Tractor tunes

[Thumper & Buttercup]

Hey 4shorts,

I've got a sansa mp3 player and I have a FM modulator that hooks my mp3 into my cig lighter. This lets my mp3 broadcast and just tune in the radio to that channel. It also charges the mp3 player at the same time.

We use ours in our jeep and pick up and I'll use it in my new tractor also.

 

[4shorts]

Hey 4shorts,

I've got a sansa mp3 player and I have a FM modulator that hooks my mp3 into my cig lighter. This lets my mp3 broadcast and just tune in the radio to that channel. It also charges the mp3 player at the same time.

We use ours in our jeep and pick up and I'll use it in my new tractor also.

I went with the FM modulated system as well. Mine even came with a remote but it still don't sound as good as if it was hooked up direct to the player. I get a little static through mine on FM but I'm a bit pickey anyway It works well in the car because it's closer to the system. In the tractor the CD/radio is in the roof so it's a longer distance to reach it I guess.

 

[Ductape]

I'm going to have to try a 3030 to see if there louder inside. To bad if they are because having tunes while operating makes it much more pleasurable in my opinion.

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Check out my snowblowing videos from this winter. I won't claim the 3030 is 'car quiet', but I have no problems hearing the tunes. The music in my videos is not dubbed in........ its the stock Panasonic stereo / speakers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSmDmUW5YO0

 

[Thumper & Buttercup]

Hey 4shorts,

I know on my FM converter it helps to change the stations, mine has like 6 or 8 to choose from. I'll test it in my Farmall when it gets delivered this week.

 

[mjncad]

Well this is an interesting thread. Seeing my friend mjncad brought GoldWings into the equation I just had to add my 2 cents worth.

The one thing that really surprised me about the Grand L 4240 cab when I first sat in it was the way the cab suppressed the engine noise from outside. The sound system is so good in the tractor I've never seen the need to upgrade it. My only complaint with the system is that they didn't put an AUX jack on it for an IPod and it can't play MP3's but I got about 20 tunes on each CD and the sound is as good as anything I've heard so it's a keeper. As for the GoldWing. I play my tunes on that thing 90% of the time on it's external speakers around town and helmet speakers on the highway. The tires while traveling make more noise on the Wing than the engine do. Soon be time to ride that now seeing our winter is over.

If I had an open tractor I would go for the IPod and good quality ear buds before I would get an external sound system. Once you turn up the sound to much to try and drown out the tractor noise you end up with more noise from an external stereo system with no cab. I'm going to have to try a 3030 to see if there louder inside. To bad if they are because having tunes while operating makes it much more pleasurable in my opinion.

At the beginning of this video you'll hear my stereo and it was turned down low while operating.

YouTube - Kubota at night

Want to hear a GoldWing. Here's how mind sounds.
YouTube - My GoldWing

You mention the Kubota factory sound system being so good as not to need an upgrade reminds me of an NPR story I heard last week in which car stereo thefts are at all time low due to the factories installing better quality systems that are tailored to the vehicle and have little interoperability with other makes and models.

I'm not at all surprised that your Goldwing's engine makes little noise. Those Honda engineers sure know how to make engines quiet. Of course the tire/road noise is a totally different issue.

I sure like all your toys 4shorts!

 

[4shorts]

You mention the Kubota factory sound system being so good as not to need an upgrade reminds me of an NPR story I heard last week in which car stereo thefts are at all time low due to the factories installing better quality systems that are tailored to the vehicle and have little interoperability with other makes and models.

I'm not at all surprised that your Goldwing's engine makes little noise. Those Honda engineers sure know how to make engines quiet. Of course the tire/road noise is a totally different issue.

I sure like all your toys 4shorts!

Your right. The factory systems are so much better than they used to be. My wife got a Ford Focus and the sound system is as good as anything I've ever heard. The tractors system may not have an Aux plug but it it's a heavy duty system as the paper work that came with it says. The CD has never skipped plus it has the weather band on it as well which is nice.

On another note. Matt I got up early this morning so I had some time to look around on here. I got into your links and looked at all your photo's.

