4035 Hour Meter Problems

[lantxinNETX]

This last weekend I was dumping some boards over the edge of a roll-off dumpster and did a not-so-smart thing. I tilted the bucket so that a small (fortunately) piece of particle board came back towards the operator station.

Fortunately for me it hit right at the top of the dash. Unfortunately for me it hit right at the top of the dash. The damage appears to be mostly superficial except I noticed that the hour meter is no longer running correctly. I don't see the little tattler on the right moving at all and it certainly didn't seem to be accumulating any more time. (I must admit I didn't notice this until just before I shut down the tractor, so I didn't have time to watch it for long.)

The tractor is 2 hours away and I won't be back to it until Friday night. I don't see the tach / hour meter listed as a separate part number, so what might I find if I take off those four screws on the dash and look behind?

Thanks

Maritn

 

[redobbin]

It is a sealed electronic component with a tamper seal that will be checked when/if you ever sell it. You will not have access to the hour meter unless you break the seal. That said, you can always purchase a replacement dash.

This last weekend I was dumping some boards over the edge of a roll-off dumpster and did a not-so-smart thing. I tilted the bucket so that a small (fortunately) piece of particle board came back towards the operator station.

Fortunately for me it hit right at the top of the dash. Unfortunately for me it hit right at the top of the dash. The damage appears to be mostly superficial except I noticed that the hour meter is no longer running correctly. I don't see the little tattler on the right moving at all and it certainly didn't seem to be accumulating any more time. (I must admit I didn't notice this until just before I shut down the tractor, so I didn't have time to watch it for long.)

The tractor is 2 hours away and I won't be back to it until Friday night. I don't see the tach / hour meter listed as a separate part number, so what might I find if I take off those four screws on the dash and look behind?

Thanks

Maritn

 

[rcrupper]

It is a sealed electronic component with a tamper seal that will be checked when/if you ever sell it. You will not have access to the hour meter unless you break the seal. That said, you can always purchase a replacement dash.

Well, i for one have purchased a used 4035 and I didn't open the dash and check the seal. i don't think many would go that far, especially if the hours seemed appropriate to the machine.

rob