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Thread: problems with a backhoe
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28th August 2005, 08:34 PM #1
problems with a backhoe
Seeing that you guys and girls have a diverse knowledge base I thought I might ask a few questions.
I have a John Deere backhoe and this morning it started albiet the starter motor didn't kick over as quickly as usual. It then wouldn't start at all until I put in a new battery. It had two before and both were flat.
Now when I put the machine in gear (forward or reverse) the warning buzzer sounds. Out of gear no buzzer.
Anyone got any ideas what this could be.
BTW what is the best way to test an alternator to see if its OK? Will a multimeter do the job?
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28th August 2005, 08:50 PM #2
Try a dirty battery terminal, though sometimes a flat battery will do it.
A multimeter will tell you if its charging.
With the engine running on charged batteries you should have between 13.8 volts and 14.4 volts at the battery.
If the battery is a bit flat the voltage will be lower until the battery charges up.
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28th August 2005, 09:53 PM #3
Thanks echindna, I'll test the alternator tommorow night
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28th August 2005, 10:42 PM #4
Originally Posted by boban
BTW what is the best way to test an alternator to see if its OK? Will a multimeter do the job?
How old is it?.. some of the older models have an external regulator which can be problematic.
CheersSquizzy
"It is better to be ignorant and ask a stupid question than to be plain Stupid and not ask at all" {screamed by maths teacher in Year 8}
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28th August 2005, 10:55 PM #5
1992 model.
The buzzer worries me though as it goes off when in gear and stops when out of gear.
The machine is great otherwise. As for backhoes you cant go past a Deere or Case, so they tell me.
Thanks squizz
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28th August 2005, 11:09 PM #6
Boban,
what's the warning buzzer for? Low oil/water/volts? What sort of box is it? Manual (dark ages) or hydrostatic?
Mick"If you need a machine today and don't buy it,
tomorrow you will have paid for it and not have it."
- Henry Ford 1938
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28th August 2005, 11:23 PM #7
Are there any interlocks.
Seat belt. Transmission. pto?
In one it had a hand brake warning buzzer that went off if you put it into gear with the HBreak on.
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29th August 2005, 12:22 AM #8
Originally Posted by DavidG
Its always so simple in hindsight. Thanks guys.
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29th August 2005, 02:55 PM #9
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29th August 2005, 06:48 PM #10
The meaning of life and women
Stupidity kills. Absolute stupidity kills absolutely.
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29th August 2005, 07:20 PM #11
Originally Posted by Iain
Some parameters might include 'blonde' and 'god'.
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29th August 2005, 07:21 PM #12
The meaning of Life we, collectively, probably could determine.
Women - well that is another problem.
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