Additional Tractor Work Light Ideas

[clee4020]

Would like to add 2 work lights pointing forward and 1 or 2 pointing rearward to my Kubota M9540 under my canopy to my ROPS. I wind up feeding cows when I get home from work and the factory lights are almost useless when you stick a roll of hay with FEL. I am leaning towards LED due to the low current draw. I am looking for ideas and especially pics.

I mounted these flood lights ( LED 90-deg flood light ) to my mule and they are plenty bright up close, but would like to have something shine out a little further.

 

[Gary Fowler]

How about something like this. They are standard equipment on the B26.

 

[lhansman]

The top two rear lights are standard - the bottom two rear lights are one set of the optional work lights available for the B26.

 

[clee4020]

How about something like this. They are standard equipment on the B26.

Are your lights bolted to canopy or ROPS?

 

[lhansman]

The factory front and rear lights (the upper ones) are attached to the plastic roof cover over the FOPS.

You can add four additional work lights - two on the front and another set on the rear as shown in the photo. The optional worklights for the B26 attach to the ROPS.

Lauren

 

[Casco1]

This is my setup has worked well for ten years.
The front lights are long tapered beams I forget the specific name.
The rears are flood type
The center rear light is a driving light.

 

[mrmikey]

Mine, 2 forward and 2 rear plus my revolving light....Mike

 

[clee4020]

These are some great ideas. What king of lights are they? LED? Halogen?...Since I do a lot of bushhogging and other work around near the woods, I don't think it would be wise for me to mount at the front of my canopy (mostly because others use my tractor too and wouldn't be as careful as I would). I'm leaning towards mounting to ROPS under canopy and probably make some sort of protection for them.

 

[mrmikey]

Mine are just regular incandescent. They've never gone out yet from vibration or damage, the revolving light filament has broken a couple times tho....Mike

 

[MtnViewRanch]

I used what ever lights come on a Case 580 backhoe. These things are great.

 

[crazyal]

I made some brackets that clamp to the ROPS (don't have the canopy) that are very rigid. The lights are just 50watt Hobb wide flood lights. You can buy them for about $20 each and come with a 5 year warranty. I made the frames extra strong so if I hit a branch while in the woods I wouldn't damage the lights.

 

[slowzuki]

I really like the handrail lights on my MF, they are near the pivots for the loader boom and fill the area on each side that the top front and rear lights don't get. I think they are all Hella halogens on that tractor.

 

[mjncad]

I used what ever lights come on a Case 580 backhoe. These things are great.

What are those doodads on the cowl shown in the second photo?

Here is my current light setup. https://picasaweb.google.com/110106108324823291002/LightsCameraACTION#

 

[MtnViewRanch]

What are those doodads on the cowl shown in the second photo?

Here is my current light setup. https://picasaweb.google.com/110106108324823291002/LightsCameraACTION#

You must be talking about the OEM cowl lights that are suppose to take care of the being able to see problem. The only problem with them is that no one ever tried them out to see if they actually did any good in the design stage. In other words, basically worthless. Better than not having them, but if you want to see what you are doing, not much good. :ashamed: Canopy lights sure work good though. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[mjncad]

Yep, I was referring to the cowl lights that look like almost anything (e.g. nostrils) but lights.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I thought he had installed some jamming speakers for his 1500 watt per channel stereo. They sure look like speakers to me. I bet they light up the hood very well, might need dark glasses to knock down the glare. Not a well thought out lighting placement for sure

 

[NHmitch]

I have been tired of working the dark behind the my tractor at night in the woods. I use to have a utility light mounted on the tractor b, but I could not really aim where I needed it, si I purchased a spotlight that was meant for an ATV, but it worked great. Its a Blazer ATV spotlight, and it fit perfectly on my fender handle. I was able to quickly wire it under the seat where the wire is connected to the fender lights. The spotlight does not rattle, or move when I drive, and I can aim it anywhere I need it, and it is very bright. All this for $25. Not a bad purchase. Excuse the clutter behind the tractor..The lights works great. The main thing, what ever you do, do not make holes in your ROPS, or modify them. They could fail if you need them. Just use large u bolts. This spotlight works great at night here in pitch black New Hampshire.

 

[Whatswrong]

I presume the Hella corporation is still around ,you can choose a wide beam or long range some are designed for a road use .They draw power and are costy BUT you can see once you invested the energy to mount them .If I needed more light bad enough to add lights I wouldn't consider anything else.That's just my 5 cents.

 

[quadpa1911]

Don't stop with just the lights add the gun rack too:thumbsup:

 

[Gary Fowler]

Expecting an attack of the killer zombies, are you. Where is your 1,000 round ammo box mounted for each of the guns you have? Surely you have some spare ammo around somewhere>