Kubota M7040, Kubota MX5100, Deere 790 TLB, Farmall Super C
At times in the summer you can mow at dusk or even dark. Trouble is, most tractor lights create too much glare or shadows. So I mounted lights to the weight bracket of my B7800 this way.
I went to a True Value hardware store and bought some "L" shaped support brackets for $5.79 each. The pre-punched holes actually line up with the holes on the side of the Kubota frame.
Then I drilled (opened up larger) the side holes in the bracket to 3/8" and the top hole to 1/2" for the light bolt. I used 3/8" bolts in the side but I could have used 5/16" for more placement choices if I wanted.
The brackets had to be cut to fit--shortened-- and I hope you can see.
The lights came from my NH dealer and are from J.W. Speaker Corp in Germantown, WI. They have an on-off button on the top so I direct wired them--- with a fuse--and can push the button on or off for the few times I use them. Maybe I'll wire better in the fall.
The barn is not really this clean so relax.
/ Here is how I mounted lights on B7800 weight bracket
They look great and the installation is neat, but aren't they set in an area for being damaged easily?? I think I would think about installing a bumper of some type connected to the same weight bracket to protect the whole front end.
The Gotcha Man
/ Here is how I mounted lights on B7800 weight bracket
Kubota M7040, Kubota MX5100, Deere 790 TLB, Farmall Super C
gotcha said:
They look great and the installation is neat, but aren't they set in an area for being damaged easily?? I think I would think about installing a bumper of some type connected to the same weight bracket to protect the whole front end.
The Gotcha Man
Normally, I have bumpers on everything but I now live in the midwest on flat ground and there is little to hit. And, in 60 years of life I have never hit anything so I figured to tempt fate. I did space them in so they fit the tractor profile.
Here's how I did it on an L4300 with a guard and lights but I can see better with the b7800.
