New owner, 1715

[Cjm005]

What kind of maintenance manual did you get? CD, reprint or original? I'm still looking for an original, the reprints I've seen are pretty useless when it comes to pictures.

The maintenance manual I won on EBAY, it is original.

 

[CDennyRun]

The maintenance manual I won on EBAY, it is original.

Same here. Ebay is a great thing! Well I'm glad you have your ducks in a row. We'd love to see some before and after pics!

Chris

 

[kirkawilson]

I recently installed a push button starter on my NH 1920 to completely bypass the wiring harness and send full battery power to the starter solenoid. My wiring harness and associated wiring continued to give me starting problems because of the some varmint-chew damage and some questionable modifications done by the previous owner. I tried to repair the harness, troubleshoot the wiring, and install a new relay (as suggested on TBN) for about 2 years before deciding that a push button was the most dependable fix...and it has been working fine for about 9 months. When I turn the switch to on position (not start), the fuel solenoid opens and I then just push the button to apply full battery power to the starter solenoid. CAUTION: The push button also bypasses all of the safety switches and will turn the starter anytime it is pushed, even without the key on. However, the tractor will not start until the fuel solenoid is opened. The wiring on these tractors is known for causing many problems so I opted for the dependable, yet unsafer, repair.

 

[fried1765]

What kind of maintenance manual did you get? CD, reprint or original? I'm still looking for an original, the reprints I've seen are pretty useless when it comes to pictures.

I bought a 1988 model 1920 4x4 with 1056 hours a year ago.
I bought a copy of the Ford manual, but don't recall where I found it, other than E-Bay.
The manual is OK, but the picture copies are very poor!
I also bought the Ford (copy) 1920 parts manual. It is in a two volume format (8-1/2 x 11 pages).
I have found the parts manual to be MOST helpful.
EVERYTHING in the parts manual is perfectly detailed, with excellent exploded views.
The parts manual came from E-Bay also, reproduced (with permission) by "JENSALES", but has a Yesterdaystractors.com flyleaf.
I would strongly suggest that you try to find the parts manual for your 1715.