quincy
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Spent some time today using the kubota for tidying up around the property. Hauling a few trailer loads of crap from the usual hiding places... Very happy with the kub. extremely maneuverable. I fitted a hitch onto the front an it is a great way to push a trailer into tight spots.
Anyway, back to the topic... I was working away until night fell around 7pm. Even though I wasnt finished, I had to stop as the lights werent working on the tractor. The previous owner had filled me in on this before I bought it but I hadnt had time to look at it. So I reluctantly, rolled her into the workshop to see about the lights. What a mess. Someone had just about pulled out every wire and connection in behind the dash and in a few other places too. Even cut a few wires and joined up a few others... I have no idea what they were trying to do in there but it was not pretty. I had to re join all the wires again and get back to the original state... Without boring you with all the detail, it turned out to be a flat short in the headlights and a gummed up light switch was the problem. Sorted the short, stripped and cleaned the switch (Nice to see it wasnt a sealed unit but a screwed together, diy fixable item) and put it all back together, and voilla, we have lights. Fixed the indicators too, a bad relay, but luckily I had a spare universal flasher relay that fitted. Not that I plan on needing the indicator any time soon, I figured as I was at the electrics, I may as well fix em too...
Gonna need the lights now that the evenings are getting shorter... nice to have them working again...
Anyway, back to the topic... I was working away until night fell around 7pm. Even though I wasnt finished, I had to stop as the lights werent working on the tractor. The previous owner had filled me in on this before I bought it but I hadnt had time to look at it. So I reluctantly, rolled her into the workshop to see about the lights. What a mess. Someone had just about pulled out every wire and connection in behind the dash and in a few other places too. Even cut a few wires and joined up a few others... I have no idea what they were trying to do in there but it was not pretty. I had to re join all the wires again and get back to the original state... Without boring you with all the detail, it turned out to be a flat short in the headlights and a gummed up light switch was the problem. Sorted the short, stripped and cleaned the switch (Nice to see it wasnt a sealed unit but a screwed together, diy fixable item) and put it all back together, and voilla, we have lights. Fixed the indicators too, a bad relay, but luckily I had a spare universal flasher relay that fitted. Not that I plan on needing the indicator any time soon, I figured as I was at the electrics, I may as well fix em too...
Gonna need the lights now that the evenings are getting shorter... nice to have them working again...