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

[DieselBound]

Yeah, if I figure out it's an OK monitor (I get one that works!) I'll look to get a spare. Your thread here has been an inspiration. I will really appreciate having a front-mount camera for doing pallet fork work: on my B7800 I'd been standing up and looking over the hood to line things up- pretty clumsy with my 3pt forks chained up to the bucket and me wobbling about! And my neck will be happy to have a camera at the back

 

[GMIslander]

I'm in for $85 cdn including a wireless kit at $18.
I may drop the camera an inch for obvious reasons or not, see what it looks like outside.

 

[Glrret]

I'm in for $85 cdn including a wireless kit at $18. View attachment 486337View attachment 486338View attachment 486339View attachment 486340View attachment 486341
I may drop the camera an inch for obvious reasons or not, see what it looks like outside.

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.

 

[DieselBound]

I got two cameras hooked up and the monitor installed on/in the Kioti. OK, I'm waiting for an RCA barrel connector in order to connect up two male jacks that are for the rear camera input. Although I need a front camera more right now (to do pallet fork work) it just turned out that that's what I managed to get connected (video jacks). Front camera is currently very adjustable- I've got it held down with electrical tape (and it's off center a bit). Once I figure that it's a good position for pallet fork work I'll make a more permanent mount.

[don't have the rear one screwed down yet]

With the movie rolling

 

[94BULLITT]

I got two cameras hooked up and the monitor installed on/in the Kioti. OK, I'm waiting for an RCA barrel connector in order to connect up two male jacks that are for the rear camera input. Although I need a front camera more right now (to do pallet fork work) it just turned out that that's what I managed to get connected (video jacks). Front camera is currently very adjustable- I've got it held down with electrical tape (and it's off center a bit). Once I figure that it's a good position for pallet fork work I'll make a more permanent mount.
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[don't have the rear one screwed down yet]
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With the movie rolling
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Looks good:thumbsup:

 

[DieselBound]

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.

 

[countrybumpkin]

You can unscrew the front half of those camera see and spin them in the mount or even completely remove it from the mount.

 

[dickfoster]

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.

 

[DieselBound]

country, thanks for the tip. Dummy me, I kept trying to figure out why they were out of "sync." Duh, the rear camera is mounted upside down (under the cab top)! When I mounted the front camera upside down then the two matched. I never cease to amaze myself on how stupid I can be! :laughing:

dick, yeah, I played around with the camera a bit today (busy with a bunch of other things, so I only had a few minutes) and am starting to think that I'd be best off extending the wiring and just doing a temporary mount based on need- mount on the pallet forks themselves for pallet work. Since I'm running the wiring in past the battery "bucket" (recessed area) I could stow excess wiring and or the camera in there when I don't need to use the camera).

Though I haven't gotten it all worked out/perfected I can say that this will end up being VERY helpful. To anyone contemplating doing this- DO IT! Many thanks to all for their contributions here.

 

[countrybumpkin]

Yeah I did the same thing at first when I mounted mine, also the little thin metal mount won't last long if it gets bent back and forth a few times. Mine finally gave up after several run ins with small limbs. Cam is still working great and I still like the mounting location just have to come up with a mount that can be tilted or turned.