stevem5215
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Hi, First post here.
We have a 126hr FarmPro (Jinma) 2420 with a charging problem and a hydraulic problem. Maybe someone can help us out.
1. Alternator not charging. Battery eventually goes dead of course. Keeping the battery charger on it when not in use keeps it working fine otherwise. Had 12.8 volts across battery so nothing wrong there. Has 12 volts at the Alternator charging post. Has 12 volts at the field winding when the ignition switch is on. (measured across the neg term and the field winding at the alternator) Looks to me like it's just plain bad. I emailed one parts place about it and they want $195 for the alternator. Sounds a bit expensive for a junky chinese part. Anybody have a better source ? Or a better alternative like a retro kit to a GM self exciting style like those listed on ebay for $75 ? That would be a cheaper solution and if it would mount up probably would be more reliable than the chinese solution with a separate alternator and regulator.
2. The hydraulic problem seems to be with the power steering. It works but has a tendency to drift back to center if you are turning a corner. It will turn the tractor just fine currently if you keep resteering into the bend. But I assume this will get worse. I tried cleaning the screen filter under the seat and changing the hydraulic fluid. That seemed to help it a little but not enough that it's back to normal. I'm guessing that this is either a control problem (steering wheel cylinder) or a piston problem (at the front wheels) with the cylinder there. Anybody have any ideas on what this might be ? A common failure here ? Ok, the whole tractor is a common failure but I'm looking for suggestions.
Thanks for listening..
Steve
We have a 126hr FarmPro (Jinma) 2420 with a charging problem and a hydraulic problem. Maybe someone can help us out.
1. Alternator not charging. Battery eventually goes dead of course. Keeping the battery charger on it when not in use keeps it working fine otherwise. Had 12.8 volts across battery so nothing wrong there. Has 12 volts at the Alternator charging post. Has 12 volts at the field winding when the ignition switch is on. (measured across the neg term and the field winding at the alternator) Looks to me like it's just plain bad. I emailed one parts place about it and they want $195 for the alternator. Sounds a bit expensive for a junky chinese part. Anybody have a better source ? Or a better alternative like a retro kit to a GM self exciting style like those listed on ebay for $75 ? That would be a cheaper solution and if it would mount up probably would be more reliable than the chinese solution with a separate alternator and regulator.
2. The hydraulic problem seems to be with the power steering. It works but has a tendency to drift back to center if you are turning a corner. It will turn the tractor just fine currently if you keep resteering into the bend. But I assume this will get worse. I tried cleaning the screen filter under the seat and changing the hydraulic fluid. That seemed to help it a little but not enough that it's back to normal. I'm guessing that this is either a control problem (steering wheel cylinder) or a piston problem (at the front wheels) with the cylinder there. Anybody have any ideas on what this might be ? A common failure here ? Ok, the whole tractor is a common failure but I'm looking for suggestions.
Thanks for listening..
Steve