This $0.50 Part Broke My Backhoe

[@dantolovic]

Buys whole kit........ Randomly shows us a pack of autostore grommets he used and goes huh... wonder why it's not working. I LAUGHED SOOO HARD.. TY.

[@joevalente8957]

I would recommend dielectric grease on those connectors, it will help water proof and also help prevent corrosion.

[@leeklemetti1887]

Chasing a bad short requires you to use the OHM meter function. First pull the blown fuse. Next power up and find which blade of the fuse id powered up. Turn off the power. Now put the Ohm meter probe on the fuse blade socket and ground. Press the button on the control lever and read the Ohms . If the short shows up you only have to chase that wire to the control, switch and following circuits.

[@Jeepsrme58]

Unless you absolutely have to have a connector, solder and adhesive lined heat shrink is the way to go.

[@pizall1440]

"Monkeying" is the most accurate thing he said.

[@jimplacko9092]

proper crimp pliers and connectors are the way to go !! you're doing it the right way !! One tip : even though the connectors are waterproof, a coating of dielectric silicone grease on the connector (both male & female ends) before you snap it together, helps insure a waterproof connection that will resist corrosion from condensation and wet elements !! Jim

[@jamestate7851]

Jessie to troubleshoot a short, pull the blown fuse out, with the key on or engine running, put your test light across the fuse slot, if your have a short , your test light will come on, moving wires around, pulling plugs when you find the short the light will go out. don't forget to click the switches to complete the circuit to see if light come on or goes out. After you have done this a few times you will become a expert. You can use a Ohm meter to do the same thing, but don't turn the key on.

[@sammytheswitch]

My dad always said, "if the tool ain't right, the man ain't bright".

[@j.s.bridges1189]

How - clever...and how basically un-helpful....

[@andytaylor1588]

@@j.s.bridges1189 Yup. Definitely a skidmark.

[@majcorbin]

so relieved we have finally moved on beyond basement wiring.

[@jameswilburn5406]

The crimp wings that you think go around the part you call aboot is suposed to crimp to the insulation of the wire in order to help prevent the wire pulling out of the connector.

[@ExtraFungus]

Incorrect

[@terrynyman6546]

Hey Jesse: it's hard to make out the full schematic , but from what i see ,it looks like there is a Counter E.M.F. diode across the coil of your shuttle valve( the two grey conductors) if this is shorted out it will cause your fuse to blow.

[@darrylmay4510]

Speaking as an electronic technician with over 18 years experience training apprentice electronic technicians, putting connectors together and doing a PROPER job takes practice. If I were training you I would have used lengths of wire at a bench and had you practice until you could do the job which would pass a Quality Assurance Inspection before I let you do a connector on a piece of equipment. If you are unfamiliar with a system, some time working with the system in a controlled environment does wonders with the quality of work you do in the field.

[@leebiggs2844]

Ditto- from another ET.

[@vegascorbin]

As an ET that designed wiring harnesses for 12 years, this video is so full of cringe moments. Most of my crimpers cost $250 and up. A few are over $500. And The company I worked for had a few that were $1500 each. But I could fix a harness in 5 minutes that people with the wrong tools have spent days working on.

[@realimike1971]

Dielectric grease works wonders, its waterproof and non conductive. I've been using it for years with great success.

[@kevinmassey8870]

As with any tool, the best advice.....read the manufacturer's instructions on how to use the tool.

[@terrya6486]

Time for a barn for the tractors. Over a 10 years time tractor repairs will be 25% to 50% less if the tractors are in a barn. I`m a tractor repair shop.

[@4philipp]

Time to get comfortable with the metric system. I mean, the rest of the world is using it, can’t be that bad A few years back I had an old RV that was draining the battery just sitting around. The mechanic I spoke to about diagnosing the issue said “ just require the whole thing “. Apparently diagnosing bad wiring is super time consuming and you might still only have solved half the problem. So my suggestion to you, just replace old brittle wires and have peace of mind in the future. Oh one more thing...are you sure that’s the right fuse? You know people will use a lower rated fuse just to get part of a machine to work.

