Auxiliary Light Project

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Bill,

While I can't speak to the particular snow plow lights Mark has, I can tell you that all three of my plow trucks are mounted as Mark's with the amber light to the outside. Further, each of them has a different brand/style light assembly (for reasons we don't need to discuss now /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif ).

In each instance, the higher beam typically will throw light out at a bit of a higher angle. I would assume Mark has his lights properly adjusted to put light where he'd like it on low beam now. The high beam will be out a bit further than that for the center of that focus.

The bottom line is that if Mark has the lights pointed where he wants them now, adding the hi/low switch option will be all he'll need to do to make this a great set up. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
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Bill & Gary,
Thanks for that bit of input. It is something I hadn't thought of, and most definatly something I need to keep in mind because I have each light mounted on the opposite sides of how they would be mounted on a truck plow frame. I had to do that in order hang the lights upside down and to acheive like Gary said, to have the amber lights towards the outside.
I have only had the lights powered up once and it was on the high beam side. All looked well in the amount of light and it's aiming but I will fiddle with them as necessary and if need be, I will try as Bill suggested and rotate the sealed beam.
Thanks guys. Information and input like this is what makes the TBN perfect. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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Lights look great Mark! I've started the planning for mine already. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif An a slightly different topic, I'm also very interested in your building. I looked at the web catalogue, looks like just what I need for a temporary building. My questions are, was it easy to put up, did you put in any kind of floor, and how is it mounted to the ground? Thanks!
 
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RedDog59,
Thanks /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif I look forward to seeing your design.
Now to answer your building ?'s I also have a couple of picture of the assembled pipe frame . It's like a huge erector set.
Please understand that I put this together all alone. A 2nd set of hands will make it a little easier. Also get your site AS LEVEL as possible.

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( was it easy to put up )</font>
In general. Yes, although it had some challenges. I found that I had to file the inside edges of most of the rafter pipes in order to get the swaged ends into the unswaged ends.
Getting the first two assembled rafters stood up, connected, square, plumb etc. was a pain. But it is also quite important for the rest of them will reflect and multiplie any irregularities. Trust me. Mine aren't perfect. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif Having the FEL to assist in supporting the rafters as I stood them up and tied things together was a huge help. Alot of creative thinking is required here in coming up with ways to keep things held in place etc. while your clamping the purlins in place etc.
As has always been said. Necessity is the Mother of invention.
It wasn't to hard in getting the end walls put up, I had a 10' step ladder and it sure saved a lot of time. Laying out the main covering was a challange. There is a assembled pipe that goes into a hem on each side, this pipe is used to sinch the main cover down to the rafters. I tied 3 lengths of rope to the pipe, threw them up over the rafter purlins and then little by little, working my way back and forth between the 3 pulled the cover up, over and down the other side. I had to do this twice because the first cover they sent was to long. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif

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No at present it is still just the plain ole ground I started with. I did set each rafter end on 16" sq. patio blocks (had them on hand) to keep the pipe ends from sticking down into the ground.

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This was slick. The Farm Tek company sells what they call a DuckBill anchor with a piece of cable already attached and all necessay hardware included. You can buy the drive rod but I made my own by grinding and tapering the end of a piece of re-bar to fit into the duckbill. You slide the duckbill on to the drive rod, drive it down into the ground as far as you can, yet leaving enough cable to work with. Mine vary in depth. Remove your drive rod. I then inserted my drive rod into the end loop of the cable and PULLED. This flips the duckbill so its now kinda cross ways in the ground. You then clamp the cable to a rafter with the provided clampso the cable is nice and tight. The duckbill anchor kits come in differant sizes for variying strengths. I believe I used 6 anchors with a capacity of 1200 lbs each. they were like $6 a piece.
It was a challange to put together, yet it was alot of fun and actually very rewarding is several ways. The adds for the garage says it can be assembled in a day. YAH RIGHT !!!
It took me a tleast a couple of weeks, putting in a few hours here, a couple of hours there and weekend time.
It is honestly the best $1500 I ever spent. I have two full size trucks in it. One of them is leaving Monday when my dad returns from wintering in NV. Then the tractor will go in that side. The 6' clear srip at the ridge and the white interior makes the inside very bright. The 26'W x 24'L is plenty big enough for 2 vehicles but doesn't allow a whole lot of room for various other cosmic debris. Which is fine by me, it keeps the clutter down.
If I can tell you anymore or help explain anything else or take any pictures for you to see. Just ask.
 

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Picture 2 of frame work
 

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Picture 3, finished product
 

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Looking at the rear view, if the red lenses in the fenders and canopy actually contain lights, that makes a total of 12 for the rear. Perhaps you should add more and some curb feelers (with lights on the ends). /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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Darren,
The red lenses on the fenders are actually factory lights (tail / turn)
the red lenses on the back of the canopy are just reflectors.
 
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April, 27 2003 Update
I still don't have everything connected and working yet. I have ordered some other parts from Del City that haven't arrived yet. ie. wire, wire loom, circut breaker, relays, etc.
Attached are a few pictures of the Auxiliary control center.
The switch box on the left, junction box in the middle and te Whelan flasher on the right.
 

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picture 2
 

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