Comments by "deezel_fairy" (@deezelfairy) on "" video.

Wes, I don't think I've ever replaced a wiring harness in 20 years of fixing forklifts. Even other techs say "replace the harness" even though I'm the one who does the complex wiring repairs. Point being most people who say "just replace the harness" I don't think have ever actually fitted one, they don't realise it's not a component that can just be unbolted and changed like and engine part - it runs around every nook and cranny Most machines I've looked at I've estimated it'd take a good 3 days to fit due to the shear number of components that would needed to be removed just to route it correctly. That vintage of JCB you likely couldn't even get a new harness and if you could it'd be $4k+ easily. Another thing people forget, especially on old stuff is they've often had so many wiring modifications and repairs that if you put a new harness on you'd probably end up with a lot of things still not working and have to 'modify' the new harness anyway. I'm my humble experience, if a harness has got that bad that replacement is the only option then that's normally when a machine is at an age where its probably time to just call it a day and send it to China to be turned to patio furniture. There is exceptions of course, say a new machine that suffered a catastrophic short.
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@NicksStuff My man, if you've got any confidence in your wiring repairs there's no reason why you cant warranty your work 😂 End of the day, yoyur warranting the repairs you've made - not the whole harness
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@ChrisHarding-lk3jj Tbh, I prefer same colour but numbered wiring looms - it's generally easier when you've got to piece a lot of them together. Problem with colours is they end up using the same colours multiple times for different things - great when you've got 3 green wires with a red stripe and now you have to work out where they terminate.
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