Re: How Long Will A Tractor Last????

Posted by Brokenwrench on March 22, 2004 at 13:04:39 from (205.188.208.103):

In Reply to: How Long Will A Tractor Last???? posted by ken theobald on March 22, 2004 at 08:50:17:

One of the most frequent questions on these boards concerns electrical problems on 50 year old tractors. Either they won't charge,won't crank,or won't start.These are on a tractor with the simplest of electrical systems,starter,generator,regulator,battery and lights.Multiply these problems 100 fold with the advent of computers,potentiometers,microswitches,multiple circuit boards,relays,20 pole pin connections and 14 miles of wiring,and current measured in fractions of a volt or amps.The new tractors themselves may be around as museum relics,but I seriously doubt if many will be running. The late 80's early 90's tractors are already starting to suffer from numerous electrical malfunctions. Inoperative lights and guages,shifting problems,3pts that raise and won't lower,or vice versa are all too common problems now on high hour tractors.Most common problem is corrosion and dirt in the supposedly sealed connectors. The repair is to replace harnesses and components damaged by corrosion or dirt,or voltage spikes. The average equipment owner doesn't want to hear that the repairs needed to make their 3pt lift is going to cost $8500 because "when you were welding on the drawbar the residual voltage backfed into the 3pt hitch module,shorting it out, and then you tried to run a jumper wire to make the hitch work that shorted out the main computer,and we have to take the cab off to get to it"

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