Canopy 5020 roll guard installation

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jenkinsph,

I reviewed their website - their products look to be good quality. Would you recommend getting the "multi-cables" or individual ones and then bundling them together? If the latter, what do you usually use to "bundle" wires?

As far as lighting goes, would you recommend converting to LED or HID? It seems that HID is brighter but I am not sure that there are any that would fit the 5020 appropriately.

Thank you for your advice.
 
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I would make use of the multi cable where possible but some of it will need to be individual wires. Where the wires will get hot I would use the silicon rubber coverings and tape. Properly sized heat shrink with the built in sealant works great too.

About the lighting, lots of new led models out there with a much lower current draw than the older incandescent bulbs. I would still want the HID lamps for the road lighting but would have a separate set of led wrapping around the tractor if working at night. The new led lights are much better than just a couple of years ago and would be great for general lighting. You have to watch overloading the system with lighting, not sure what you have for an alternator or generator.
 
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The problem is that I currently do not have any wires to copy except alternator-starter-ignition switch. I found the wiring diagrams in the service manual, they seem pretty complex. The main harness has about 14 wires running through it - this may become a mess trying to do it with individual or even double wires. I am not even sure where the fuses would have to go. Should I just buy the main harnesses and add individual wires to lights, etc? Also, what shape of light do you recommend for the main headlights: spot, flood, trapezoid?
 
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A few questions first. Do you have fender mounted headlights now with two lights per fender? Do you want to add extra lighting above the standard set up? What is the cost of the OEM harness?

If you can build your own harness using the tinned copper wire and new heat shrink materials you will have a better than original harness. If you are adding additional lighting the custom harness makes more sense. If you are satisfied with the original lighting and prefer a quick fix the factory or OEM harness may be the easier route.

I can check on the lighting for your tractor this week and will post back here.
 
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marcin,
I suspect you can use led replacement bulbs on your tractor par 36 with the rubber rings common to these and the older bulbs. Do you have the original light bulb cans or housings on the fenders? There are several brands of par 36 lamps available with and without housings. Ranging from low power work lights to landing light replacements which would be more than you would want. If you don't have the housings there are lots of them available too.
 
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Yes, I have fender mounted lights with 2 lights per fender. I also have 1 work light in the back. Is this sufficient or should I put more? I do have the housing cups and rubber seals. Attached is the cost of various parts of the harness - I think it would total about 600-700$, this is not cheap. I really wanted to do it myself until I saw the diagram with various breakers, many wires and so on. Are all of those necessary? I am fairly handy with mechanical stuff but do not know anything about electrical stuff - I am not sure whether I will be able to do it. Which of the par 36 bulbs would you recommend for each location?

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I am sorry, I made a mistake attaching 1 of the images. Please see below the cost breakdown of the harness.

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Yes, I have fender mounted lights with 2 lights per fender. I also have 1 work light in the back. Is this sufficient or should I put more? I do have the housing cups and rubber seals. Attached is the cost of various parts of the harness - I think it would total about 600-700$, this is not cheap. I really wanted to do it myself until I saw the diagram with various breakers, many wires and so on. Are all of those necessary? I am fairly handy with mechanical stuff but do not know anything about electrical stuff - I am not sure whether I will be able to do it. Which of the par 36 bulbs would you recommend for each location?

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I have worked in electrical and electronics most of my life and would tell you that having an electrical background in this case is only a minor help. If all the wiring has been stripped you need to be able to know where to put them back (routing). Does the technical manual show the routing of the cables? If not pictures of another 5020 might be a great help.

When this discussion started I thought you were in need of the lighting section only. If you need all new wiring you should buy a complete assembly. Which led lights spot or flood in par 36, I would have the spots on high beam and floods on low beam and rear work light.
 
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marcin
Does your 5020 still have the factory 24 volt electrical system or has it been changed to 12 volts?
 

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