dcyrilc
Elite Member
4shorts
How did you bend the steel to wrap the top of the lights? Your fabrication is excellent!
How did you bend the steel to wrap the top of the lights? Your fabrication is excellent!
Lights, Camera, Action
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4shorts
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Are you asking about the light on the top of the cab or the rear snow blower? If it's the top emergency light bar your asking about I used 3/4 pipe and bent it with a 16 ton pipe bender. If it's the rear lights on the blower your asking about watch the video and it will show how I did that. Thanks for the compliment sir..
YouTube - Custom rear Kubota lights
Ductape
Elite Member
How many hours do you have into those light buckets?? There is a name for guys like you sir !!
OP
4shorts
Elite Member
How many hours do you have into those light buckets?? There is a name for guys like you sir !!
The ones on the rear blower or the front blade? I've been called allot of things and I don't mind any of them except when I'm called late for my dinner
Front lights from start to finish maybe 6 hours and 4 for the rear blower lights.
But it's so much fun and your as bad as I am
dcyrilc
Elite Member
Are you asking about the light on the top of the cab or the rear snow blower? If it's the top emergency light bar your asking about I used 3/4 pipe and bent it with a 16 ton pipe bender. If it's the rear lights on the blower your asking about watch the video and it will show how I did that. Thanks for the compliment sir..
YouTube - Custom rear Kubota lights
On the back of the blower. The rounded tops on the boxes looks a lot nicer than what square boxes would in this application, plus no sharp corners.
I think I just looked at all the pix and missed the video. I'll go back and check it.
dcyrilc
Elite Member
Nope, watched the video. One shot shows it tacked at the end and the next shows it from the other side with one side wrapped and welded and vise grips holding the center tight. Don't see how you made the bend.
OP
4shorts
Elite Member
Cyril I basically tacked the 1/8th flat bar on the end of the light opening and started to bend it with a little heat and with the help of the clamps. You need to take your time and do it in small steps and as you make the bend just add a tack weld to the inside to hold it in place as you go along. Nothing to it sir. This photo may help.
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dcyrilc
Elite Member
The heat was the part that I was missing. I've never welded or fabricated with steel, but want to learn. Little things like using the heat to soften the steel for the bend are good to know.
Thanks
OP
4shorts
Elite Member
That's a pretty straight forward thing I've done there. If I can do it anyone can. Practice make perfect. Just don't be afraid to try. Good luck and your kindly welcome.
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I'm a firm believer that the more lights you have on a vehicle the better the chance you'll be seen. The same rule applies to my tractor. It's going to be used on some very busy streets in less than idea weather conditions so I figured I would add a few lights to the snow blower. Rather than just post a few pictures it was just as easy to do a short video and that way you could all get to see them working.
YouTube - Custom rear Kubota lights
Nice looking tractor and great job 4shorts.
I have seen a lot of your work, and you do the best work I've ever seen.- And I mean that!
That tractor is very nice, and you put some nice stuff on it.- I always did like a lot of lights.- The video was great!
With the equipment you have.- You should be ready for some deep snow!
Take care!