[@helmuthschultes9243]

The pin rear most lugs are meant for wire crimp, not the oot. The second smaller in are the wire crimp outer karger are meant to crimp onto the wire insulation. The boot then slips on over the crimps

[@kevincollins7102]

heat shrink tubing will help keep things water tight

[@Denn48]

Go one step further, use marine grade tubing, it has internal adhesive.

[@kevincollins7102]

@@Denn48 great idea something i left out thanks for the reminder

[@Berkut13]

May I suggest that you get a set (5,10,15,20amp) manually re-settable fuses. They are actually circuit breakers that fit into a ATC fuse slot. Makes troubleshooting MUCH easier...and cheaper.

[@codedesigns9284]

A needle in a haystack of wires. From what we are seeing on our end, it appears to be a ground fault. Look for any wires that rub against metal, but also wires that are open to the weather. You nailed it with that analysis at the end of the video. Great video.

[@FlyingFrenchman57]

I use dielectric grease on all my connectors. Keeps the moisture out and Stops them from rusting.

[@lostandfound3588]

26:03 never do that again putting the thing in gear while not in the driver's seat

[@nickhiggs2830]

'Time to step up my connector game', such an awesome quote, love it. The answers are all in those little details, get them right and the rest will follow. Kudos for having the patience to work the problem, glad you got it fixed.

[@doctorjohn-burgtekie]

Your killing me smalls.

[@manolisgledsodakis873]

My killing you smells?

[@JasonShowell]

Nice to see that the standards from the rest of the world are creeping into the states :)

[@mechanicmike2858]

During short circuit testing you can use a fuse buddy or a circuit breaker to prevent unwanted waisting of fuses

[@rjkdev]

Maybe just remove the connector all together , solder the wires and wrap them with heat-shrink tubing...

[@haywardsteve]

get a fuse breaker which you can reset and when you can get the system working without it tripping you can put a fuse in

[@donaldsmith3048]

I always liked to put silione grease on conictions. It helps seal out water and makes it were they are easyer to plug and unplug.

[@bobshaw4063]

connections

[@isettech]

And wipe off the outside when sealed. Grease attracts dirt and grime.

[@techpilot007]

Dielectric grease

[@egolliher6933]

You have a chafed wire in the instrument panel or behind the fuse that is grounding out this is the reason the fuse is blowing

[@ExtraFungus]

Weatherpacks do in fact crimp to the boot not the wire insulation. How do I know? I've de-pinned many of them to replace the black plastic part as well as used the propper tools to crimp new pins on.

[@bruce1816]

Dude, I'm 67 years old and they told us way back in 8th grade that we were going to change. ( lol ). Although I'm fair with metric system, it's mind boggling why we haven't.

[@alanm2842]

they said the change would be it 10 years or less as I remember

[@Patriot11111]

I'm 64 and I hate metric

[@drptripp]

I can see that there is a learning curve for these connectors and I am glad you are sharing your experience of what not to do so that it may help someone in the future

[@jonyearous4016]

The two dies are for the wire and the insulation, not the wire and the boot. The boot should just slide up.

[@randylinn502]

Agreed

[@bentumbentum]

@@randylinn502 agrred is elastic material

[@jpdj2715]

mm^2 is not millimeter but millimeter squared: the surface area of the cross section.

[@martinrothwell8966]

Are the sheaths around the wire harness woven metal? If so you could have a wire that went through its insulation and being earthed. Check resistance between each of the plugs to the sheath and correlate with wiring diagram. As it, intermittent moving wobbling the wire harness could cause a resistance change. Hope this helps and you get it fixed. I just had the coolant hose drama. Change a thermostat and hose around it and ended up doing all the hoses on the engine. Coolant just found the weakest point.

[@pandersen7984]

You said it - shorting out from chafed wires.. I cringe for the lack of slack (or more protection) on the wires to the wide light bar on top. Maybe time to pull new wires for the canopy lights?? Or use [marine grade - does it exist?] shrink tubing with soldered splices/joints??

