LED question

glennm · Jan 12, 2015

Hi
I have a BX23 and love it. Bought it new many years ago and I use the tractor for everything. I would like to put an LED light bar mounted down under ROPS and add a couple of small strobes for when I'm clearing snow. Does anyone have a good method of attaching these?

sandyc · Jan 12, 2015

My B2620 has threaded holes (facing forward) just below the rops hinge. LED lights from Amazon bolt right up to them and provide great illumination while plowing/blowing snow in the dark. Remember that there should be two electrical connections under the right rear fender. They are ignition controlled. If your rops does not have and pre-drilled holes then I wouldn't drill any and use radiator clamps to connect the lights to the rops. Good luck!

Xfaxman · Jan 12, 2015

Square U Bolts.

dsmiley · Jan 12, 2015

Search Google for TIE-86209. It fits the ROPS of my BX25 beautifully.

tk tom · Jan 17, 2015

If you don't want the lights on all the time the ignition is on, it's easy enough to pop a switch in line.

With LED's being so efficient, I wanted to be able to use my lights without having the tractor running or even the key turned on, so I direct wired to the battery with an inline fuse.

glennm · Jan 18, 2015

The lights should arrive tomorrow. I will try and find a couple of sq "u" bolts in the right size. I would like the flood light just under the ROPS and an led stone up there front and back

dragoneggs · Jan 18, 2015

glennm said:
The lights should arrive tomorrow. I will try and find a couple of sq "u" bolts in the right size. I would like the flood light just under the ROPS and an led stone up there front and back

Another option are Click Bond studs.

newbury · Jan 18, 2015

glennm said:
The lights should arrive tomorrow. I will try and find a couple of sq "u" bolts in the right size. I would like the flood light just under the ROPS and an led stone up there front and back

Check out Mcmaster Carr for quick shipment. Or order from HD and wait a week. I needed bunch for my trailer enclosure build and HD didn't stock them inhouse, only online.

mikehaugen · Jan 18, 2015

tk tom said:
If you don't want the lights on all the time the ignition is on, it's easy enough to pop a switch in line.

With LED's being so efficient, I wanted to be able to use my lights without having the tractor running or even the key turned on, so I direct wired to the battery with an inline fuse.

That's the way I did mine, just so I don't forget to turn them off. I could see it being easy to do during the day if you needed the lights inside a building and parked outside.

varmint · Jan 19, 2015

If the OP's Kubota is like the several I have owned, the fuse box has a fuse marked work lights, and a set of wires running to the back of the rear fenders with plugs and jacks for wiring. If you snip the wire coming out of the back of the fuse box (yellow, in most cases, but clearly coming from the w. l. fuse) you have a nice switched source for installing a simple switch, or more elaborate relay system, and the rear wiring is mostly in place. As for mounting, I simply drill and tap for some small #10 machine screws to mount my wiring harness clips. I do not believe that a few less than 3/16ths holes will in any meaningful way compromise the ROPS, placed as they are. I also attached a photo of the 12V outlet I use for battery maintenance- just plug in a trickle charger, and you're set.