[AT] [External] Re: tractor hauler a pain to install headlights.

[Gunnells, Brad R]

Cecil's comment of the light bar as a work light reminded me. A couple years ago I bought a 20" 1200 watt LED light bar that's a combo of flood and spot for $20 on ebay. I bough a 8' stick of 2" PVC pipe and a "T" fitting. Cut a little of the pipe to use at the ends and made a frame similar to a clothes line pole 6' high with the light mounted on it. I have a steel fence post driven in the ground near an area where I split my wood. I just clip the light to the battery of the old Allis as it's running the splitter and I have plenty of light for those early sunset days of winter. Other times I just toss an old car battery on the back of the golf car with the light stuck in the bag well and I have a portable light that really lights things up!

Brad
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Our Ranger has a 36in Led light bar on the top.  It makes the best work light when I need to work on something at night.  It just idles and keeps the entire work area lit up.  I bought 9 in LEd light bars for the front of hte 4 wheelers.   They have dim yellow OEM headlights that are never focused.   They hunt coons on the lowest adjustment.  If you bump the fender they are out of focus again.  The bar clamps to the front rack and if it is not shining where you want just reach over and rotate it...
Cecil

On 1/16/2020 9:59 PM, Indiana Robinson wrote:

I have not installed them yet but I have LED lights bought for our electric Club Car golf cart. I bought "driving lights" for the front of it. I wanted two things, one was low draw and the other was long range so I can find horses at night when needed. We don't normally ever drive it on the road, just in an emergency, but I did also buy tail lights for it and a small amber flashing light bar.
On my old tractors I mostly just need to get the electrical systems all working. What ever that is like...  :-)


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On Thu, Jan 16, 2020 at 5:48 PM Aaron Dickinson <a_dickinson at att.net<mailto:a_dickinson at att.net>> wrote:

Steiner tractor parts offer led bulbs for the old 40’s- 50’s vintage headlamps (non-sealed beam). Haven’t tried them yet, but plan too. Friend of mine wanted to use them to relive some of the power load on his generator on his AC WD when plowing snow in the winter, not sure if he has yet or not.



Aaron Dickinson

Mason, Michigan



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How about retrofitting LED headlamps to old tractors. How about adding rear lights? How about adding turn signals?



Steve Offiler AT List member Mechanical Engineer (soffiler at gmail.com<mailto:soffiler at gmail.com>); <snip> Funny we're talking about headlights.  <snip>

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