Ez pilot up the pictures!

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Elliott

Member

Location

Kent

• Apr 22, 2019

• #1

Has anyone else had an Trimble ez pilot steering wheel motor go wrong?

It was working hard but doing a good job keeping dead straight drilling maize, so was rattling a bit. Then all of a sudden stopped working!

It will engage but can’t pull itself on line or stay on line.
Happened Thursday night so can’t haven’t been able to speak to anyone on the phone about it.

 

Chae1

Member

Location

Aberdeenshire

• Apr 22, 2019

• #2

It it was rattling before, is everything tight where motor mounts onto tractor?

Ours got slack there and stopped working.

 

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Elliott

Member

Location

Kent

• Apr 22, 2019

• #3

Chae1 said:

It it was rattling before, is everything tight where motor mounts onto tractor?

Ours got slack there and stopped working.

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Well I think it was tight as it could be. Gonna go and take it off tomorrow so will have a look. It was someone else driving at the time.
The rattling started as the aggressiveness was turned up to stop a little bit of weaving.

Was yours knackered for good or were you able to repair it?

 

Chae1

Member

Location

Aberdeenshire

• Apr 22, 2019

• #4

Elliott said:

Well I think it was tight as it could be. Gonna go and take it off tomorrow so will have a look. It was someone else driving at the time.
The rattling started as the aggressiveness was turned up to stop a little bit of weaving.

Was yours knackered for good or were you able to repair it?

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There's a bit where a rod goes through a hole that had slack in, its on outside. Think he jammed cable ties in it to remove play in it. Bit of a bodge, but still working!

Will try and get a picture tomorrow.

 

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Elliott

Member

Location

Kent

• Apr 23, 2019

• #5

Chae1 said:

There's a bit where a rod goes through a hole that had slack in, its on outside. Think he jammed cable ties in it to remove play in it. Bit of a bodge, but still working!

Will try and get a picture tomorrow.

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Na its shagged. Just tried another motor on there. Need to get it repaired or buy a second hand one ASAP![emoji51]

 

SinisaB

Member

Location

Earth

• May 4, 2019

• #6

Elliott said:

Na its shagged. Just tried another motor on there. Need to get it repaired or buy a second hand one ASAP![emoji51]

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Yeap, the motor is dead. If you going to buy a new one, it is too expencive. Almost as price as new ez pilot set. It is better to buy whole set and than you have spare cables and imd600 which you can sell.
Good luck!

 

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Briantee

Member

Location

Mannville, Alberta, Canada

• May 5, 2019

• #7

Just curious, but how much are they charging for a 50$ motor? Can you source it elsewhere? Can you post a pic of the label?

 

Badshot

Member

Location

Kent

• May 5, 2019

• #8

Briantee said:

Just curious, but how much are they charging for a 50$ motor? Can you source it elsewhere? Can you post a pic of the label?

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My dealer looked it up and said it was £3100 just for the motor.

 

Badshot

Member

Location

Kent

• May 5, 2019

• #9

That's a Scottish dealers website. I hope that's the whole kit including the imd600

 

SinisaB

Member

Location

Earth

• May 5, 2019

• #10

Yes, you have imd600, cables, motor, sonalert, stop taster and can terminator. Imd by itself costs around 1000 and cables around 800. So, it is better to buy whole kit.

 

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e3120

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

Northumberland

• May 5, 2019

• #11

There's one in a farm sale near here next week, with a 750 in a separate lot. Having bought a used one in Jan, I'll be watching and wincing. What's the guesses - 1500 for the pilot, 1k for the 750?

 

SinisaB

Member

Location

Earth

• May 5, 2019

• #12

That's a fair offer. Half price of each new one.

 

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Briantee

Member

Location

Mannville, Alberta, Canada

• May 5, 2019

• #13

Badshot said:

My dealer looked it up and said it was £3100 just for the motor.

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When did they start using a 200 HP 3 phase electric motor

Can you snap a pic of the motor label?

 

Badshot

Member

Location

Kent

• May 5, 2019

• #14

Briantee said:

When did they start using a 200 HP 3 phase electric motor

Can you snap a pic of the motor label?

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Next time I'm near the sprayer, yes.

 

Badshot

Member

Location

Kent

• May 5, 2019

• #15

Briantee said:

When did they start using a 200 HP 3 phase electric motor

Can you snap a pic of the motor label?

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It'll likely have some trimble numbers on and nothing else.

 

SinisaB

Member

Location

Earth

• May 5, 2019

• #16

Briantee said:

When did they start using a 200 HP 3 phase electric motor

Can you snap a pic of the motor label?

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I have one. Here you are Brian.

 

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Briantee

Member

Location

Mannville, Alberta, Canada

• May 6, 2019

• #17

Integral motor I take it. Man they love hosing farmers

 

SinisaB

Member

Location

Earth

• May 6, 2019

• #18

Yeap!

 

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tw15

Member

Location

DORSET

• May 6, 2019

• #19

Looks like a pancake electric motor google Rosh electric motors. try dave king electric repairs .
Most stuff just uses components from other manufactures just a bit of time doing research you might come up with it .
if it is totally goosed take it apart carefully you have nothing to loose . Bet it is just a readily available motor .

 

Badshot

Member

Location

Kent

• May 6, 2019

• #20

It won't just be a motor though.
It has can messages going to/from it, without those it won't work.