Electrical damage caused by rodent 2004 Kubota B7610

[Minster]

Good Afternoon

Rodents have gotten behind my dash board and chewed several wires. Does anyone know if I can replace the plug or will I need an entire harness?

 

[Edke6bnl]

with the correct tool the internals of the plug can be removed and you could solder and replace the wires without a new plug or harness

 

[Henro]

with the correct tool the internals of the plug can be removed and you could solder and replace the wires without a new plug or harness

Where there is a will, there is a way!

It looks like even in the worst case you have enough copper sticking out of the plug to solder to. You could solder wires to these stubs and connect them to the existing wires using butt connectors. Using heat shrink tubing for insulation after soldering.

Of course if you can get the pins out of the plug, solder on new wires, and out the back in, that would be preferable.

Once you price a Kubota wiring harness this option will look more MUCH more favorable than you might think at the moment.

Getting the pins out and back in is the obstacle. Do one at a time or keep good notes and picture.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

Usually with a very thin (jewellers) screwdriver or dental pick you can carefully depress the sliver of 'pin' as you gently pull on the wire, to remove the pin.You'll probably have to gently press the 'retaining sliver' out a bit before you reinstall later.
do this ONE at a time. Now cut off the stub of wire, solder say a 6" length of new wire (kinda colour coded NOT all 'red' wires...),reinstall the pin. Repeat for the rest of them.
Now,trim off the harness end of a wire, solder/heatshrink/tug. Repeat for the rest.
Once you've confirmed ALL wires function properly THEN wrap in black electrical tape.

 

[TECH101]

I would recommend replacing the entire harness if you can get it

 

[GreensvilleJay]

His wallet might not have enough greenbacks in it !

 

[DustyRusty]

I would recommend replacing the entire harness if you can get it

The seasoned members of the forums realize that the green that it takes to replace rather than repair doesn't grow on trees. This is why we try to help each other to save some green, so we can afford to buy more orange.

 

[jnschnit]

So for the heck of it I checked the parts catalog on Messicks. It looks like the harness is p/n 6C190-55460. At a cost of $1200, like others have said, you probably better off trying to fix it.

 

[jnschnit]

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[RBsingl]

I have repaired far worse when restoring vintage ham radio gear. Someone with decent soldering skills can use a small amount of wire and heat shrink tubing to repair that in a few minutes.

NOTE: A decent hot air gun is much better for heat shrink tubing when working near the plug itself. Trying to use a match, candle, or other open flame near the plug housing can create a much worse repair situation.

This Kyoritsu RA-003B commercial/marine receiver (another finely designed and built Japanese product) had extensive rodent damage to its wiring when I acquired it. Some significant wiring work retained the existing harnesses (which aren't available at any price being long out of production) along with a replacement decoder IC resulted in a receiver working just like it did when it rolled off the production line in Japan.

Rodger

 

[fried1765]

So for the heck of it I checked the parts catalog on Messicks. It looks like the harness is p/n 6C190-55460. At a cost of $1200, like others have said, you probably better off trying to fix it.

Suppose any of the salvage yards might have a used harness?
It is an 18 year old tractor.

 

[dlsmith]

That doesn't look all that bad to me, there is wire extending out of the connector for all the wires. Some solder, wire and shrink tube will fix that up no problem. I've successfully fixed much worse messes than that.

 

[Pau7220]

That damage is very repairable. Take your time. Clean wire, soldered joints, marine heat shrink tubing. Quality work will make it good as new.
Last time I cleaned out a rats nest, I twist-tied some sandwich bags with d-con and dropped them in there.

 

[woodman55]

AS others have stated; take your time. You will use more time troubleshooting a error, than you will double/triple checking your work, one step at a time. Take notes, pictures, make little diagrams as needed. This is not complicated work, just very time consuming.

 

[wendol]

If you opt to re-pin the connectors.........check out this YouTube

 

[TECH101]

So for the heck of it I checked the parts catalog on Messicks. It looks like the harness is p/n 6C190-55460. At a cost of $1200, like others have said, you probably better off trying to fix it.

Yes I completely understand but it never pays to go cheap. What else did they eat

 

[Henro]

Yes I completely understand but it never pays to go cheap. What else did they eat

More importantly what will they eat again? It would be full hardy to spend $1200 on a wire harness when a simple repair will fix the issue.

I have read that new wiring insulation is made with a soy based product that attracts rodents. New wiring harness might even be more tasty!

No question what I would do…

 

[Bmyers]

I think you should be able to bill the government for the damage. Wildlife belong to the government, kill a deer without a permit and you get to find out. So, since the mice are not your pets, but wildlife, you should be able to send the government a bill for the damage their animals did to your tractor. If your dog got out and bit someone, you would have to pay for the damages.

We need to hold the government accountable for the actions of their creatures.

 

[RBsingl]

More importantly what will they eat again? It would be full hardy to spend $1200 on a wire harness when a simple repair will fix the issue.

I have read that new wiring insulation is made with a soy based product that attracts rodents. New wiring harness might even be more tasty!

No question what I would do…

Both soy and peanut oil have been used at times as part of the insulation base mix but even with old fashioned petroleum based insulation, mice love to chew.

Rabbits are even worse so it is good that they don't attack tractors. I used a kevlar based guy material for one of my ham radio antenna towers and I came out one spring day to find two of the three guys hanging loose from the rabbits chewing through it.

I replaced the first few feet of kevlar with regular EHS steel strands to defeat bugs bunny and friends. Rabbits need to gnaw to keep their teeth ground down and apparently one or more of them thought my expensive synthetic guy "wire" was the perfect dental floss

Rodger

 

[TECH101]

More importantly what will they eat again? It would be full hardy to spend $1200 on a wire harness when a simple repair will fix the issue.

I have read that new wiring insulation is made with a soy based product that attracts rodents. New wiring harness might even be more tasty!

No question what I would do…

Kubota does not use that type of wire, its was mostly found in the automotive industry but not limited obviously