Remember these?
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We used to put eight volt batteries in the six volt systems. Made them crank better. You just had to tweak the regulator a bit. Don
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A little before my time but we had enough old Ford's in the family that I've seen a few of those old 6 volt batteries I had a uncle that restored Model Ts and he found a company that made reproductions that looked just like that battery
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Oh yeah! First car was a '52 Ford Customline and it had the 6 volt positive ground system.
When I installed the Realistic 8 track tape player/radio I had to add an inverter and completely isolate the tape player from the rest of the car.
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got one in my "T"
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Messed around with a few old pickups and old tractors when I was grownng up.
It was usually easier to hand crank an old tractor than start it on 6 volts.
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I vaguely remember being at a distant family members farm and watching them hand crank a tractor
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That's the battery that originally came in my 41 Ford Tudor Super Deluxe. I had to buy a new 6V for it years ago. Found it at the local small auto parts store.
Joe
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1954 Farmall super A used this . Impossible to rank when cold unless using the hand crank . Even going to the 8 volt battery wasn’t much help . Eventually it was upgrade to 12 volts . Hand cranking an old tractor is definitely a dying art !
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Dad sold 6 and 12 volt batteries and you had to put the acid in when they were sold.
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I learned from a bad experience to never jump start a 6 volt battery with a 12 volt source!
I think a bit of my hearing loss came from this incident that took place around 1987\8. Trying to start an old Ford 8N tractor, my older co-worker hooked up the jumpers to his Dodge Power Wagon. I did ask if the voltage difference would be a problem and he said no, he did it all the time!
I was on the tractor and was only saved from the force of the explosion by the hood that blocked most of it. A few acid burns on my skin and my clothes turned to threads when the wife washed them.
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We ran a sawmill, hobby. 1945 international engine, UD-18 it think, cranked her up on gas then switched to diesel.
Magneto shot but had a uncle that could fix most anything. He showed us how to make it run with a coil.
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My grand dad said you needed to strike a match to see if 6V headlights were working.
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I restored and collected Ford tractors for probablyl 50 years. When the tractor was fixed right it started on six volt without any problem. Switching to 12 volt only helped tractors with low compression and not in good shape. I jumped them many times and never had a problem. About 5 years ago I sold my last 4 Fords and bought a new Kubota, best thing that I could have done. Love it.
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Yes I do.
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No. I herded VWs back then.
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we have a 8n maybe 9n ford tractor for at least 20+ years . I was going to switch to 12vt system but honestly as long I have it tuned up with the right plugs and points set correct . it has not ever failed to start with the 6vt system maybe a couple times I did have to jump it but that was when it was zero or so out side and the tractor had been sitting for a while and the battery was low or dead
I bought a 6vt battery tender some years ago it keeps the battery up so now no problems
now 6vt lights leave a lot to be desired to be able to see with but I seldom use it at night any more
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OK :
Owned a Wiilys Jeep ( 43 ? ) had been completely redone- except was left a 6 volt system ? what a pain in the azz !!!!!
Thanks !!!
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Back in the 50s and 60s, a lot of the foreign cars in the US were made in Britain. Some had an electrical system that used two 6-volt batteries. I had an early MGB setup that way with one 6-volt battery in the floor behind the driver, and the other likewise behind the passenger seat. The separation was supposed to help with weight balance. Anyway, the MBG's batteries were hooked up to use 12-volts to the starter and headlights, but accessories ran on one of the 6-volt units.
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