Posted by badaugherty on March 28, 2009 at 04:52:49 from (216.137.25.247):
I got a 300 Utility a couple of weeks ago and it ran fine when I brought it home. The only issue was the hydraulics weren't working. I ended up going through all that, replaced the screen on the pickup tube and it worked great after getting it back together.
The PO had converted the tractor to 12volt, but it didn't look right and all of the wiring was cobbled together and taped. It bugged me, so I decided to try following the wiring diagrams I found on this site. I'll explain how it was hooked up before I started.
The Alternator only had 1 wire connected and it was ran from the alt to the top of the relay on the starter. 1 and 2 were disconnected.
A wire from the starter relay to the ignition switch and from the ignition switch to the starter button and back to the side of the starter relay.
Finally, 1 wire from the started switch to the positive side of the coil.
None of the lights were connected and the wires to the ammeter were cut.
Like I said, this configuration worked fine, but my success with the hydraulics had me feeling good about tearing out all the wiring and making it right.
I followed Farmall Bob's Farmall Super H/M 12 volt alternator conversion diagram to the letter, except I didn't have a diode or a warning light. I planned on getting those later today when Napa opened up.
I got a little anxious and wanted to see if it would start and run. Well sparks started shooting out of the ammeter and it began backfiring and popping. I figured the ammeter was bad and that's why the PO bypassed it. So I went back to the original configuration and it's not running like it was. I've been at it all night and decided to get a little sleep and maybe take time to figure out what happened. I've learned it's better to just walk away at times like this because getting mad and being tired usually makes things worse.
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