. Good Luck!
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