Wiring

[aarolar]

I need to clean up the wiring on my TO-35 could I get some pictures of how the wiring should look on these tractors to motivate me?

 

[trac]

Motivation? Just ask Tony about that he works in 3 feet of snow! Make it look smart that you can live with & be proud of.

 

[Inno]

What I would do is to connect all wires to their destination (generator, dist, coil, solenoid etc.) then start running them back towards the dash or where ever they connect to. Do this in such a way as to bundle the wires together but leave a bit of slack when bundling to leave a neat little bit of wire so things aren't pulled too tight. Route wires away from anything moving or hot. Pretty things up by using heat shrink around your terminals where they terminate. You can use some split loom (plastic covering) to really dress things up. I'll see if I can find a picture of some of the wiring I recently did on my 35 before deciding to split it. It is not necessarily correct as original, but safe, functional and reliable.

 

[jfnewt]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21902222@N07/4648232861/in/set-72157623639099423/


copy and paste above to see my TO35 1955

 

[aarolar]

(quoted from post at 17:51:12 02/25/13) http://www.flickr.com/photos/21902222@N07/4648232861/in/set-72157623639099423/


copy and paste above to see my TO35 1955

Can't get your link to work...

 

[miner09]

Go to fergusontractor.org/fena and it will give you the wiring diagram. Under resources.

 

[aarolar]

Yea I've got the diagram I'm looking for routing picture and ideas on making it look good.

 

[Inno]

(quoted from post at 19:51:12 02/25/13) http://www.flickr.com/photos/21902222@N07/4648232861/in/set-72157623639099423/


copy and paste above to see my TO35 1955

That's a nice looking tractor. Good job there.

It's all about making the wires nice and straight wherever possible make nice even curves, bundling them together (neatly) but not twisting them and fastening them properly. It's not difficult but sometimes can take some practice and a few tries to make it look good to you. Chances are it'll be neater than when it rolled off the line when you're done!

 

[Ark68SS]

For a closer look to original you can use an asphalt cloth wire loom like this- http://stores.ebay.com/HOMEPRO-FASTENERS/Asphalt-Cloth-Loom-/_i.html?_fsub=1006012013
When you route the wiring leave the terminals off of one end so you can slide the loom over it. It's more trouble than using the split plastic loom, but I like the look of it.
BillL

 

[IrvIA]

Me neither.

 

[Xwild]

Buy a new harness from these guys: http://www.wiringharnesses.com/

Got one for my 55 TO-35 and it fit great and looks great.