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Was 100 mi from home on business and stopped by MF dealer in Hopkinsville, KY and he gave me several tips on what to do and look for. Also he Gave me a Fusible link he had laying around. But this one was made for common 2 prong auto fuses and had a 15amp fuse in it , also it had a fold-able cover over the fuse to make it weatherproof. I'm sure everyone else out there is saying ya duh...but I had never seen such a critter. Darn fine idea. Got home and few days later when i had time i went to put it all together.
Welcome to my world...............I had got from Harbor Fright a selection of electrical ends..of course none of them had a hole in the end big enough to slide over the starter bolt. so off to Lowes...of course lowes did not carry such a item and told me to go to autozone. At autozone, I was trusting(mistake) and told clerk to give me a end loop same as the one i handed him(the old fusible link). he said that was a 12 ga wire and gave me a box(thank goodness) of end loops and a butt connector for the other end. few days later when i have time, i go out to put it all together again...of course the end loops are a tad small and will not slide over the starter bolt. Got drill and bit selection and started to work..darn little loops are Soft metal and after i messed up 5 or 6, i went to plan b, a tapered reamer..still problem with soft metal, plan c got a tapered punch and hammered through and that worked! went to tractor and put new fusible (and changeable) line in and Double checked battery connections and polarity! No one could tell me how to check the amps of a fuse, so did not want to damage the starter so i took out the 15amp fuse and replaced it with a 10 amp. all is hooked up........turned key ...lights work, glow plug position works....turn key.....immediate nothing......oh crap! wait.calm down....check fusible link ...the 10amp fuse had blown...ok that worked....considered putting in 15 amp but warnings here deterred me....put another 10 amp in (those fusible links with replaceable fuses are Handy!!!) and tried the Mf 1040 again.....eureka!!! it started...tried it again and it worked fine.........WEW! 2 weeks of welcome to my world but all is fine now and the Good Lord has given me another trial to make me stronger... Thanks be to Him!
Was 100 mi from home on business and stopped by MF dealer in Hopkinsville, KY and he gave me several tips on what to do and look for. Also he Gave me a Fusible link he had laying around. But this one was made for common 2 prong auto fuses and had a 15amp fuse in it , also it had a fold-able cover over the fuse to make it weatherproof. I'm sure everyone else out there is saying ya duh...but I had never seen such a critter. Darn fine idea. Got home and few days later when i had time i went to put it all together.
Welcome to my world...............I had got from Harbor Fright a selection of electrical ends..of course none of them had a hole in the end big enough to slide over the starter bolt. so off to Lowes...of course lowes did not carry such a item and told me to go to autozone. At autozone, I was trusting(mistake) and told clerk to give me a end loop same as the one i handed him(the old fusible link). he said that was a 12 ga wire and gave me a box(thank goodness) of end loops and a butt connector for the other end. few days later when i have time, i go out to put it all together again...of course the end loops are a tad small and will not slide over the starter bolt. Got drill and bit selection and started to work..darn little loops are Soft metal and after i messed up 5 or 6, i went to plan b, a tapered reamer..still problem with soft metal, plan c got a tapered punch and hammered through and that worked! went to tractor and put new fusible (and changeable) line in and Double checked battery connections and polarity! No one could tell me how to check the amps of a fuse, so did not want to damage the starter so i took out the 15amp fuse and replaced it with a 10 amp. all is hooked up........turned key ...lights work, glow plug position works....turn key.....immediate nothing......oh crap! wait.calm down....check fusible link ...the 10amp fuse had blown...ok that worked....considered putting in 15 amp but warnings here deterred me....put another 10 amp in (those fusible links with replaceable fuses are Handy!!!) and tried the Mf 1040 again.....eureka!!! it started...tried it again and it worked fine.........WEW! 2 weeks of welcome to my world but all is fine now and the Good Lord has given me another trial to make me stronger... Thanks be to Him!
