Yesterday we were able to re-run the battery cable that was keeping us from moving the tractor backwards. Then tonight, we used it to carry fence posts, fence wire and tools as we repaired the pasture. It sure is nice to have that tractor running again. Soon we will be raking hay with it.

I am going to try to post some photos of the wiring in progress. These were taken with my cell phone so the quality is a bit lacking. I should have been taking photos each step of my small rebuild, but I didn’t. Sorry.

Here you can see Jesse’ head. But it is showing the split tube along the top of the engine and a little of the wires on the starter.

Here is the back side of the switches, we used heat shrink tubing to try and protect the conditions, hopefully lengthening the time before we need to rewire.

This photo is from the left side of the tractor looking over the top of the engine. You can see the split tubing, The orange wire for the fuel sending unit and a green wire for the front mounted lights (we added those, not original).

The new regulator. If only I’d started with that. The new generator is at the bottom of the photo.

The new generator from above. You can also see the new wires from the regulator and some of the split tubing.

Another view of the keyswitch and lightswitch. All the wires securely taped up and ready to be stuffed back into the console.