Back to Basics, the unbreakable 1490

[marcusthehat]

see photo, I hope, right-ho, kinda worked, my first attempt to images off my 15 year old camera, on this laptop (rather that at work, where all was configured for me by IT a good No of years ago, so! begod there bes life in the old dog yet!)
The larger image, below, I had already re-sized, the rest I used the TFF "thumbnail" feature.

Anyway, since the "state-of-the-art" (in 1984) dash no longer properly worked, I merely keep the Rev counter and charge light, and bodged in an oil light.

Zero fuses, but note the cunning improvised, and totally failsafe, Isolater switch, the almost eaten away battery clamp has worked like this for 10 or 15 years, simply snug it on with finger and thumb, for winter starts and all, and remove when parking up.
N.B.
The bombproof battery securing arrangment, & said set-up tested by over-enthuastic winching resulting in the front end a good few feet off the ground, and then the rather sudden descent when I released the winch brake.
And the battery did not move.

PS
The biscuit tin was there simply to keep the camera case in position, so as to give a dark backdrop for the oil light(the clear bulb, the permenant red marker having faded)

Note also the blue "steaugh" in the 6th thumbnail image, indicating the engine is running, and the 2 warning lights are now OUT, whay-hey!, a proper electrical genius I am.

mth

 

[marcusthehat]

Oops
I intended/attempted to post this under the "bodges & quick fixes" thread.
Not start another thread,
mth

 

[joe soapy]

That must be the latest autosteer version

 

[Courier]

Certainly stops corrosion on the battery terminal with all the regular maintenance, but just wondering where the steering wheel is [emoji848]

 

[marcusthehat]

In the singular large image, bottom right, sitting on the front tyre, is where the steering wheel is.
Now refitted, & please be sensible gents, there are limits to acceptable bodging, especially with a forthcoming road-run.
I should add this is;
(i) my main, most powerful tractor.
(ii) I am NOT a stockman.
(iii) Nor do I reside in NZ
mth

 

[Y Fan Wen]

Is this a tractor we are talking about?
I wonder what it looks like from outside?

 

[335d]

Why would you need to do this? The dash in a 1490 is quite simple. At worst you could have a run your wire to the back of the existing bulb holder in the dash.

 

[marcusthehat]

The rear of the dash unit was quite rough when I inherited the old girl, with bent and mangled conducting strips all over the place, I might consider "footering" at it over the winter, since I should be able to rewire and solder in the living room.
mth

 

[marcusthehat]

Update!, which is to say "Bugger"
The 1490 died yesterday
The turbo is apparently goosed, but it has been blowing blue reek all the time I have had her, so perhaps inevetable.
Ungrateful bitch, since I was actually good to her about a month ago, and changed the engine oil and filter.
Her be turning into a proper Patrick's Hatchet type tractor.
Sigh
mth

 

[Thomas5060]

Update!, which is to say "Bugger"
The 1490 died yesterday
The turbo is apparently goosed, but it has been blowing blue reek all the time I have had her, so perhaps inevetable.
Ungrateful bitch, since I was actually good to her about a month ago, and changed the engine oil and filter.
Her be turning into a proper Patrick's Hatchet type tractor.
Sigh
mth

Sell her and buy a good Ford or even a Massey

 

[Netherfield]

Where's @John 1594 when you need him?

 

[multi power]

Don't think a turbo is too dear, dad has replaced two on the 1394 (he still hasn't grasped the idea of letting it idle before pulling the stopper)

 

[Lincsman]

Update!, which is to say "Bugger"
The 1490 died yesterday
The turbo is apparently goosed, but it has been blowing blue reek all the time I have had her, so perhaps inevetable.
Ungrateful bitch, since I was actually good to her about a month ago, and changed the engine oil and filter.
Her be turning into a proper Patrick's Hatchet type tractor.
Sigh
mth

The new oil cleaned some carbon away so the oil could get out.

 

[Selectamatic]

Update!, which is to say "Bugger"
The 1490 died yesterday
The turbo is apparently goosed, but it has been blowing blue reek all the time I have had her, so perhaps inevetable.
Ungrateful bitch, since I was actually good to her about a month ago, and changed the engine oil and filter.
Her be turning into a proper Patrick's Hatchet type tractor.
Sigh
mth

very fixable, should you wish.

Im not sure, but think you could get away with running it without a turbo, by putting a different manifold on.

Depending on where you are, and what the rest of the condition of the tractor is, I would have an interest in buying it...

 

[Drillman]

Sell her and buy a good Ford or even a Massey

Unfortunately without being derogatory (yes i know it's Drillman on a db topic) A sick 1490 won't be much of a deposit on a blue or red replacement

 

[Drillman]

(he still hasn't grasped the idea of letting it idle before pulling the stopper)

Mega bollocking offence with my kit if people don't do that. Even if it's not mine i cringe every time someone pulls up and switches off straight away

 

[multi power]

Mega bollocking offence with my kit if people don't do that. Even if it's not mine i cringe every time someone pulls up and switches off straight away

Happens all the time here, makes me feel sick, and I'm not even paying the repair bills

 

[Drillman]

Happens all the time here, makes me feel sick, and I'm not even paying the repair bills

Not idling engines before shut down and leaving cab doors flapping in the breeze are 2 things i just won't tolerate.

 

[multi power]

Not idling engines before shut down and leaving cab doors flapping in the breeze are 2 things i just won't tolerate.

You trying to give me blood pressure? Leaving doors open should be punished by public flogging

 

[marcusthehat]

"£ $ % ^ & * ( ! _ +, scaremongering brothers!!!!



So I decided to perhaps check the air filter this morning, 'n ye know whut!

HER, the wonderful reliable unbreakable old girl, do really be unbreakable after all.

After I temporiarily replaced the somewhat clogged air filter with a cut down set of WD 40 soaked tights(of the wifes!), and no sniggering at the back please.(& a proper filter is on order btw)

I could genuinely believe how bad it was, for a tractor that never bes near arable ground or a hay field.

P.S.
I always simmer my turbos, which got 253,000 hard working miles out of one on a 1.9TDI VW lump = 8,500 hrs or thereabouts.