[AT] LED lights

Cecil R Bearden crbearden at copper.net
Thu Oct 22 05:53:50 PDT 2015


Larry
looking back on the weather history the past yer, you are correct.  The 
wind has been higher than I estimated.

Cecil in OKla




On 10/21/2015 1:31 PM, Paul Waugh wrote:
> Sure you're not confused with windy Wyoming ? :)
> Paul
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> My recollection of Oklahoma is that 20-35 mph winds are a CALM day.  :-)
>
>
> Larry
>
> ---- Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>> I would like to work with a tractor without a cab.  My 930 Case is my
>> favorite tractor.  I have an EGGE cab to install some day.   Here in
>> central OK, I live in one of those areas that the NWS has noted as
>> good for wind power generation.  I badly need to finish cutting and
>> baling hay, In face I will have to get it done in the next 2 days due to
> rain
>> finally coming in.   By the time the rain gets finished they are
>> predicting freezing temps.   The wind has been 20-35 from the SSE and is
>> going to increase for the next  3 days.  This makes it really hard to
>> get a windrow to stay in place.  It is nearly impossible to rake.  My
>> windrows are nearly 2 ft tall with a 12ft cut of the swather.
>>
>> With that wind, a cab is a necessity for baling and swathing.  The
>> days here in OK that the wind is below 15mph can be counted on your
> fingers...
>> Cecil in OKla
>>
>>
>> On 10/19/2015 11:30 AM, Grant Brians wrote:
>>> I have worked so many times without lights by the moon that I could
>>> not count them. We do not have the problem of cabs reflecting lights
>>> because we have no cabs on any of our tractors! The reason is
>>> two-fold. First, our weather is such that bundling up the operator
>>> handles most temperatures here 25 miles from the Pacific. Second, is
>>> that they are more expensive and it is harder to see the crops with our
> vegetables....
>>>                 Grant Brians - Hollister,California On 10/17/2015
>>> 8:08 AM, Ron Cook wrote:
>>>> 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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