B7300 Hazard Lights not Working

[Shake7]

My B7300 hazard lights do not work. I have never seen them working since I bought it several months ago. I do not have an ohm meter so I visually traced the wiring back to the switch and haven't noticed any defects. I took the switch apart and cleaned all the points. Is there a fuse somewhere that I'm missing or is it something else? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[trouble11]

Could be a bad flasher.

 

[Shake7]

Thanks for your help! I'm not sure where the flasher is? Do you know? I can't hear a clicking sound either.

 

[Tooljunkie]

All you need is a good test light. From back of switch, can check power in and out, then move onto flasher and down the line. Didnt mention replacing bulbs, start there and check grounds.

 

[Shake7]

Thanks! I will try a test light.

 

[Tooljunkie]

Forgot to mention, flasher is usually 1" round,1-1/2" long with two terminals on it. It wont cycle unless there is a load on it. Like two bulbs.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Here is the location and the look of the Flasher unit (marked in yellow) it's a rectangle unit behind the voltage regulator.

 

[Tooljunkie]

I stand corrected. By Wolfman.again.
A person would think it would be a generic thermal flasher.no. I dont have the luxury of accessing service manuals most times. Thats why ott has people like wolfman.to correct us wayward ones.

 

[kubotasan]

Mine were never working on my 7100...Traced all of the wiring, no problems. Put in 2 new bulbs, still didn't work. It was the flasher.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Yes most of the Kubota's have electronic flashers, that way they don't have to have 2 different flashers for the turn and hazard flashers.

Tooljunkie,
Yea I tend to dig into the blue prints pretty heavy, It's never a knock on anyone that gives the best info they can off the information or knowledge that they have on hand.

 

[Shake7]

Thanks everyone! I've located the flasher and I'm pretty sure it needs replaced. Does anyone know the best place to order Kubota Parts?
This simple project has turned into a big deal. I ended up taking the hood and tank off to get to the wiring and found some other minor problems. While I have it apart I'm going to repaint and decale the orange and gray paint. I will also buy new tires when I can.

 

[Tooljunkie]

Generally i troubleshoot without wiring diagrams, as the primary curcuits are all the same on everything-power and grounds. Theory remains the same across the board. I use a variety of circuit testing equipment and its all hands on.
So test light is the first tool to go for, testing for power and ground. Every fault needs a systematic approach, from testing bulbs to switches and flashers.

Glad to see you found the problem.