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Originally Posted by JasonMac  see, I don't see why John Deere would think driving with your work lights on is such a big deal? I can understand not driving with your rear work lights on.... but All Backhoes are meant to be safe to drive on the roads.... John Deere/ Case/ Cat/ Ford New Holland/ they have no headlights anymore on the front grill... All the lights are up on the Cab... and yes even John Deere has them up on the Cab and the flashers work in unison with the lights.... I just don't get it... |
JD commercial utility tractors still have the headlights in front of the hood, what's mounted on the cab are front and rear work lights ("jacks") and hazards. Red taillights -which look like VW Beetle taillights- are mounted on the rear mudguards. Because work lights are mounted very high and aimed at a slight downward angle they blind other drivers on the road, that's the main reason why it's not legal to use them on many if not most public roads. That's good placement if the tractor is used to mow grass but with a loader in front the hood-mounted headlights are not that useful unless the bucket is kept very low or very high, less than ideal when driving on a road.
IMHO for all tractors with factory loaders (especially 4000 series which are seldom used as mowers) JD should position headlights on the front of the rear wheel fender like they are on many other brands and larger JD models, and have hi-beam/lo-beam settings for road travel. This would not only improve "roadability" but would improve work lighting as well. Like others have mentioned these are expensive tools and should have better designed lights.