Forgot to put this at the front of the discussion. This was the troubleshooting done prior to replacing wiring harness.
Allrighty everyone. It has been about 4 years since I posted last and the 149 runs great. I have used it to mow my 1/2 acre in northern new mexico for a couple years and for plowing and tilling. I replaced the rear tires (original turf tires since 73 with tons of plugs) with Super Lugs; that made a world of difference for plowing. My granddad used to get stuck all the time with those turf tires. Recently I even helped my neighbor move a lot of gravel with my box blade. But all this time I have not corrected the inferior/incorrect battery - s/g - v/r - wiring. The tractor has not charged this entire time and enough is enough.
After shooting lots of wires I have decided to just rip out all the wiring and replace.
Before ripping out wires here is what I was getting with a multi-meter:
Field (s/g)- Field term - 0 ohms
Field (s/g) - G term- 0 ohms
A (s/g) - G term - 0 ohms
A (s/g) - Field (term) - 0 ohms
12.5 volts (battery static charge)
0 ohms - Batt Neg Terminal & foot ground (v/r)
Voltage @ G terminal (used battery ground) - 2.5
Seeing as I was essentially having all wires connected I have decided to just start fresh - it is a rat's nest of wires under the dash.
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