A backup camera for $50!!!!!!!!!!!

[Complete Turf Care]

I managed to test out the system doing some pallet work. My current mount (see picture a couple of posts up) tends to lose perspective when I have the forks down and am looking to drive them forward: of course, this is the position that matters most; having the FEL in any other position I can see things pretty well. I put the camera lower, on the bottom part of the brush guard, but that isn't quite working out either. Note: when I placed it lower I rolled it upside down- reason I'm mentioning this is that with the camera upside down I no longer have to mess with the ROTATE button when I toggle between front and rear cameras (someone in an earlier post had mentioned an issue such as this).

I'm still thinking that I'd like to have the camera attached to the tractor's body rather than the FEL. I'll see if I can mount the camera down lower, below the bottom of the hood.

Pretty impressed with these little Esky cameras.

You might want to try a small ball and socket mount along with a good strong magnet to stick it where ever you need for which ever attachment you're using. That should get you all the mounting flexibility you'll ever need.

Go to post #301 in this thread http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...up-camera-50-a-31.html?highlight=#post4092141 and you can see what I did to mount my front camera. I did replace the magnets I bought from CarQuest with some stronger ones I bought online. This mount has worked very well for me. It allows me to mount the front camera on any attachment. And it has never come off while working, except when I raised the loader too high for the wire I had and even then, the magnets did not budge, but the wires pulled out.

 

[GMIslander]

GM what is the shelter you have your tractor and equipment in, looks like it must be really long to get all that stuff in there behind the tractor.

That's a 12'X30' with 9' door tarp shed.
It was straight until last spring when a 100mph breeze blew a large cedar tree on top of it.

 

[nckennedy]

So far I have not had any problems with it in the sunlight.

HI.
I have been looking for a camera to mount on the front of the JD5425 so in can see what is going on up front. I tried to find the details of the set up you purchased, but I couldn't find it here on an earlier post. Would greatly appreciate some info on the cam and monitor that you are using and finding so helpful.
Thanks,
Craig

 

[George2615]

HI.
I have been looking for a camera to mount on the front of the JD5425 so in can see what is going on up front. I tried to find the details of the set up you purchased, but I couldn't find it here on an earlier post. Would greatly appreciate some info on the cam and monitor that you are using and finding so helpful.
Thanks,
Craig

Post#1 has links to the monitor and cameras Bullitt purchased. I bought the same monitor and different cameras for mine and they work fine.

 

[94BULLITT]

HI.
I have been looking for a camera to mount on the front of the JD5425 so in can see what is going on up front. I tried to find the details of the set up you purchased, but I couldn't find it here on an earlier post. Would greatly appreciate some info on the cam and monitor that you are using and finding so helpful.
Thanks,
Craig

Here is the link to the camera.

Amazon.com: Zettaguard ZBC-1 Car Rear Vehicle Backup View Camera, Waterproof: Electronics

You may want to get another camera, that one has grid lines on it.

 

[nckennedy]

Just wondering how the monitor works in bright sun light?

 

[George2615]

Just wondering how the monitor works in bright sun light?

I have no problem with the monitor in bright sunlight as long as the camera is not directly facing the sun. Then its the same as any other camera facing the sun and the view is washed out. Any other time its fine.
On the other hand, I'm thinking you are asking this question for installing a monitor on an open station tractor. My monitor is inside a cabbed tractor so no glare or monitor wash from sun.

 

[Complete Turf Care]

Just wondering how the monitor works in bright sun light?

In my case I am VERY disappointed with the monitor in full sunlight. For me, it was pretty much useless. In fact, I have stopped using my system altogether. Go to post #374 in this thread and you can view a video of my system in full sun. And there is a video of my system at night. Here is a link to my post. Look at the video in post 373 also. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...up-camera-50-a-38.html?highlight=#post4300356

 

[tomplum]

Wow. This thread is a bit daunting. I've been through forwards and back. We have the little LS , no cab, with bucket or forks up front and backhoe where it belongs. I like the idea of a $100 or less system and could probably get by as the tractor sits inside and we could cover the monitor should it get caught in the rain. At least from what I see, the more water resistant monitors will set a guy back 300$+. I like the idea of mounting the cams on magnets and would make up some bracketry for the monitor above the loader controls. Suggestions for me now that you've had the systems set up? I was getting close to a Pyle on Amazon and the reviews seemed to say it was not dependable or buggy as time went on. TIA

 

[DieselBound]

My system is working pretty well. I still struggle with getting the right perspective on using my pallet forks, but some of this is due to my novice-ness in using the forks. After mounting the front camera all over the place I found that sticking it under the brush guard frame provides a pretty good, unobstructed view. I'm using one of those high-power magnets: I'm even using the little plastic spacer so I don't scratch the paint- it's plenty strong enough even with that spacer! When I'm able I'll snap a picture or two and post here.