I'm thinking about putting a 12 volt stand alone charging system and battery in my M923 to power standard automotive things. Has anyone ever done this? I don't see where it would be very hard to do. The toughest part would be mounting the alternator on the engine somewhere. The wiring, gauge, and warning light would be easy as would a battery because I only run 2 so a third stand alone is no problem. I think I may be able to do it for less or about the same as a DC converter would cost. What are your thoughts on this?
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12 volt charging system
- Thread starter Gunzy
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Several have done that on the deuce so I would think it similar. I did my deuce by using one original belt for the 24V alt in the stock location and building a bracket for the 12V alt above it. The second belt groves are used for that alt with an appropriate sized belt.
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I have on several times in the past installed 160 amp, 12 volt alternators on other 2.5 ton trucks, and have recently picked up a couple of 5 ton trucks and have been looking at installing the same type of setup for my 3500 lb crane that I recently installed on one of the M923a2.
I was debating on changing it over to a hydraulic assisted version since I have added a pto driven hydraulic driven system and adding a winch from a M925- but I'am still sitting on the fence on this one - it has a couple of pros and cons on both systems.
I was debating on changing it over to a hydraulic assisted version since I have added a pto driven hydraulic driven system and adding a winch from a M925- but I'am still sitting on the fence on this one - it has a couple of pros and cons on both systems.