gc2410 tachometer issue

[boutym]

My 2610 just did this yesterday while clearing snow. Funny thing is it was fine for the first 45 minutes. I emailed the dealer and they say this tends to happen in cold weather. It was about 8 degrees when it happened. Throttled down and it stopped. About 10 minutes later it did it again. I throttled down again and after this it was fine the rest of the time I was working. Dealer said to take the cable off the tach if it bothered me and when it warms back up it should be fine. This would indicate to me the source of the noise is the tach itself. I have to move some wood today and it's still pretty cold, so if it happens I'll pull the cable off the tach and see if it stops.

 

[bakerg]

Mine did it for the first time the other day, had tractor for 3 years and no problem. Started as soon as I started the tractor and quit after I started to loosen the cable nut. tighten nut back up and it has been fine ever since.

 

[blackd]

Mine did it for the first time this year and mine is ~5.5 YO.

 

[bakerg]

For anyone who has not had this problem yet, here's a video I found on what actually happens.

 

[rjmack]

as you can see by the video, the problem came back, and continues to come back.

have any of you guys ever washed your tractor, or do you leave it outside in the rain in the fall?

maybe the seal around the dash cover is prone to leaking?

 

[bakerg]

Do wash my tractor but do not leave it outside. Has only happened once in 3yrs of ownership. I have never seen any water in the area where the cable attaches.

 

[boutym]

Dealer is telling me tach and throttle cable issues are popular in winter. If that's the case, you would think AGCO would have this fixed by now.

 

[rjmack]

Do wash my tractor but do not leave it outside. Has only happened once in 3yrs of ownership. I have never seen any water in the area where the cable attaches.

you must the the one in a thousand exception to the rule.

 

[dspdante]

Same issue with my 2610. I thought I blew a hydro line. The temp was in the single digits and the tach was stuck to the right (high side). I kept the rpm low and the noise disappeared.

 

[Racer4]

Anyone ever find a solution to this? It happened today, but not the other 2 days I blew snow. It was pretty cold today. I don’t like unhooking the cable because it stops the hour meter too. But that’s the only thing that stops it. Hooked the cable back up when I was done and it stayed working correctly until I parked the tractor in the shed.