Re: So... why are the headlights in the front?
It cost me less than $50, and it took an evening to put a light bar on my tractor.
It meets all the concerns expressed above by Woodlandfarms and Schism.
I can light up about an acre with the new lights, plus I can see behind me. I don't even use my headlights anymore.
A set of adjustable off-road lights were about $18. A rear tractor light was about $9. A wiring harness, with weather-proof switch, fuse, and relay was about $10. Other miscellaneous, like cable ties and splices were about $10. All came from Wal-mart.
I mounted the lights to a pressure treated 2 x 2, which I mounted to the ROPS with U-bolts.
On my tractor, there is an auxilary line that runs from the fuse panel to the ROPS. It has voltage whenever the key is turned on. I used it to control the relay through a the new switch. The voltage to the lights runs through the relay.
I mounted the fuse directly to the battery (+) terminal. The other side runs to the relay, mounted at the bottom of the ROPS. I got ground (-) at my tail lights.
Knute
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