Ok, guys.... I just found this post and am very suprised to hear there are others like me out there (usually this kind of stuff only happens to me 
, or at least I thought until now). I bought my M7040 in August of 2006 with 12 hours on it and was shocked when the lights didn't work. I stopped by and asked the salesman, who quickly directed me to the service department. I asked them and they told me that there was a difference between the CAB and ROPS model. The ROPS model, which I bought, did not have those lights hooked up. That sounded strange to me so on my way out I asked the salesman if I could look at one on the lot and check it out. He told me sure so I checked the ROPS model and it worked just as it should. Now for the newbies interested in buying a tractor: The dealers at my location only install a FEL on the oldest tractor on the lot. The newer ones are there but they have no FEL installed so when they get ready to sell you one they say "Here's one just like you want and the the FEL is already installed!" I didn't realize this until the one I checked out, 1 week later, only had .6 hours and a new FEL. This tractor was sitting next to mine the previous week with no FEL.
Does anyone know what serial#'s of the FEL have the bad cyclinders? Here are my serial#'s.
Tractor 50059 (Light's don't work) Albeit the Glowplug does work but it took temps of <25 to finally turn it on.
FEL A0607
Disappointed in Arkansas,
Dan
, or at least I thought until now). I bought my M7040 in August of 2006 with 12 hours on it and was shocked when the lights didn't work. I stopped by and asked the salesman, who quickly directed me to the service department. I asked them and they told me that there was a difference between the CAB and ROPS model. The ROPS model, which I bought, did not have those lights hooked up. That sounded strange to me so on my way out I asked the salesman if I could look at one on the lot and check it out. He told me sure so I checked the ROPS model and it worked just as it should. Now for the newbies interested in buying a tractor: The dealers at my location only install a FEL on the oldest tractor on the lot. The newer ones are there but they have no FEL installed so when they get ready to sell you one they say "Here's one just like you want and the the FEL is already installed!" I didn't realize this until the one I checked out, 1 week later, only had .6 hours and a new FEL. This tractor was sitting next to mine the previous week with no FEL. Does anyone know what serial#'s of the FEL have the bad cyclinders? Here are my serial#'s.
Tractor 50059 (Light's don't work) Albeit the Glowplug does work but it took temps of <25 to finally turn it on.
FEL A0607
Disappointed in Arkansas,
Dan