[@jimheil-zf8rk]

try putting dielectric grease on all the connections.. i have build quite a few old jeep cj7s, they are known for electrical problems.... some grease makes them all work like new again..

[@canamrider7195]

I remember commenting when you first bought this tractor -- In due time you will become a Master Case Tractor Mechanic. All used tractors become nightmares.

[@TPRPTech]

I see a diode in the clutch solenoid did you check it for oneway?

[@casid9929]

Why by a KIT and use other parts instead of all compatible parts from the KIT???

[@Merescat]

great video! New tool to go buy!

[@_-martin-_]

Crimping is fragile. Please get a kit where you solder on the connectors. Even better, don't use that many connectors but solder the wires directly and use a heat gun to shrink on some heat shrink tubing. This is the perfect forever lasting solution.

[@MattOGormanSmith]

Well done crimping is not fragile. It can be better than solder in vibrating situations

[@jlett24]

I used to think that. But a properly crimped connector is far superior. For the larger connectors you may solder afterwards but heat will soften the sheathing and ruin the whole thing

[@VelvetRedRoses]

@@MattOGormanSmith Huh. Learn something new every day! Thanks.

[@rnunnallee1]

Jesse, the connector you found that didn’t appear to go to anything may be your short. That connector is called an SAE connector and the open end appears to have had the wires cut, there’s your short. Try unplugging the connector, put in a new fuse and see if everything works.

[@lesbest2]

Summit Racing has all the weatherpac kits and replacement parts. Wearherpac is a GM system used from 1980 on, developed by Packard Electric in Warren, Ohio.

[@megansmith9855]

Basically the entire world uses metric, except for one country.

[@rileyk99]

And that country has been to the moon ;)

[@megansmith9855]

Riley Kitchen wowsers.

[@Patriot11111]

The world is wrong

[@erickoster152]

@@rileyk99 And lost a spacecraft to conversion between inches and meters

[@rustyshackleford498]

There's a reason why we don't use the metric system or speak with a British accent.

[@jimharris4013]

Jesse, when you are wanting to remove or back out the male or female pins and are using the correct tool, push the pin further into the connector. What that does is force the wings of the connector up into the tool.

[@KasperLidegaard]

Use metric units, teach your kids. Problem solved :)

[@TomLongusa]

Don’t buy metric kits is another option, I’m 60 and practicing to be stubborn...

[@BraxxJuventa]

Nice kit Jesse! Have fun with it! 👍😁

[@hbmarcott]

Mr, KZbin guy, there are KZbin videos for installing weather packs, next time watch these videos before making one of your own.

[@steviegene4006]

Solder then weather tight heat shrink . Keep up the great work!

[@kevinyork1326]

Those 2 boots in that blister pack from the automotive store are water proof plugs to put in the hard shell connector holes that are not used in case you don’t have the connector that does not have the exact amount of holes.

[@Romaobb]

Hey, I was wondering if you have seen any of the construction videos by Matt Risinger. If not I definitely recommend it. I thought that a lot of what he shows there could be helpful for you when it comes to waterproofing your house. In particular I recall him mentioning a system for waterproofing ICFs

[@МаксалнаЛуне]

Хороший и нужный кримпер и набор так же отличный!

[@qkrotor]

您为什么在英语网站上说俄语？

[@tim-hypnotherapist]

Use spare wire for practice. You are gutsy experimenting on those short wires.

[@johncoffelt6645]

the light bulb keeping the alternator from charging is a trick from GM from back in the 80's

[@killzrus1886]

Why don’t u use a resettable fuse to figure out the problem

[@gavrilenko2012]

Time to learn metric system 🤣🤣🤣

[@Patriot11111]

never

[@PatrickPoet]

Nice to hear a mention of sis. Did I miss a video, or were you just too busy to shoot video while she was there?

[@williamhustonrn6160]

Personally, I'm against your advice, I worked in the parts supply department for Ford years ago as one of my first jobs. One of the most common parts we replaced NEW was connectors. A car would get assembled, quality checked and something would be wrong with 99% of them leading back to a bad connector in a harness. So anytime i have issues with connectors, instead of fighting the problem i just cut the connector out of the harness and solder, heat shrink all the connections and ive NEVER had one fail again.

