TBDonnelly
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I've seen the (LED) light & gone to the other side. Light bar, flood & strobes......
This project started as an update of my original tired halogen based light bar. It encompasses a new waterproof electric switch box, new switches, 30 watt LED light bar, 36 watt LED rear work flood, 2 synchronizable 12 watt amber safety strobes and 2 LED side marker lights.
I searched long and hard to find a suitable box to house the electrical switches. What I used was a box by 'Underwater Kinetics'(UK) known as the Ultrabox 307. What I liked about the Ultrabox was it's waterproof and it was set-up with a 'ledge' inside the box to accept an electric panel. My size requirements were 'tight', wanted the box to fit between the seat and the fender. The Ultraboxes came in several sizes and are all set-up for electrical panels. I fabricated a panel from some sheet metal I had on hand. Promptly drilled a large hole in the bottom of the box and mounted it on a 1 1/4" offset electrical conduit.
The front facing light bar has 6 - 5 watt LED totaling 30 watts. Centered on a 3" wide piece of aluminum 'C' channel (reused). Purchased from Exploration Outfitters.
Thanks to a TBN members' recommendation.
The rear facing light is an oval shaped flood, is 36 watts and has a patterned lens that emits an incredibly balanced/even spread of light. Also rear facing are 2 - 12 watt amber safety strobes, visible day and night and have about 20 different flash patterns to pick from. Strobes were purchased from strobesandmore.com(Thanks to TBN'r coyotemachine) Oval flood was a 'TMH Lighting' product purchased through Amazon. When I purchased the oval strobe Amazon had them stocked(AKA 'fulfilled by Amazon') Otherwise they come from China.
I had an extra 4" or so on the side bar stock pieces. Instead of cutting them off I mounted side marker LED lights on them.
Comments: I keep my roll bar(ROPS) on the 'middle' setting which is angled, reason being, I can just fit the tractor in the storage building without having to lower the roll bar on entry. I mounted the 3" aluminum C channel on a piece of 3/4" all-thread rod (I used what I had) that is locked into position by two nuts on either end of the all-thread. If my storage building grows in height and I can use the roll bar in the full vertical position, I can merely rotate the all-thread rod to level up the lights. I also incorporated blocks of rubber from the roll bar hinges on up through the C Channel for a vibration dampening effect. The white panel in the pic's is a 'light visor', it blocks the front facing light bar from blinding me when I turn backwards to see the snow blade.
Thanks for viewing my LED light project!
Don
This project started as an update of my original tired halogen based light bar. It encompasses a new waterproof electric switch box, new switches, 30 watt LED light bar, 36 watt LED rear work flood, 2 synchronizable 12 watt amber safety strobes and 2 LED side marker lights.
I searched long and hard to find a suitable box to house the electrical switches. What I used was a box by 'Underwater Kinetics'(UK) known as the Ultrabox 307. What I liked about the Ultrabox was it's waterproof and it was set-up with a 'ledge' inside the box to accept an electric panel. My size requirements were 'tight', wanted the box to fit between the seat and the fender. The Ultraboxes came in several sizes and are all set-up for electrical panels. I fabricated a panel from some sheet metal I had on hand. Promptly drilled a large hole in the bottom of the box and mounted it on a 1 1/4" offset electrical conduit.
The front facing light bar has 6 - 5 watt LED totaling 30 watts. Centered on a 3" wide piece of aluminum 'C' channel (reused). Purchased from Exploration Outfitters.
Thanks to a TBN members' recommendation.
The rear facing light is an oval shaped flood, is 36 watts and has a patterned lens that emits an incredibly balanced/even spread of light. Also rear facing are 2 - 12 watt amber safety strobes, visible day and night and have about 20 different flash patterns to pick from. Strobes were purchased from strobesandmore.com(Thanks to TBN'r coyotemachine) Oval flood was a 'TMH Lighting' product purchased through Amazon. When I purchased the oval strobe Amazon had them stocked(AKA 'fulfilled by Amazon') Otherwise they come from China.
I had an extra 4" or so on the side bar stock pieces. Instead of cutting them off I mounted side marker LED lights on them.
Comments: I keep my roll bar(ROPS) on the 'middle' setting which is angled, reason being, I can just fit the tractor in the storage building without having to lower the roll bar on entry. I mounted the 3" aluminum C channel on a piece of 3/4" all-thread rod (I used what I had) that is locked into position by two nuts on either end of the all-thread. If my storage building grows in height and I can use the roll bar in the full vertical position, I can merely rotate the all-thread rod to level up the lights. I also incorporated blocks of rubber from the roll bar hinges on up through the C Channel for a vibration dampening effect. The white panel in the pic's is a 'light visor', it blocks the front facing light bar from blinding me when I turn backwards to see the snow blade.
Thanks for viewing my LED light project!
Don