Has anyone tried using a Cub Cadet type combination starter/generator in a T application in a non-electric car?
Interesting idea, but would the motor or fan belt be strong enough to turn over the engine? I have a Sears SS tractor with that setup. Works great, but it's only a one cyl engine.
I've seen a Dodge starter/generator used on a 1912 Davis. The Davis has a huge 4 cylinder engine and the Dodge s/g unit had no trouble spinning it. The neatest part was that the Davis has an open drive shaft between the engine an transmission. On the shaft is mounted a cog pulley with a cog-belt to the Dodge s/g. When the starter button is pushed the engine spins silently until it catches. Then of course the Dodge unit goes into generator mode. It seems a bit improbable however that the Dodge unit or the Cub Cadet unit could be made to work on a T.
A fellow down by Delano, MN has a '14 with a Gray & Davis setup made for the Model T. It involves (as I recall) a roller chain and sprockets that are enclosed in a case. The fan is also driven by the roller chain. The starter/generator mounts on the drivers side of the engine similar to the Dodge Bros. setup.