GC1715 turn signal stangeness

[windcatcher]

Hey folks.

I ran another test last night on my new GC1715 for operating the turn signals.

Please read my notes and if you have one of this series of tractors, could you respond and let me know if your tractor does the same thing? I'm not sure if my tractor has an electrical defect or not.

Here's what I found: Key on, tractor not running.

Checked emergency flashers first: dashboard indicators for both right and left are on and flashing. Both top and bottom lights on both right and left sides of the ROPS flash. Seemed correct to me. Turned emergency flashers off.

Turned headlights on. Both headlghts right and left burn. Both top lights on ROPS left and right burn. Lower lights on both sides are off. Turned headlights off.

Now, here's where it gets flaky - at least to me.

Turn left turn signal on. Left side dashboard signal indicator is on and blinking. RIGHT side dashboard signal indicator is on and solid. Left side turn indicator on ROPS is on as well as top Left side indicator and they are blinking. RIGHT side lower light is on.

Turn Right turn signal on. Right side dashboard signal indicator is on and blinking. LEFT side dashboard signal indicator is on and solid. Right side turn indicator on ROPS is on as well as top right side indicator and they are blinking. LEFT side lower light is on.

This seems strange to me. Why should the opposite side dashboard turn indicator be lit and solid as well as the corresponding bottom light on the ROPS?

BTW, I re-ran the above tests with the tractor running and there was no change in any of the tests.

I tried to look the turn signal checkout in the manual, and as of yet, I haven't found anything.

I'm not too worried about it yet as my tractor is very much under warranty. However, I do want to make sure I don't have a defective electrical system too.

Comments are very much welcome.

 

[cdaigle430]

Maybe a dyslexic Japanese put it together?

 

[flyerdan]

Unplug the flasher unit from the emergency flashers and rerun the turn signal tests and see if it makes a difference.

 

[windcatcher]

Maybe a dyslexic Japanese put it together?

Have no idea. Maybe their water was tainted the day my tractor was built.

 

[windcatcher]

Unplug the flasher unit from the emergency flashers and rerun the turn signal tests and see if it makes a difference.

I'll see if I can do that this weekend. With daylight savings time gone, I can only do short non-exploratory tests.

 

[jlgurr]

windcatcher,

Checked function of my lights this evening, it's a GC1705.

Mine work just like yours do EXCEPT mine does it in both directions. When the left side is flashing and the left arrow is flashing, the right side is burning steady AND when the right side is flashing and the right arrow is flashing, the left side is burning steady.

So... that means mine is either completely incorrect (and probably out of warranty) or means yours is only half correct. We need a third opinion now to settle it.

Jeff

 

[jlgurr]

Double Post

 

[jlgurr]

I'll see if I can do that this weekend. With daylight savings time gone, I can only do short non-exploratory tests.

I hate standard time and getting home in the dark...

 

[AxleHub]

Windcatcher,

I ran the flasher test again with key on engine off. When left flasher is engaged the right indicator is on steady while the left indicator flashes and the same pattern is true on the rear lights.

When the right flasher is engaged its the same pattern just reversed.

It operates that same way when the flasher mode is ALSO engaged. Im guessing the process is this way so it is noticeable to the operator that flashers or directions are on because you can't hear them like in a car or truck.

And I'm guessing it is this way on the actual lights because a tractor doesn't have that computer chip technology that cars and trucks have so the indicators and actual lights are directly "paired".

Now yours appears to be different on one side compared to the other side which would be not so good

 

[AxleHub]

I hate standard time and getting home in the dark...

Some people like standard time because its so predictable:

Work-eat-tv-sleep

I prefer a little more of a 5 step plan:
Work-eat-outdoor stuff- tv-sleep. Lol