Playing with paint and lights

[Whiskey]

Well, guys & girls

Over the weekend I had this little problem with my foot slipping off the clutch at the most undesirable times, all most cost me some fence rebuilding time /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif I got this idea from someone here about a year ago and tryed in on my little Yanmar foot plates and it worked like a charm. Well, back to wally world for another two cans of the spray on bed liner stuff
and bingo.

Only got to the step and the clutch pedel today but I'm planning on doing the two break pedel's and both foot plates...what-ya think???First two pic's are the paint.

Now, maybe someone can help me with what I need to finish off the wiring under the fender, I know I shouldn't leave it like this but I'm not sure how to finish it off to look nice and safe (when it comes to wiring I'm out in the cold as far as cleaning it up and making it look good) Maybe some kind of rubber grommet to hold the black plastic wire holding thingy where it goes through the fender and how about the switch with the wires hanging there has to be away to clean that up?????

Whiskey

 

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step...


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lights....


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[Whiskey]

switch with JD green painted washer to fill in hole that was to big for the switch.



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back of ROPS

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[Whiskey]

from ROPS to hole in fender, this is were I need some help cleanning it up???


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[Whiskey]

and this shot is just plumb sloppy....is there wire covers to cover this mess and the end of the switch???

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[40Kchicks]

Wow Whiskey

That is one clean machine. Have you ever used it? Just kidding it looks great.

Eric

 

[REGISTERAGAIN]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( and this shot is just plumb sloppy....is there wire covers to cover this mess and the end of the switch???

Whiskey )</font> Buy some conduit, just like what's protecting the wires going up your rops, at any auto parts store. Would also recommend getting those wires secured to the inside fenderwell nice and snug. There are some little adhesive thingies with small tie straps at your local home improvement store that will stay forever and not require any drilling to that sexy new machine. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[soarkrebel]

registeragain has it. those thingies can sometimes be found in the cable tie section. i believe they use 3m adhesive to hold them.
you might also use some heat shrink , in black , to help.

do you use that tractor? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Gary_in_Indiana]

<font color="blue"> That is one clean machine. Have you ever used it? </font>

Judging from the little nubs still on the tires, I'd guess it is a new one. If he has hundreds of hours on it, I just want to smack him. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Just kidding... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Nice looking tractor you've got there. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Whiskey]

OK, guy's


Yes I use the tractor, and yes it is new, very new in fact about 3 weeks old and 6 hours on the ticker /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Give me some time and thoes nubs on the tires will be gone.

Thanks for the Ideas for cleaning the wiring mess up I'll check the stores this week.

Whiskey

 

[varmint]

Whiskey: If you can find it, I've seen a neat little nylon channel that has springy lips that make the channel into a closed tube- with a self adhesive strip along the back. You cut it to length, intstall it, press the wires inside, and you have protected wires. Problem is, I can't remember where I saw it.
If your new tractor has a FEL, I'll bet there are NO scratches on the paint! Looks nice and shiney!

 

[Gary_in_Indiana]

If you can't find any way to attach your plastic conduit to the underside of your fender, you can always run a bead of adhesive along the side of the plastic to bond it to the fender.

I once bought a trailer on which all of the wiring had been "hung" by being encased in clear silicone in the inside corners of channel everywhere. I'm sure that seemed like a really neat idea to whomever did it at the time. Honestly, I thought it was pretty clever when first told of it myself.

My guy who had to rewire it was ready to place a bounty on this guy's head, however. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif It was apparently almost impossible to test and worse to remove. I was told next time I brought something like that in I could do the wiring on it. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[rockyridgefarm]

Great Work, Whiskey! That sure is a nice color on that machine....

- "I've seen a neat little nylon channel"

Good idea! That's plastic Wire-Mold. Electrical supply houses and better home supply stores will carry it. It is made to be painted to match...

 

[hillslider]

Just one hard question to ask.......Why did you choose to run the wires on the outside of the ROPS and not snake them on the inside? Love the green as much as my orange /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. This is a project I want to tackle on my Kubota L3130HST but have not built up the nearve yet to drill any holes in the ROPS......Mine is only 1 month old and I would hate to mess up. Plus I have the trouble of folding ROPS that I have to use in order to put her in the shed. My suggestion for your wires.....I have seen at NAPA a heavy almost asphalt like material..covered wire loom that racers use under the hood. The stuff looked tuff and secure from moisture.

 

[Whiskey]

Hillsider:

The reasion the wire is on the outside of the ROPS is (1) warranty (2) Ther upper elbows or attaching corrners are soild metal on the 790.

Whiskey

 

[Whiskey]

tractor nut's

And I mean that in the nicest way /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I got some time to fininish my painting this weekend so got out the old digi camera and snaped one more pic, this stuff works great and is fairly cheep way to keep your feet stuck to the pedels and foot pads