I was happily using the grapple on my new L47 and the 3rd function suddenly stopped working. No click when I hit the button and no little green light on the activation button.
Naturally, I first figured I'd blown a fuse since the light was out but I can't find any listing of a fuse for that on any of the 3 fuse boxes I've found. Next I checked my WSM but can't find anything useful about the wire circuitry in there. (One page has a picture of the valve and the connectors but that's it).
So I removed the cover and crawled around looking at stuff. I must have snagged a stick or something (clearing a new field so there's plenty of murderous missiles out there) because I found one connector pulled out of the plug going to the switch. However, that didn't fix it. The other end of the same wire plugs into the connector on the 3rd function solenoid but it looks like a clean cut and the only other lose wire is a different color and gauge and also looks like a clean cut. Both sides are oxidized so it doesn't seem fresh.
One connector from the solenoid goes to 12v and a CA1a-12V-A-5 relay (had to look it up) and the 2nd wire goes to either ground or 12V (can't remember). The other connector on the same solenoid is identical and one wire goes to the same ground or 12V (I knew I should have taken a picture...) and the 2nd wire is the cut one.
Complication: the loader valve has been leaking since I got it. Shop just fixed that under warrantee but all of the wiring looms are soaked and the electrical tape has all turned into a gooey mess. Oh and several of the connectors have UDT *inside* them. Most suspicious is the relay, it looks like there's even a little bit of corrosion but it might just be dirt... hard to tell
Questions:
1) Does anybody have a diagram of how these wires should run? I have the full WSM if it's in there but I can't find it
2) Does anybody know if both connectors on the 3rd function solenoid should have both wires connected? (Seems like they should but I found some dodging wiring under all that electrical tape so who knows)
3) Do you think the relay is likely the problem or do I probably have another torn wire somewhere?
4) Is there a fuse somewhere I should check?
5) Any ideas on what else to check?
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Oh and boo on whoever put all these wires on the underside of the valve where they could get snagged like this. There was more than enough length to keep everything on top (and thus inside the guard cover) once I disconnected the solenoid connectors and pulled them up through to the top.
Naturally, I first figured I'd blown a fuse since the light was out but I can't find any listing of a fuse for that on any of the 3 fuse boxes I've found. Next I checked my WSM but can't find anything useful about the wire circuitry in there. (One page has a picture of the valve and the connectors but that's it).
So I removed the cover and crawled around looking at stuff. I must have snagged a stick or something (clearing a new field so there's plenty of murderous missiles out there) because I found one connector pulled out of the plug going to the switch. However, that didn't fix it. The other end of the same wire plugs into the connector on the 3rd function solenoid but it looks like a clean cut and the only other lose wire is a different color and gauge and also looks like a clean cut. Both sides are oxidized so it doesn't seem fresh.
One connector from the solenoid goes to 12v and a CA1a-12V-A-5 relay (had to look it up) and the 2nd wire goes to either ground or 12V (can't remember). The other connector on the same solenoid is identical and one wire goes to the same ground or 12V (I knew I should have taken a picture...) and the 2nd wire is the cut one.
Complication: the loader valve has been leaking since I got it. Shop just fixed that under warrantee but all of the wiring looms are soaked and the electrical tape has all turned into a gooey mess. Oh and several of the connectors have UDT *inside* them. Most suspicious is the relay, it looks like there's even a little bit of corrosion but it might just be dirt... hard to tell
Questions:
1) Does anybody have a diagram of how these wires should run? I have the full WSM if it's in there but I can't find it
2) Does anybody know if both connectors on the 3rd function solenoid should have both wires connected? (Seems like they should but I found some dodging wiring under all that electrical tape so who knows)
3) Do you think the relay is likely the problem or do I probably have another torn wire somewhere?
4) Is there a fuse somewhere I should check?
5) Any ideas on what else to check?
...
Oh and boo on whoever put all these wires on the underside of the valve where they could get snagged like this. There was more than enough length to keep everything on top (and thus inside the guard cover) once I disconnected the solenoid connectors and pulled them up through to the top.