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Bill Knecht

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I have what's turning out to be an interesting question. It has to do with a New Holland tractor, but may have broader relevance, so I'm posting it here.

I bought a NH parts catalog. I'm thinking of buying an expensive part (wiring harness). But, there are separate pages, with separate part numbers, listed for

N.A., R.O.W., and the acronym BTW is used in places, and nowhere in the entire catalog does it say what those mean.

So, what do those mean? North America? Naturally aspirated? Rest of World? Those are answers so far in the Ford forum.
 
You can cross "naturally aspirated" off the list. Nobody makes or made a tractor that could come with or without a turbo. Either the tractor comes with a turbo from the factory, or it doesn't.

Yes, there were aftermarket turbos for tractors made in the 1960s and 1970s, but that wouldn't be listed in the FACTORY parts catalog.

Also why would a turbo require a complete different wiring harness?

North America / Rest Of World makes the most sense.

You could call and ask the parts guy at your local NH dealer for the DL, though.
 
N.A. could possibly mean Not Available. Which would likely mean the part is dis-continued. However, this is just strictly a guess. Since it is a NH book, I'd take book to parts counter at the dealership. Guy behind the counter (should) be able to tell you what all of those mean.
While your there, see if the parts guy can get you what you want. Or, atleast do a price check. You might be surprised and find that you can get your parts through there for the same price, or cheaper than you can by ordering online yourself and paying for the shipping. Another reason for getting it there is, if wrong part comes in, it's on them. And it's thier grief and headache to get the right one, and not yours. Which, in my opinion from own experience, has become a problem this day and age.
 
If you would tell us the exact model and the harness you are looking for we could look it up on an online parts book to help you figure out your questions. As others have said the dealer would probably be your best source for the acronym questions.
 
Every industry has and uses acronyms. The problem is, if you are outside that particular industry, most acronyms have no meaning or mean something different in your industry. A few years back, I was at a meeting and the person speaking was talking in acronyms. I raised my hand and asked if he could please explain the TLA's. He said he didn't know what a TLA was. I told him it was a Three Lettered Acronym. After that he spoke in a language everyone could follow.
 
X 2 as per Tony in SD reply......

I was with a firm that was very cognizant of the flavour of the day. Since I retired, I have not once missed acronyms..

ROT...Reginal Operations Team.......
FOT...Field Operations Team.......
SOT...Station Operations Team.......
OPR....On shore Regulations...
OEOR...Our environment our responsibilities...
FNA....First Nations Awareness.
IDCA...Indepth Critical analyses...
ETC,ETC,ETC,...and the above was mandatory to attend (IF you intended on receiving your salary) second Wednesday of each month.....
Bob.
 
The NH Service Parts Catalog for my tractor actually covers 4 models (5610S, 6610S, 6810S, 7610S). The first two are naturally
aspirated, the last two are turbo. So, that's why I asked about N.A.
 
Tell me about it! I worked 20 years for the Federal Aviation Administration. The airline industry is addicted to acronyms, and they change frequently.
 
1997 New Holland 6610S rear wiring harness.

I have the Service Parts Catalog, but it's for 4 different models, half of which are turbos, and 3 of which have the same 304 c.i. Ford engine, but one doesn't. That's what's confusing. 6610S is Ford 304, naturally aspirated.
 
Good idea. I just e-mailed my local NH dealer (Oklahoma City, 40 miles from where I live) & posed the questions to them. I imagine it'll be a while before they answer. If nothing, then I'll phone them.
 
(quoted from post at 12:19:34 02/01/22) sometimes NA means 'Not Applicable'.
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That wouldn't make sense in this case. CNH doesn't waste space on not available parts in their parts books.

IF you look up the electrical system for the 6610S on CNH's website, literally half the pages are for "N.A." and half are for "R.O.W." What tips me off are all the lighting pages. North America has/had a very different set of requirements for lighting on tractors than the rest of the world does. The "R.O.W" lighting pages show "Euro spec" lighting... Low-mounted headlights in the grille for "Euro spec" vs. fender mounted headlights for North America for example.
 
BTW - I don't know what it would mean in the parts book/catalog, but in the texting world it means "By The Way"
 
My guess, was only a guess. N.A. could
very well stand for North America as
far as I know.
So, what your saying is, parts that
are no longer made are simply not even
listed in the parts book. As of, when
the book went to print that is. So, if
a part is now obsolete, or no longer
made, or changed to a different
number, been replaced by a newer
version, or now made by a different
supplier, or what ever, how would a
guy looking for parts know that, if
that number is not even listed in the
book at all? How would you know the
reasoning for the number not being
listed. It'd probably fair to assume
part is no longer made on 20+ year old
tractor. But that'd add alot of
confusion on a much newer piece of
equipment where parts are likely not
discontinued.
 
The military was also famous for acronyms, and I think law enforcement is about as bad. Anyone in the Army field artillery back in the 70-80's probably heard of FADAC. Any takers on here? And then there were the ones like FUBAR that have been around forever.
 
Dealers arent what they used to be.

I needed a light switch for my TW20 a few years ago, the parts guy went round and round in his books and screen. Said it will take a while, ordered it. I drove the hour there 3 weeks later, was a different parts guy. We looked at the rotary light switch, I said Ive not really seen anything like that on any of my 1970-80s tractors.

He said yea he doesnt know how that would fit either, looks like some European type of switch. He went back to the shelves and said this is often what that era of tractor used. Guess they had 3-5 of the switch I needed on hand the whole time.....

Oh well two extra hours of driving and 3 weeks of darkness, kinda normal for my life.

Sure is a coin flip as to what you will find for help at the dealer any more.

Paul
 
Hi Bill,
I was just reading down through these responses and thought to myself these folks have never dealt with the FAA. After seven thousand logged instrument hours as PIC there were still some that I didn't quickly recognize and just filed them as SC. Selective Compliant
 
Hi, Tom,

LOL. Good to meet a pilot! I was a research scientist at CAMI in OKC & I used to tell pilots I'm with The Good FAA, because I had nothing to do with certification or enforcement. You can read some of my research by Googling William Knecht aircraft or weather or killing zone.

Oddly, all my training doesn't seem to help me be able to beat a critter who wants to chew wires, eh? The one thing FAA did teach me was to know when I don't know something & be man enough to seek expertise.

(Incidentally, once I get this 6610S fixed, she's going in the barn & will have a little jar under the hood, with peppermint and fir oils in it, maybe mothballs, too).
 
I got confirmation from my NH dealer in OKC that BTW means between, e.g., BTW 01/94 & 10/97 means Between Jan. 1994 and Oct. 1997. So, that's one down, two to go.

Now, here's where you're gonna laugh: The NH Parts Dept. guy I just spoke with -- he's uncertain what N.A. and R.O.W. mean, either! Isn't that crazy? He's going to ask around and see if anybody else there knows. He said he'd call me back.
 
AND WE HAVE A WINNER!

I just got confirmation from Parts Guy at New Holland in Oklahoma City that N.A. means North America, R.O.W. means Rest Of World, and BTW means Between (in reference to dates).

Everybody who guessed right gets a cookie!
 
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