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I agree, no gain in trying to make it negative ground. I think he put the battery in backwards and hooked it up negative ground and is trying to correct it now, I could be wrong. Hooking it up negative may have screwed something up, like the regulator. Hit the nail on the head. I hooked it up wrong...

Sorry for the delay. Tractor started up easily with negative ground, swapped the polarity and it wouldn't start so I put it back and it still wouldn't start. After doing some electrical diagnosis thinking that was the issue, found out that it just happen to run out of gas after the swap :oops: . Amm...

I have the original delco remy generator that Jim posted, didn't get the tag number though. What Stan's saying seems to be correct, the only thing that cares about polarity is the generator, because that's the only part not working. So looks like I DO have a positive ground and my battery is backwar...

Well, I guess I'm not sure if its an alternator or a generator. I've never dealt with older equipment where that naming actually matters. Would the voltage regulator or ignition coil work with either ground/would it hurt any of them if I flipped the battery? All that isn't working in the current con...

My 440 did not have a battery when I bought it, and the starter was toast. Rebuilt the starter and got a new 6v battery. Didn't think about positive vs negative ground and hooked it up with a negative ground. Starter and gauges all work fine, but I get nothing from the alternator. Should I flip the ...