rednecklimo85
New member
Equipment
78 B6100E(brush hog, boxblade, snowplow) 85 B7200DT(loader and backhoe)
Just thought I would share my bonehead move for everyones enjoyment/education.
I was checkin out what I thought was a battery draw on my B6100. It turned out to be a charging system issue. In the process of narrowing it down, I disconnected the charge lead from the regulator, and got about 3 volts there at max RPM. Next step was to disconnect the dynamo leads and check that. I couldn't get my meter leads on them too well so I tried pulling them up thru the top of the dash and forgot about the live charge lead from the battery. It ground out on the fuel tank straps. A couple sparks and alot of smoke later, I reached over, shut off the key and shut down the engine but it was too late. The damage was done and I burned up part of the wiring harness.
I've got 12 years behind me in the automotive field, 4 years of tech high school for electronics, and my father is a licensed electrician. I have a deep understanding/respect for electricity, but a few seconds of not thinking with my dip stick, could have cost me a tractor, a shed and many many thousands of dollars of tools and other equipment sitting in it.
Be safe out there everyone.
If anyone's interested it's a bad regulator I replaced 8 months ago.. Hopefully Kubota has some kind of warranty on them.
I was checkin out what I thought was a battery draw on my B6100. It turned out to be a charging system issue. In the process of narrowing it down, I disconnected the charge lead from the regulator, and got about 3 volts there at max RPM. Next step was to disconnect the dynamo leads and check that. I couldn't get my meter leads on them too well so I tried pulling them up thru the top of the dash and forgot about the live charge lead from the battery. It ground out on the fuel tank straps. A couple sparks and alot of smoke later, I reached over, shut off the key and shut down the engine but it was too late. The damage was done and I burned up part of the wiring harness.
I've got 12 years behind me in the automotive field, 4 years of tech high school for electronics, and my father is a licensed electrician. I have a deep understanding/respect for electricity, but a few seconds of not thinking with my dip stick, could have cost me a tractor, a shed and many many thousands of dollars of tools and other equipment sitting in it.
Be safe out there everyone.
If anyone's interested it's a bad regulator I replaced 8 months ago.. Hopefully Kubota has some kind of warranty on them.
