Blinker Lights with Brush Guards

[charlessenf]

View attachment 1411559View attachment 1411582Used some stainless tubing from scrap yard to make guards. Grape vines some of the worst to strip off lights. Haven’t lost a light since. Could easily attach some expanded metal for more protection. Tractor supply cheapest place to source replacements.

Nicely done. Got any of that pipe left?

 

[Smokeydog]

Don’t use hazard lights often now like when I was making hay. Do help the neighbors some with storm damage. People are less knowledgeable and respectful of equipment on the road. Really pity the road maintenance crews.

 

[coast40]

Nicely done. Got any of that pipe left?

"some stainless tubing from scrap yard" or a local fab shop. There are online metals and dealers in most cities. Possibly a comm. college welding program.

 

[charlessenf]

"some stainless tubing from scrap yard" or a local fab shop. There are online metals and dealers in most cities. Possibly a comm. college welding program.

So, that's a "no," yes?

 

[Smokeydog]

So, that's a "no," yes?

I’ll check the size when I get back home. I would not be an economical source.

I’ll pickup drops of different kinds at the scrap yard. Steel, $0.3, stainless, $1.50 per pound. Stainless bolts, nuts and parts are nice to weld up for tools or parts to steel easily and strong with mig. Big plus with stainless is no paint. Have bought specific stock from eBay and specialty metal suppliers.

I’m too old, slow and particular to make money fabrication for others. Do enjoy making stuff and trying out ideas. Do enjoy seeing what very talented people can create on this site. Innovated solutions to many problems.

 

[Jaygyver]

If you don't think you'll be running into things very often a slightly cheaper/easier way is you might look at mounting them to magnets. I've read where some have had good luck with them and I'm kinda looking at that but with also mounting a small cable to it so it won't fall completely to the ground. I've got some 3" magnets that have a 90 some odd lbs pull rating so shouldn't have to worry about vibration or lighter stuff hitting them.

I finally broke a light on my "97 JD-770 last year after 25 years of driving thru butt puckering brush and tree's, but JD wanted $55 just for one so I just went 3rd party and got the closest look alike.

 

[Smokeydog]

140 acres of woods or wants to be woods again jungle with copious amounts of limbs and Tarzan vines. Always attacking the tractor tender areas. Hate to go MadMax but don’t like getting hurt.

 

[charlessenf]

I’ll check the size when I get back home. I would not be an economical source.

I’ll pickup drops of different kinds at the scrap yard. Steel, $0.3, stainless, $1.50 per pound. Stainless bolts, nuts and parts are nice to weld up for tools or parts to steel easily and strong with mig. Big plus with stainless is no paint. Have bought specific stock from eBay and specialty metal suppliers.

I’m too old, slow and particular to make money fabrication for others. Do enjoy making stuff and trying out ideas. Do enjoy seeing what very talented people can create on this site. Innovated solutions to many problems.

My apologies, I left out the

 

[charlessenf]

magnets

I got a box of 1.25" x 1/8" round 'super' magnets (forget the correct name for them) Used a forester bit to rout out a depression in the bottom of a set of HFT magnetic lights (old incandescent variety) and, with tw0 (2) of these suckers epoxied in the plastic base they held on better than the factory magnet they came with.

By routing out the depression, I made the plastic thinner between magnet and vehicle's steel - you want it as close as you can safely get.

The idea of a retaining wire is a good idea.

 

[bmaverick]

I can take aluminum or stainless sheet, wrap it around a 4-inch PVC pipe and rivet it together to make the loop.

The price of a pipe for a mere 4-inches of length for two lights is pricey.
It leaves no seams and is smooth all around though.

Thanks for your very clever idea! I tend to break mine off on dumb locust trees.