Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

Secondary alternator to runn all the extra stuff I want in the cab , defroster , wipers ,elec. chute controls , butt warmer pad , lighting . Is it possible to add a small tractor style internally regulated alternator to a Case ? All compact tractor I have seen a an alternator like this . Since moving the battery to under the seat and the tank being over the cooler on this one I have a large still unused space over the pump and bracket. I can see where a K301 could be easily set up with one . What I am thinking is to attach a pulley to the lovejoy on the engine side . In would involve mounting the alternator to one side and an idler to the other side to clear the top of the bracket . Ya changing the belt would involve some but no more so than a spider. A good quality belt should last many years . @Propane57 just rambling on .

Dave

Good ramble Dave. I was thinking of one of those small alternators for some thing yesterday. Hehe. Forgot what for today.
You could use one of those belts that lock together like a hay escalator chain. Forget what those belts are called.

Noel

Link belt I think it is called.

I call that "thinking out loud" add a little "talking to yourself" and you will get it figured out.

Can you get a pulley in there, or are you going to have to pull the motor again?

Propane57 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 10:12 am Good ramble Dave. I was thinking of one of those small alternators for some thing yesterday. Hehe. Forgot what for today.
You could use one of those belts that lock together like a hay escalator chain. Forget what those belts are called.

Noel

Link belt I think it is called.

I've used the link belts a lot on my electric motor-powered tools in my shop. They are a quieter than rubber belts. I had a rubber belt on my wood furnace blower fan, and it made a fair amount of noise. Change it to a link belt and I can hardly hear it. It's also nice to make the size to the application.

Keep the Peace
Harry

Timj wrote: ↑Sat Feb 12, 2022 10:17 am I call that "thinking out loud" add a little "talking to yourself" and you will get it figured out.

Can you get a pulley in there, or are you going to have to pull the motor again?

That would involve pulling the motor again . I need a face palm emogi because I am not aloud to bang my head anymore . It would seam that my heavy metal days are behind me now .

Dave

Anyone got one of these ???

I'll check what I have, might not be exactly like that but I got one.

I was literally morning to night running around like crazy with stuff that needed to be done the last few days, so I suffered seeing such great topic get under way and me watch it from the benches.


Great idea Dave, more power is great when you got a cab, but yeah, where is the alternator and belt and pulley going to go? Tight spaces.

If anyone's gonna do it, you'll find a way. If i were you I think I'd have tried to find room for the pulley and alternator on the fan side. You know what they say, never ignore your fans!

Dave,

I have not had to mess with the lovejoys, but I understand the crankshaft is only 1" or 1.125" long and the lovejoy must take up most of that. So the question is how do you intend on mounting a pulley in there? My first thought is to find or make a hubless pulley and weld it to the lovejoy, like the sprockets at Tractor Supply, pick the sprocket you need then pick the hub you need and weld the 2 together. Or find a pulley with a large enough bore to fit the outside of the lovejoy, then cut a keyway on the outside of the lovejoy.


Gordy

And here gentlemen witness the coming into existence of a new part : the pullovejoy