[AT] LED lights

[Horace Pittsley]

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Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 10:08 AM
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Subject: Re: [AT] LED lights

Cecil,
     My grand dad said the best thing for agriculture was the replacement of
the horse with the tractor.  The worst was putting lights on the tractor.
     Reflections into the cab windshield is bad, alright.  Especially when
operating the loader.  I have that same problem with a Year-a-Round cab on
my 4020 because of the flat glass, I think. When it was open station there
was no problem with visibility, just with the weather.  
Lights on the loader would probably be a good idea.  I may just do that
myself.
Ron Cook
Salix, IA

On 10/17/2015 7:58 AM, Cecil R Bearden wrote:
> I have bought a bunch of those from Amazon, but have not had time to 
> put them on my tractors.  I was trying to finish re-sowing my wheat field
2
> nights ago.   I was pulling my no-till drill with my TS110 New
> Holland.   I usually pull it with the 930 Case, but it has a bad problem
> with the steering gear.  The NH has some great lights on it, but with 
> a blue loader that has the paint oxidized, the loader would reflect 
> the lights on the tip of the cab  back into the cab windshield and it 
> was like looking into a mirror.  The lights on the handrails at each 
> side of the cab would help, but only one worked this time... The 
> loader cross bar was perfectly positioned to block the light from the 
> headlights, unless I raised the loader up to an unsafe height while 
> driving across terraces.  The bottom of the loader quick attach frame 
> would have to be
> 4 ft off the ground to allow the headlights to shine.
> If anyone has tried to harrow with a spike tooth harrow at night, you
> understand the problem with working with lights.    If it was a moonlit
> night, it was easier to see where you had been with the lights off.  
> Add to that the problem of the mirror effect of a cab windows, and you 
> have a real problem.  I have one of those led light bars that I am 
> going to mount on the loader cross bar at the front and build a guard for
it in
> case something roll back off the loader.   I have the same problem
> trying to bale at night with the headlights.  The loader and the 
> tractor hood needs to be flat black.  Not a pretty color, but very 
> functional for night work...
>
> Cecil in OKla
>
>
>
>
> On 10/16/2015 11:01 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
>> Here is a pic of my combine with four 18w LED headlights. These are the
cheapest thing I could find on amazon/ebay. They work great!
>>
>> John Hall
>>
>>

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