Gr2120 Hour Meter

[jinman]

I just can't understand why this is a big problem. 50 hours is no big whoops. You know what you did and those hours are tiny compared to what you'll eventually get on that tractor. 50 hours would not change the value even if you were putting it up for sale today. Just chalk it up to experience and move on. Kubota is not the only one who does hour meters like this. They just can't figure every bonehead mistake we are gonna make. I'd suggest that you may be likely to mess up more by disconnecting and reconnecting the meter. If I was a buyer and you told me this story, I'd just smile and believe you. If I find the hour-meter messed with, I'm always gonna be skeptical. Then again, you could wire the hour-meter backwards and leave the key on for 50 more hours. Just kiddin'. Do NOT try this.

 

[locknut]

Well,you're not the only dummy to do this.I left the key on alsnly difference a friend of mine had a few so I swapped him mine and took it home and run the hours up to where they were before.I also did it on the Simplicity but it has some fancy electronics that times everything out if you leave the key on.

 

[jinman]

Here's a little anecdote. Years ago, I rented a B16 Kubota (I think that's the model) with loader and boxblade for the weekend. While I was using it, I discovered that if you turn the key off, the hour meter stopped, but the engine kept running until you pulled the fuel lever to off. I used that tractor for two days and took it back with 8 additional hours on the clock. Of course, I paid for two days, but I wanted to be sure I did not exceed 16 total hours.

 

[Pete6114]

I just can't understand why this is a big problem. 50 hours is no big whoops. You know what you did and those hours are tiny compared to what you'll eventually get on that tractor. 50 hours would not change the value even if you were putting it up for sale today. Just chalk it up to experience and move on. Kubota is not the only one who does hour meters like this. They just can't figure every bonehead mistake we are gonna make. I'd suggest that you may be likely to mess up more by disconnecting and reconnecting the meter. If I was a buyer and you told me this story, I'd just smile and believe you. If I find the hour-meter messed with, I'm always gonna be skeptical. Then again, you could wire the hour-meter backwards and leave the key on for 50 more hours. Just kiddin'. Do NOT try this.

Now you got me curious....what's gonna happen be reversing the wires.....screw up the meter maybe. Or go twice as fast...

 

[jinman]

Oh boy! Don't get me tellin' sea stories. Truth is, I'm not sure how your timer is mechanized. If it's a simple DC motor, wiring it backwards would probably cause it to run backwards. However, if it is a circuit using a timer to create a pulse to a little solenoid that clicks the odometer style readout, wiring that backwards will surely make all the smoke escape. No electronics works after the smoke leaks out.

BTW: I have an operator manual and workshop manual for the G1800/G1900/G2000. The Op Man'l shows the hourmeter and says it operates when the key is ON. No other mention of that hourmeter is in the manual. In the WSM, they don't even show it on the electrical schematic diagrams. They show all the instruments and the lighting for the dash, but conveniently skip over the hourmeter. Obviously, they don't want us messin' with it.

 

[Pete6114]

I reversed the wires till it jumped 1/10, then pulled the wires off it again. No smoke....but it did count up. Back to paper and pencil for a year. Thanks for the ideas

 

[balernbud]

Once you get the hours corrected , get your test light out and hook your hour meter to a power source that comes on when the unit is running, you will do this again, I know I've been there.

 

[Pete6114]

Just went to bypass reverse mowing switch. Found 4 wires in there and dont have a shop-manual just yet. Would you mind sharing how you did it? And the seat switch too. Did you cut the pins off and solder them together?
If you have the shop-manual, what you pay for them?
Thanks

 

[balernbud]

As for the seat safety switch make a jumper wire or (2) if needed and unplug from seat the use the jumpers on the plug to complete the circuit as if it were plugged in to the seat
For the meter you need to find a wire that has power to it only when the engine is running, use a testlight and check wires until you find one that only lights the testlight when the engine is running then hook you power side of your hourmeter to that with a jumper wire.

 

[Pete6114]

Thanks balerbud