hoffy02
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new to me JD 4310, had it almost a year. Loader, backhoe, runs great. Love it
Few weeks into having it i got the classic "wont move forward or reverse".. I lurked on here for a while and found I needed to bypass the bad seat switch. Did that and it worked again for a few hours maybe.. I figured it could be a short further up the line, fast forward 5 more cuts and splices moving further up the main wiring bundle. All with the same result. Worked for a while then same failure code, and no reverse or forward. so far I have cut back these safety seat switch wires as far as where the main wiring bundle moves from under tractor into the main engine compartment right behind the break pedals on left side.
There is absolutely no pattern to what induces this failure and 4 long flashes. I worked as an electronics technician in the military and we lived and died on repeat-ability for troubleshooting. driving slow down the street, moving dirt, digging whatever.. It sometimes happens every 5 minutes, sometimes, I can use it for 2 days and no issue. this used to be just an annoyance as all i was doing was mostly dirt work. Now I have a 3 point mower, just hooked it up today, in my 5 minute test run, it did this sudden stop, 4 long flashes, 4 different times..
to further confuse my troubleshooting efforts, there is no pattern to what corrects the failure. Sometimes it starts driving again before the flashing sequence is completed. sometimes i have to let it low idle for 20 mins. sometimes hitting the steering wheel and cursing it to **** will make it move again..
Please, Oh wise gods of the TBN community.. Lend me some help!
CJ in PA
Few weeks into having it i got the classic "wont move forward or reverse".. I lurked on here for a while and found I needed to bypass the bad seat switch. Did that and it worked again for a few hours maybe.. I figured it could be a short further up the line, fast forward 5 more cuts and splices moving further up the main wiring bundle. All with the same result. Worked for a while then same failure code, and no reverse or forward. so far I have cut back these safety seat switch wires as far as where the main wiring bundle moves from under tractor into the main engine compartment right behind the break pedals on left side.
There is absolutely no pattern to what induces this failure and 4 long flashes. I worked as an electronics technician in the military and we lived and died on repeat-ability for troubleshooting. driving slow down the street, moving dirt, digging whatever.. It sometimes happens every 5 minutes, sometimes, I can use it for 2 days and no issue. this used to be just an annoyance as all i was doing was mostly dirt work. Now I have a 3 point mower, just hooked it up today, in my 5 minute test run, it did this sudden stop, 4 long flashes, 4 different times..
to further confuse my troubleshooting efforts, there is no pattern to what corrects the failure. Sometimes it starts driving again before the flashing sequence is completed. sometimes i have to let it low idle for 20 mins. sometimes hitting the steering wheel and cursing it to **** will make it move again..
Please, Oh wise gods of the TBN community.. Lend me some help!
CJ in PA