[@ExtraFungus]

Ford, that's the problem.

[@andytaylor1588]

@@ExtraFungus Ford was not a problem. Ford developed the demand for more and brighter mechanics.

[@ExtraFungus]

@@andytaylor1588 I'm not sure if you relize what you just said. Or you do and I commend you.

[@boherrmannsen8219]

23:21 most likely just a jumper that allow acc. stuff to be attached. Ohmmeter is the friend here

[@riftalope]

Yeah, that removal tool? Order a second one now. They like to escape for weekends and "appear" on the garage floor.

[@orgcoast5990]

Don't forget 'shrink tubing.'

[@danoloparx255]

Jessie, you love to buy tools.... me too!

[@MikeZMonroe]

A+ for effort. No way, no way could I attempt fixing that problem.

[@b92555]

Old fashion solder, self vulcanizing rubber tape, vinyl tape. Connectors are only for easy assembly. Here it’s harder to put the connector on than splice the wire.

[@DesertHomesteader]

Cheaper option (obviously not for frequently-used disconnects) - use heat-shrink tubing or tape to shield the connector from moisture.

[@Myrune1]

That was painful to watch..... been there, done that, now I can do it in my sleep.

[@ctdieselnut]

9:00 "interesting CASE study...." pun intended lol.

[@shanehaws3828]

I have a crimper from napa that can do all the crimps in that weather tight set and it doesn't have the die swap garbage, yeah it was $55 back in 2008 when I bought it to rewire a friends 95 chevy k2500

[@williambeckman6900]

Might be the wire that goes through the bucket control arm has a short to ground IE: insulation dried out and missing in tight area. Oh the fun of working on equipment that normally is shaking and vibrating any time the engine is running.

[@larryvergon6740]

A simple value to remember: 1 mm = .03934, so just remember 1 mm = .040. That will get you close for a quick and easy calculation in your head. Now for wire diameters, they vary by whether the wire is solid, or stranded. Stranded wire diameters vary by the AWG of the individual strands that make up the finished wire. Stranded wires have different stranding makeup based on the wire specification and intended usage.

[@brianbjp]

Self-Fusing Silicone Rubber Electrical Tape is best for weather

[@johnpalmer5131]

Get some dielectric grease to use as lubricant to make inserting the pins into the socket

[@manolisgledsodakis873]

And to make them corrosion resistant. (It's called "silicone grease" where I am.)

[@elcam84]

The silicone seals come with a silicone lubricant on them for that.

[@goluckyourmother1867]

jump fuse, use Flir, short bursts, replace hot wire completely. watch out for Rating (amperage) of connections.

[@Blackxs93]

I use to driver a backhoe like that and we never used that switch , if we wanting rev the Machine just use the thing in neutral using the shift on the side of the steering wheel

[@louisadams7724]

Use dialectic grease to prevent oxidation

[@johnq.public5911]

FYI; If you have a burnt out "FUSIBLE LINK". You can make one. IF the gauge of is 10 gauge, you take a short wire TWO GAUGES smaller than the "through" wire. connect the smaller gauge wire BETWEEN the "normal" sized wire.

[@jocko8888]

Jesse, you should look up Andrew Camarata on KZbin. He's a heavy equipment operator and is always having to fix something. Very ingenious in how he gets things done. I believe it would pay to have him come out and show you what to do. (Not really, he;s in NY) but check out his videos. Of course he has everything to work with, welders, duct tape...lol...etc.

[@MohammedAslamtit-bitsoflife]

Yes it do happens, as was in the case of space craft with the defective O ring.

[@andytaylor1588]

They knew about that problem with their O-rings way before the "accident " happened. Morton Thiokol, like Boeing is managed by psychopaths.

[@MohammedAslamtit-bitsoflife]

@@andytaylor1588 Agreed..

[@jlett24]

Do Not crimp the boots!!! The short part of the connector pin crimps the bare wire. The tall part of the pin holds onto the wire sheathing to keep it from sliding back.