Wow! You have done some really, really nice work sir. Love the lights and camera installations you've done. The mirrors are genius! Really liked the way you mounted them. Sprayer mods was also enjoyable to view and well thought out. That's a much better system now after your fine work on that but man I got to tell you. I've been involved in everything from fabrication, design, restoration and everything in between and I have never seen anyone do a tidier job on there wiring than you. I really mean that. Unbelievable my friend and just outstanding how you did it. Tip my lid to you sir. Paul

 

[randyvl]

I use Ipod and ETYMOTIC ER-6i Isolator Earphones. Pricey, but fantastic.(get off ebay)
I use them on my JD2520; on HD motorcycle rides and woodworking..(not OSHA approved, but hey, with nationalized socialistic healthcare coming....who cares.) The have a clear and crisp sound that I can hear even over a wood planer, plus I have 4300 songs of my choice to listen to

 

[mjncad]

Wow! You have done some really, really nice work sir. Love the lights and camera installations you've done. The mirrors are genius! Really liked the way you mounted them. Sprayer mods was also enjoyable to view and well thought out. That's a much better system now after your fine work on that but man I got to tell you. I've been involved in everything from fabrication, design, restoration and everything in between and I have never seen anyone do a tidier job on there wiring than you. I really mean that. Unbelievable my friend and just outstanding how you did it. Tip my lid to you sir. Paul

Thanks Paul. Actually electrical wiring and anything with electricity is not my strong point. I just took my time and worked off of a wiring diagram I made beforehand to try and keep the rectal engineering to a minimum. I'm still trying to get acceptable performance from my cameras and one of my fleabay cameras is a daylight dud. Of course it's the one I made the fancy housing for. Hopefully its infrared system works. I'm in the process of making another camera mounting system to get them under the canopy and in the shade, which seems to help based on some down and dirty tests. The new camera mount will do double duty as a glare shield mount for the monitor. I wonder if an HVAC shop will do a couple of simple bends in 16 - 18 gauge sheet metal instead of the pop can stuff they are used to working with.

What's good about the mirror system is that almost any mirror can be used with a properly fabricated intermediary adapter plate.

It's getting close to spraying for weeds for me, so I'll soon find out how well the Chinese made Northern Tool hose reel works for spot spraying. I do notice the Chinese powder coating is fading faster than FIMCO's American powder coating.

A very brilliant biochemist scientist at NREL that I was acquaintanced with hates Unistrut, so when I add something with Unistrut to it, I send pictures to a mutual friend so he can share with the good doctor to confound him. I do this out of good natured fun as this PhD is one of the few I've met that is a very humble and personable man.

 

[Thumper & Buttercup]

I must have gotten lucky 4shorts, I got to play with the new tractor yesterday and cut and blade the driveway, I stuck in my mp3 player and tried it out.

It took a couple min playing with different channels but I found one that was clear as a bell. Now the wife wants a radio on the T2220 for her.

 

[4shorts]

Thanks Paul. Actually electrical wiring and anything with electricity is not my strong point. I just took my time and worked off of a wiring diagram I made beforehand to try and keep the rectal engineering to a minimum. I'm still trying to get acceptable performance from my cameras and one of my fleabay cameras is a daylight dud. Of course it's the one I made the fancy housing for. Hopefully its infrared system works. I'm in the process of making another camera mounting system to get them under the canopy and in the shade, which seems to help based on some down and dirty tests. The new camera mount will do double duty as a glare shield mount for the monitor. I wonder if an HVAC shop will do a couple of simple bends in 16 - 18 gauge sheet metal instead of the pop can stuff they are used to working with.

What's good about the mirror system is that almost any mirror can be used with a properly fabricated intermediary adapter plate.

It's getting close to spraying for weeds for me, so I'll soon find out how well the Chinese made Northern Tool hose reel works for spot spraying. I do notice the Chinese powder coating is fading faster than FIMCO's American powder coating.

A very brilliant biochemist scientist at NREL that I was acquaintanced with hates Unistrut, so when I add something with Unistrut to it, I send pictures to a mutual friend so he can share with the good doctor to confound him. I do this out of good natured fun as this PhD is one of the few I've met that is a very humble and personable man.

There's no problem to see your projects are very well thought out especially that wiring job. I don't impress easily but that one did it big time for me I've also seen many adaptations of mirrors and didn't like most of them but I really liked the way you did yours. Gees good thing your not next door to me. I can only imagine what might come out of that

Great bit of work on the camera. I did a similar thing with the tractor and my truck but I got lazy and with no extra time I purchased the complete system. On the truck I put a camera on the top rack and another on the bumper so I can back in to my trailer easier. I'm not asking the wife to guide me back anymore Cheaper to buy a new camera system than get a divorce lawyer plus all the yelling hurts my ears . Attached a few pics of the trucks camera system.

Thumper I guess you did get lucky with your set up. I wonder if your radio is closer compaired to where mine is. My radio is on the ceiling and the FM modulator is on the dash. I'm not to concerned really because I only use the tractor for snow clearing and most of the time I just pop in a CD or listen to the radio. Glad it worked out for you though.