Upgraded the fuse panel on my Ym2000

clemsonfor · May 10, 2015

I have been looking at the upgrade frome Hoye for years. My fuses were wound solder and have cracked from vibration I guess? And sometimes make contact and others not. I ordered some fuses a few years back to put in place but they were longer???and bunched up in the gap.

Being cheap I saw where someone posted a link to the same panel on ebay. I think it cost me $5-6 shipped from china. I went to the store and got two 1 inch machine screws m8-32 and one inch long and two nylon lock nuts. Then I started sniping wires and putting new blade ends on them. I also put shrink tube over them. I had the connectors from a kit I had purchased before. And bought two packs of fuses from walmart to complete it.

I am on the app and have had trouble posting pics from it recently so let's see what I can do?

careyo63 · May 10, 2015

Was lucky to find repair a problem on my Org. fuse panel not long after I bought it. Random and on the Chg. Sys. that drove me nuts for awhile but finally found it. The Prev. owner replaced the Old style Regulator with the New so I could rule that pretty much out. Alt. checked Fine and was lucky to barely get the connection to the Fuse panel to move one day. Cleaned the connection up and it hasn't done it to the day. I knew better then to do it but after a few yrs. with it being trouble free and knowing the old Reg. was still in the dash I hooked it up and it works fine.
No Pics. I see but there working on my Serv. provider and I was lucky to post this!

clemsonfor · May 12, 2015

My old panel the screw were so tight or seized that the soft brass screw were just deforming. I could not even clean and redo connections if i wanted too!!!

I didnt get the pics posted cause the app onmy phone crashes every time i try to post pics. It use to work a few years ago but the last year or so the app just crashes when i try to post a pic.

I have to get creative to figure out how to post it?

clemsonfor · May 12, 2015

ok i emailed my self the picture from my phone so that i could add it from the computer. here is the finished product. Its the exact same panel that Hoye sells. The holes are the same and they lined up with the existing holes in the tractor perfectly.

winston1 · May 12, 2015

Nice job. :thumbsup:

careyo63 · May 12, 2015

My connection on the fuse panel was loose. Not by much but When I seen what I was dealing with, I made Darn sure I had the Correct size screw driver. Very Nice Job. I had a fuse problem also but I was able to replace them by using a broken old style glass fuses. Haven't blown one in yrs. now that I have everything Elec. replaced and working correctly. You've seen it and know I like to try and keep every Org. So far just a new seat, starter Solenoid and Brushes. Not bad at all for 35-40yr. old tractor.

Still having Internet problems. In my bill they said there be working on it till the 16th.

clemsonfor · May 12, 2015

ok something i have been wonderin for awhile. Does anyone know what that random wire that has like the Pin style connector is that just hanging under the dash? It can be seen directly infront of the regulator. Its been there since i had the tractor. I need to see if i can see where it goes. Every thing as far as i know is working as it should so i am not sure where it goes? Work light maybe? there is not wire back on the fender though?

winston1 · May 13, 2015

Have you looked underneath the dash for a matching female plug? Does your horn work?

clemsonfor · May 13, 2015

horn works and i have quickly looked a few times and did not see anything.

clemsonfor · May 13, 2015

here is the old panel. The connectors that are cut off could not be loosened.

The wires i think is solder and the other fuses are what i got from HOye and they dont seen to fit well.