Don T - glad to hear the 149 runs again. Just because the gauge doesn't show charge doesn't mean it isn't charging. That 16V you mentioned sounds like way to much to me. Hey - what are you going to do with your time if you sell everything off?
V/R's have always been a PITA to me. Just easier and better for me to replace with the same thing originally installed. I can't seem to understand the differences. So as long as your tractor starts and runs you can move on to figuring out whether it is charging, dis-charging, or over-charging. Maybe it's just a bad Amp gauge. Could it have been that all along? (Save the old V/R).