[@jonc3271]

Correct, the smaller ears crimp in the bare wire and the larger pins crimp in the wire insulation. Then slide the green seal up into the connector after inserting the pin.

[@ExtraFungus]

Incorrect, either you've never worked with these connectors or if you have, you did it wrong.

[@jonc3271]

josh bishop what’s incorrect? Ive used these connectors many times.

[@ExtraFungus]

@@jonc3271 you do in fact crimp the boots.

[@jonc3271]

josh bishop crimp them to what?

[@SuperBillyb1]

the lower the number the bigger is the wire. the higher the number the smaller the wire is.

[@rich4binder]

Did I miss something?...Your machine is still 'dead' and what was the $.50 part??

[@njc1205]

At the end, the rig moves and operates as loader/backhoe. Only the short circuit in the trans cutout system needs ID'ing/repair. Possible to shift to neutral, hold with brake, and rev manually for same effect. A lot of operators seem to re-position the bucket on the move. Trans cutout = dead time. Time=money.

[@antoniogarciasanchez6322]

looks like a grounding problem, check all the cables that go to the chasis (included which are in the engine bay) and light bulbs

[@kathyquinlan5922]

You poor thing Jesse, Having to work out wire sizes from metric to USA. The rest of the world has to do this a lot of the time in reverse (from AWG to mm2)

[@ExtraFungus]

Metric is superior anyway.

[@mikegray-ehnert3238]

You have successfully encountered the Law of Unintended Consequences! This law of the universe is pandemic in human life, from mechanical, to relational to just where ever you find yourself. I will pray for you, in this your hour of need.

[@TomLongusa]

Right, and I would be tempted to use a bigger fuse...but knowing better would prevent me.

[@ronbattiston2468]

It just struck me that one answer MIGHT be that the fuse used was too small. If you know that is the correct sized fuse then that is not the problem. Thanks Jesse I always learn something watching your videos!!

[@netgod3com-FUYouTube]

The front is for the conductor, the back is strain relief and should only crimp onto the insulation, then the little "boot" as you are calling it simply pushes into the back of the barrel the pin inserts into in the connector.

[@rocketwontoo5073]

sounds like you might have some wires switched.

[@boherrmannsen8219]

29:49 wire will chafe on the edge of roof :-/

[@jamesgulrich7416]

The boots don't get crimped! They slide onto the wire first, you crimp the insulation on the wire, then slide the boot over the crimp!

[@MicroProEditing]

this is what i was thinking the whole time... LOL

[@maxxxari]

would be way cheaper and way more water proof to learn the right way to solder . plus way faster . and chances are the next time you replace it it will be a different harness

[@andreaswagner468]

The device anti-parallel to the valve coils is a free running diode maybe it makes the short circuit, you could leave it away for short term testing and if necessary you could replace it with a standard 1N4001/1N4007 whatever, for diagnosis in LowVoltage applications I prefer to feed the equipment via a current regulated power supply probably you should get something like that... BR from Austria

[@bentumbentum]

you can measurement the diode easy too: 0,5V forward and O.L. in other way.

[@denisbaribeau509]

check for shorts at the fuse box with meter.

[@jabberwv]

Wiring problems are always a pain!!

[@christinedahlmann4295]

Are you going to built a storage or barn to house all your equipment some time in the future. Love watching all your videoes from the beginning.

[@majcorbin]

Storage shed/barn/workshop for your equipment and the ship smith. plus a SHE-SHED gardening equipment for Alyssa

[@robertspray2717]

The shorting wire will probably be riding on a metal corner or other sharp edge.

[@imridingwithstoopidohwaiti3948]

Hmm so you actually fixed nothing. Re wired some lights and learned how to use a fancy crimp tool lol .

[@MrFurriephillips]

Painful to watch learning stuff, but thanks for sharing your process; it’s better than “YEAY - FIRST TRY!”. Try honing & lubricating the sliding surfaces of your crimper jaws.

[@L1vR-1948]

thanks ! ! !