Non running '94 520H. Help needed.

[ebinmaine 73,568]

Just now, Handy Don said:

Doesn't mean much for a weak battery.

I”ve had a static 13 go to 8 as soon as I switched to “start"

 

Agreed. I've seen that as well.  

 

 

Just now, Handy Don said:

Frankly, you are lucky it didn’t start a fire!

 

Definitely!!

That's why I've decided to hold off.  

 

The battery is 3 years old but possibly okay. No sense ruining that and several other parts.  

 

 

[MainelyWheelhorse 1,784]

@ebinmaine I’ve got a fuse holder from the 312 parts I got from you you could use if you want to move it under its own power. It needs to be cleaned out but looks good.

[ebinmaine 73,568]

8 minutes ago, MainelyWheelhorse said:

@ebinmaine I’ve got a fuse holder from the 312 parts I got from you you could use if you want to move it under its own power. It needs to be cleaned out but looks good.

 

Much appreciated but I won't need it. 

I'm highly unlikely to attempt any wiring repair other than jumpers listed by @Bill D above.  

This is a parts vehicle. Not a future runner. No point in investing the time.  

 

 

[953 nut 60,871]

1 minute ago, ebinmaine said:

unlikely to attempt any wiring repair other than jumpers

All you need is power to the coil and the solenoid to run it enough to test the engine and the Eaton 1100.

I would check for water in the oil on both before running it, looks like it has been outdoors quite a while.

[Bill D 2,312]

9 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Much appreciated but I won't need it. 

I'm highly unlikely to attempt any wiring repair other than jumpers listed by @Bill D above.  

This is a parts vehicle. Not a future runner. No point in investing the time.  

 

 

How many hours on it?  Definitely seen better days.   

[ebinmaine 73,568]

7 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

All you need is power to the coil and the solenoid to run it enough to test the engine and the Eaton 1100.

I would check for water in the oil on both before running it, looks like it has been outdoors quite a while.

 

Oil looked good in both.  

 

 

 

1 minute ago, Bill D said:

How many hours on it?  Definitely seen better days.   

 

 

Many. A lot. Quite a few. Hour meter shows only around 725 or whatever but it hasn't worked in 6 bajillion years.  

 

The PO was open about high hours and overall conditions to me before the purchase.  

[OutdoorEnvy 1,781]

You always learn a lot from these kind of rigs.  Part of why we do this I guess.  So wasn’t sure if you covered it somewhere but are you planning an engine swap to use it?  Or moving Eaton trans to something?  Figured you have some project in mind coming together 

[ebinmaine 73,568]

2 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

You always learn a lot from these kind of rigs.

 

Definitely. And I enjoy it. 

 

2 minutes ago, OutdoorEnvy said:

 Part of why we do this I guess.  So wasn’t sure if you covered it somewhere but are you planning an engine swap to use it?  Or moving Eaton trans to something?  Figured you have some project in mind coming together 

I sure do. I really like the added stability of the splayed forward front axles. 

 

I knew before purchase this would be divided up. 

 

Me. All steering system parts, whole front axle, all 4 wheels, rear wheel weights, frame?

All guages, fuel tank w/sender,

 

Someone else is taking. Snowblower, both transmissions. 

And another person. All hydraulics. 

 

Engine isn't spoken for yet. Nothin I'm interested in...

[adsm08 3,453]

7 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

This wiring is so delicate I've decided to abort the mission.

Rewire the whole thing. It will probably be easier than repairing what's broken.

[ebinmaine 73,568]

4 minutes ago, adsm08 said:

Rewire the whole thing. It will probably be easier than repairing what's broken.

 

 

Not happening to this rig. It's a parts tractor. 

To get it running I'd do the temp jumpers.  

[ebinmaine 73,568]

5 minutes ago, adsm08 said:

Rewire the whole thing

 

For the record...

I now do that to EVERY  tractor we want to use...

 

I rip out the old spaghetti and can it.  

[Retired Wrencher 5,949]

Morning Eric. Can you simplify that wiring get rid of the safety switches and all that other crap? I had a C141 that’s what I did. I simplified the wiring and it ran fine. A guy in Vermont now owns it for years now, I talk with him every now and then. He says it’s still running no problems.

[ebinmaine 73,568]

22 minutes ago, Retired Wrencher said:

Morning Eric. Can you simplify that wiring get rid of the safety switches and all that other crap? I had a C141 that’s what I did. I simplified the wiring and it ran fine. A guy in Vermont now owns it for years now, I talk with him every now and then. He says it’s still running no problems.

 

That's exactly what I'll do. 

 

Get it running (if possible).

Drive it around a little. 

Disassemble and part out. 

 

 

[Retired Wrencher 5,949]

Was this your original plan to do this?

[ebinmaine 73,568]

Just now, Retired Wrencher said:

Was this your original plan to do this?

 

Absolutely. 

This tractor as a whole is worn out. It's a better parts rig to keep others running longer.  

[Retired Wrencher 5,949]

4 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

 

Absolutely. 

This tractor as a whole is worn out. It's a better parts rig to keep others running longer.  

Sounds like a good plan, buddy.

[953 nut 60,871]

11 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

I knew before purchase this would be divided up. 

[ebinmaine 73,568]

I snipped the Red Battery connection at the solenoid. 

Removed the ignition switch and got it cleaned up. Looks original. 

 

 

Now to find/make/run temp wires.  

[Bill D 2,312]

46 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

I snipped the Red Battery connection at the solenoid. 

Removed the ignition switch and got it cleaned up. Looks original. 

Can't wait to see if it runs.

 

Now to find/make/run temp wires.  

 

[Bill D 2,312]

Any luck?

[ebinmaine 73,568]

5 minutes ago, Bill D said:

Any luck?

 

 

No sir, not yet. Ran out of time doing dozens of other things yesterday.

 

Because of work and other upcoming tasks I probably won't get back to it until Sunday afternoon.