JD 4300 factory lights

[pat32rf]

Five or six years ago the lights went strange. Turn signals and hazard lights both quit flashing. After many hours with the dash torn apart I tracked the problem down and replaced the faulty unit that caused the grief. I remember that it was NOT the part I had expected...
Now it has happened again. Does anyone know if it is the turn signal switch or the main headlight switch??? Don't really want to tear things apart, trouble shoot, re-assemble, order from dealer, then tear apart again to install....

 

[RoyJackson]

Have you checked your fuses and relays?

 

[pat32rf]

All the lights will work, they just don't flash when ordered. Same symptoms as last time, I'm betting on the same cause. Switch on the left turn signal and the left light goes on, ditto the right.

 

[RoyJackson]

All the lights will work, they just don't flash when ordered. Same symptoms as last time, I'm betting on the same cause. Switch on the left turn signal and the left light goes on, ditto the right.

I don't understand..."switch on the left turn signal and the left light goes on...".
Which light? Headlamp?

 

[pat32rf]

Turn signal lamp goes on, it stays on and doesn't flash.
The proper test of components, according to the book, involves removing them from the dash, not something you can do in place.....

 

[RoyJackson]

Turn signal lamp goes on, it stays on and doesn't flash.
The proper test of components, according to the book, involves removing them from the dash, not something you can do in place.....

I don't have my operators or service manual close by...but isn't there a relay controlling the flashers?

 

[dfkrug]

Turn signal lamp goes on, it stays on and doesn't flash.
The proper test of components, according to the book, involves removing them from the dash, not something you can do in place.....

What I did, rather than replace the Deere flasher part, is use a standard
automotive flasher unit (about $4 at the auto parts store). These
flasher units often do not flash if one of the light bulbs are out. If burnt
out, the flasher does not pass enough current to adequately heat the
bimetal strip inside.

 

[plowindeeper]

Mine does the same thing has always done it so I just don't use it. Fixed it 3 times already different thing every time. Head lights and work light work fine just not flashers or blinkers they will shine but not blink

 

[pat32rf]

There is no separate flasher unit on these. It is built into either the main headlight/hazard switch or the turn signal switch. Hoping someone knew which....I can't tell from the shop manual, they just tell how to test each unit with a VOM. To see what I am doing, I need the units on the bench

 

[dfkrug]

There is no separate flasher unit on these. It is built into either the main headlight/hazard switch or the turn signal switch. Hoping someone knew which....I can't tell from the shop manual, they just tell how to test each unit with a VOM. To see what I am doing, I need the units on the bench

There is one flasher unit for both the turn signals and the hazards. I
went with a separate generic flasher from Kragen's and deleted the
turn signals. I have no use for turn signals on a tractor. If I drive my CUT
on the public road, I use the hazard flashers. I imagine some folks use
turn signals, but I have not met one.

 

[pat32rf]

There is one flasher unit for both the turn signals and the hazards. I
went with a separate generic flasher from Kragen's and deleted the
turn signals. I have no use for turn signals on a tractor. If I drive my CUT
on the public road, I use the hazard flashers. I imagine some folks use
turn signals, but I have not met one.

Where in the circuit did you stick it??? Got lotsa flasher units in the drawer;-)

 

[dfkrug]

Where in the circuit did you stick it??? Got lotsa flasher units in the drawer;-)

As I recall, I used a 2-terminal flasher, and I connected wire #122 to one
terminal and the 2 dark green wires (#115 and #125) to the other. See
diagram.

You must disconnect the JD flasher (behind the turn signal switch). You
can do all this by pulling up the instrument cluster and accessing all
the wires on the back of the turn signal module. I did not price that
unit from JD, but I will bet it's a doozy.

 

[pat32rf]

I did not price that
unit from JD, but I will bet it's a doozy.[/QUOTE]

$30-40 if I remember right, but that was a few years back...

 

[dfkrug]

Since I am about to buy a bunch of JD parts, I checked on a turn
signal flasher/hazard unit, and it seems to be $57, plus shipping and/or
sales tax. That's an easy route to go, but so is my customized
approach.

 

[pat32rf]

$57 American normally works out to about $75 Canadian.... :-(