Where do the Custome Fuse wires go?

[RexB]

Virgil, I copied my engine coolant temperature question and replies into a new thread
http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1314960#post1314960 , I should have asked the questions in separate threads to begin with.

Yes you're helping

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Back into the shop to track down wires...

 

[IXLR8]

Rex..... looks like with help from my dealer... and some poking on my part.. I found the "Customer" fuse wires. They are in the back by the remote outlets. Actually I found 2 sources of power back there. There are two small wires, one black one red, with bullet connectors on them, tucked up above the remotes, a little to the right, wrapped around the harness, like the ones in front of the clutch pedal. These seem to be the extension of the wires found in front of the clutch pedal, as the same fuse powers them.
About 8-10 inches below them, is another wiring harness, it has 2 wires going into a 3 pin socket. One wire is red, the other black, these are heavier gauge than the others above. The power here is controlled by the 'Customer' fuse. Both of them seem to require the Ignition switch to be in the ON position, but I need to double check the 'Customer' as the schematic I have shows that it should have power in the ACC position.

First photo (425) should be the bullet connectors that go to the 7.5 amp 'Backup/Working lamp' fuse. The second photo (426) should be the 3 pin connector that goes to the 15 amp 'customer' fuse. Some day I will figure out how to post pictures in a post.

 

[BigDogues]

There are two sets of wires with bullet connectors have power in the acc position. The wires on the right side I connected to a power plug (aka cigarette lighter) I use that to plug in a magnetic base amber flasher that I stick on top or the ROPS. The set of wires on the left side switch with the headlights so I attached a magnetic base 55 watt work light there. No problems so far. Note that the male connector is ground on both sets.

 

[RexB]

Good find Jim as to what fuse actually controls those wires above the remotes, people have been plugging into that for work lights.

For the Customer Fuse, so those wires in the connector are from it. I've been under the hood looking for those danged things, sheesh.

I'll be taking worklight power from the front of the tractor then run the wires inside the tubes for a TOPS I fabbed on. So if I can't find wires from the Customer Fuse in the front end, I'll use either the bullet connectors you found by the clutch, or run straight off the 15A Customer Fuse in the box like WillieKioti did.

We'll get this thing whupped one way or t'other

EDit: For posting pics here, sign up for an account at free Photobucket.com , webshots.com or imageshack.com . Upload pictures from your computer then post it's image link here. (We usually post pictures sized 800 pixels wide, sometimes bigger if needed.) With a paid-for account at the same places, you can make thumbnail links for the picture and post here.

ps: this is why I'm grabbing power off the front instead of the rear, so the wires can run inside the Treelimb Overhead Protection System pipes.

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EDit: Thanks for the info BigDogues...I'm getting the feeling that our tractors have differences in wiring, because those wires/bullet connectors have power for me in the On/Preheat key position.

Those ARE Big Dogs too, makes my 80-pounder mutts look small.

 

[RexB]

Lights solved...I went with a spade connector soldered onto the back of the 15a Customer Fuse connector in the fuse box. Tapped a bolt hole into the TOPS pipe to mount a 55w floodlight on it and ran the ground wire from the light to the bolt.

Thanks everyone for suggestions and help, this tractor is readier for night work!

 

[williekioti]

Nice work Rex! I may go the route of adding another user fuse box down the road for add ons. I was thinking it might be nice to add a power port(cigarette lighter type) to use my hand held spot light and other stuff, radio, etc...............