Best way is solder and heat shrink tube. Close second is crimp on & heat shrink tube. The only reason this was done, is because they were on a wild goose chase and tried to make the Metalert work by cutting off the connectors between the tractor control box and the chopper, and just doing this. In doing so, the control box was permanantly attatched to the chopper, and out in the elements since they quit using it this spring.
There's a similar splice just 12" up the wire loom.
Since the 2 choppers didn't use the same power cords, or even the same connectors to the chopper on the other control box, I couldn't just use the 1 box we have for the 2 choppers. I bought some 6 guage parallel wire and made up new power leads w/universal connectors that go right to the battery, and put new leads in the 2 control boxes that I need to use.
I got the spout deflector to turn, and there is no motor on the spout to turn it right now so I'll borrow that from our other chopper for testing purposes in the field. Didn't get the reversing gear box to reverse yet. This chopper came w/ 2 control boxes. One of them did nothing with the reversing box, and the other kept trying to move the motor even without a finger on the toggle switch. I am gonna try the one that did nothing for now, as the gearbox is fully engaged (so I don't have to worry about slipping) and I won't burn the motor out unintentionally.
I'm still on the fence if all this trouble is worth it since our other one works great, but I figure I might as well try. If I can get this one working, I can tear one apart next year and replace sprockets and not have to worry about down time and not being able to chop anything. If nothing else, I could sell one for a small profit then if I don't stick too much into them.
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