I did not get my switch yet, but I have to job wired up and ready to go.
I removed the cover over the rear scv lever, mid pto, and 3 point. Once oyou release the front clips on it, it flips up and out. There are 3 more screws that hold the rest of the cover down. Once removed, I pulled the rubber boot off the joystick and lifted off the cover.
The beacon connector is sitting right there. My spade connectors were a little large to go into the red wire on the becon switch so I used a large fuse tap that fit in very tight. I connected the wire with protected connectors since this is hot at all times. Then I had some wire that was inside a protective sleeve. Seemed like a goods place to use it, but was not needed.
The wire from the switch to the dash switch is very easy to route. There is plent of room just to drop the wire down and push it up the dash without fishing or using a hanger. I followed the factory harness and slipped mine into the zip ties holding it.
Once I got it wired, I had to make the decision of what I wanted. I was going to remove the hazards and put them on a separate switch. The sky is the limit here. The wires are very simple to remove from the switch and rearange. You just slip a small screw driver, or paper clip into the top of the connector and gently pull the wire back. After removing the orange wire(hazards) and putting the purple wire (work lights) in its place, and thinking about other people using the tracotr, and 100 other thoughts, I ended up going to a simple and more factory idea. As kenny suggested, I just piggy backed the work lights in the switch. The switch works as it says it does on the dash, but I can put my work lights on at any point. I can use the switch on the dash, or I can use the switch on the console to the right to turn them on.
This is easily changed, so I thought I would try it. Many posts before explain how to do this differenntly. The picture shows my connector in there on another fuse tap. Including my time wondering how I wanted this, testing all options, and deciding, I had less than 20 minutes into this. Putting the switch in will take less than 5 minutes. The hardest part of the job is decing what variant you want to control, and or remove from the factory switch, or not..
I ended up moving my rear wipre up by the cruise controls. I dont know if this is the best place, but I have bumped it by the PTO before... So.... Move stuff around how you like it. All of these have clips on the back that you sqeeze with your fingers to get them out.
