Hydraulic pump

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sullyj

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This has been in our family since 1975 and im having issues keeping the 6v battery from only lasting a year or two. The generator is not charging.And I was wandering if I can relocate the hydraulic pump that is sitting where the generator should be, because it's a pain in the butts to unlatch the hood
 
I'm not sure I understand what relocating the hydraulic pump to where the generator mounts has to do with keeping your battery charged.
 
Sounds like someone has put a power steering pump or something similar on to get hydraulics on a Farmall A.
 
ricky racer said:
I'm not sure I understand what relocating the hydraulic pump to where the generator mounts has to do with keeping your battery charged.
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The pump is so close to the hood latch is the issue, I figured by relocating the pump I could then mount the generator in the correct spot. I know i need a new generator just trying to make room
 
Some pictures would help. Again, I'm assuming someone put a power steering pump, or something similar on it for hydraulics on a Farmall A. All others in this group have integral pumps on the right side.

If you're getting 2 years out of a battery and it isn't ran much, that's about par for the course. If that's the case, as someone mentioned a battery maintainer will surely help. Not many made for 6 volt though.
 
Actually, there are plenty inexpensive maintainers available that are comparable with either 6 or 12 volts. I have 3 different brands and they are actually pretty nice with either a display to show status or a series of led lights for the same purpose. I’m currently running 11 of them and they all do a nice job. Brand name, I have no idea!
 
I stand corrected on the maintainers, didn't seem like there were that many 5-6 years ago when looking for the 6 and 12 volt versions. The NOCO unit I bought at that time was a 5 amp model that cost around $59.
 
IF you are going to have the gen off and batt is that old----- put 12-v on it and never look back!! you will be glad you did!!! and yes it will work fine --- just put on a 12-v coil and resistor and you have modern electrical system. They start so much better on 12-v plus then you can use 12-v spot sprayers on them and all kinds of 12-v stuff that you cant on 6-v.---- 6-v costs more than 12-v to start with ---always broke, WAY too expensive to fix!!
 
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