lights and bugs

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marty

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Boomer 33D
I placed some lights on top of my ROPS of my NH TC33D, and they have worked great all winter. Well, we just had or first warm day in WI and I was out there at night and I had bugs flying all around my bald head - just enough hair to catch them. Has any used the yellow lens - halogen to prevent this?
 
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Not tested it and it won't work.
 
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The best way to keep from attracting bugs to your lights, and prob. the only way, is turn them off. Even that doesn't work all of the time. /w3tcompact/icons/hmm.gif I wonder if they make a 12v bug zapper. /w3tcompact/icons/eyes.gif
 
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marty,

Not related to bugs....but....do you find that the vibration of the lights at the top of the rops is excessive?? I was planning on putting a set of aux. lights there but was concerned about them shaking too much and driving my eyeballs kooky ! Do you have a folding rops ??

Any info appreciated.
 
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<font color=blue>"...I had bugs flying all around my bald head - just enough hair to catch them."</font color=blue>

Sounds like a job for TBN hat!! /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif
 
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Yes.. I have seen 12v bug zappers... camping supply stores.. rv stuff, etc.

Soundguy
 
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I have the same problem with my bald head cutting at night. What I did on my L3010 is put a set of fogs on the grill guard that gives me a real wide beam and then I have a set of driving lights on my rops. I just turn those on if I need to see farther or want to light up right around me with the light spillover. I then put a back work light on. All are wired seperatly with switch mounted on the fender. The grill lights are what I use most of the time and the bugs don't bother me.
 
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I have my rear and front facing lights mounted on my ROPS. I have not seen any unusual vibration or light distortion. I would think that the frequency of the vibration is not that noticable.

Terry
 
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Marty,
My job takes me around the country alot. When I was spending time in Pueblo, CO. (Desertville to those of us from the Great Lakes States) and I had an opportunity to go home, I told people that I was going home where it was green & lush (spelled "BUGS").

Here in the mid-west, a wave of the hand in front of your face to chase the bugs away is just a usual event. Light up the night and LOOK OUT
!

I love it where the plants grow out of control! Just a sign that GOD is actively taking your property back as we speak!
 
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I dont notice any fibration and I do have folding ROPS
 

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