[AT] tractor hauler a pain to install headlights.

[farmallgray at aol.com]

Not only that but the original 1133 bulb that the tractors used from the factory probably had quite a few more lumens than an 1156. They have a much bigger globe than an 1156.

Todd MarkleSpring Mills, Pa.

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I just checked the Steiner site, and the only 6V LED product they seem to offer is a bulb with an "1156" bi-pin base, rated 120 lumens.  A regular incandescent 1156 (a common brake light bulb) is rated 27 watts, which in my experience is at least 270 lumens (10 lumens per watt is a good lowball rule of thumb) and one reference online says 400 lumens, which is plausible.  The Steiner LED bulb at 120 lumens is pitiful.
SO

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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 DickinsonMason, Michigan From: James Peck
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