Valid warranty claim?

[mikester]

I wouldn't call it abuse, but would call it operator error.

That last is something I am WAY too familiar with.

If you can't learn from your mistakes then I would call it abuse!

Neglect is just another form of abuse...neglecting to pay attention, neglecting to do your circle checks,...

To the OP, good luck on trying to call that a warranty issue. At least the OP is asking the question before, hopefully, going to scream at the dealer and make demands for free service.

 

[rignerd]

I assume this is standard equipment, and not an aftermarket accessory.

Talk to the dealer and see what they say.

My Ford has a clutch sensor wire that hangs down a bit, and usually gives me problems if the engine is ever shut off in the middle of a blackberry patch (causing the tractor not to restart).

Anyway, if you have wires or parts that are snagging on brush, or falling off during normal use, then I'd consider that to be a design flaw, and it should be brought to the attention of the manufacturer, whether that is a warranty claim, or something else.

It is the dealer installed third function. They routed it with a larger bundle of wires and hoses, which i assume were factory routed.

 

[rignerd]

They'll probably say something like "it's a tractor, not a forestry skidder". I understand your annoyance and you are certainly not the first with this complaint, but compact tractors really don't come properly equipped for work in heavy woods/brush like this, no matter how much many of us think they should. If you want to use it in conditions like that, then you are going to need to do something on your own to armor/protect the vulnerable bits like radiator, fan, wires, hoses, etc

Yeah, I probably should have looked it over a little closer before I started working it. I thought it was all hydraulic hoses, until the third function stopped closing. I see somebody has posted a link to spiral wrap, I hole it's better than the one I have in my cart.

 

[rignerd]

You might also get some spiral wrap (Amazon.com : spiral cable wrap) to wrap the wires and protect them a little more.

I don't understand why wires are just run over the frame of a machine without some extra protection. Especially when running underneath a machine intended to go into fields and woods.

As an electrical engineer, I just don't get why the accountants get to decide what is right for a design!

Thanks for the link. I've been looking at this too. Reading another manufacturers specs they say it will bundle up to two times the stated ID, and amazon carries it up to two inch ID. I am going to wait until i get it back and measure the bundle diameter and see if that's big enough, if not I'll see if I can separate the wires and hoses and bundle them in smaller groups.
2 inch spiral wrap

 

[Bentrim]

Warranty = Defects in material and workmanship. If you can classify it under one of those then it is warranty. If wires were routed incorrectly or not connected properly then you may have warranty. Best advice is to read your warranty statement to see what is warranty and what your responsibilities are.