lights and bugs

[chim]

One of the mod's to the new tractor was the addition of work lights. The rear-facing light was no sweat. Pretty simple to add a bracket to the existing heavy bracket for the SMV emblem. The front lights were a different matter. I wanted to stay away from the ROPS because of both the bugs and I have a number of trees to mow under. Don't turn me in to the ROPS Cops - took it off. There was one spot that put them away from me, yet lit the work area well. The lights are the 55W Flood version that TSC sells. I tried a trapezoid pattern on the old Ford, and didn't think it spread the light enough. With the lights angled outward and downward, they light nearly 180° in front of the steering wheel. When used in combination with the factory headlights, visibility is very good at night. They fasten to an L-shaped bracket that bolts to the brushguard support. While I was working on the lights, I turned the bolts so the nuts and excess bolts faced inward because I kept bumping the ends of the bolts when installing and removing the loader. That provided about 1/2" more clearance...........chim

 

[chim]

OOps. Here's the pic (I hope).......chim

 

[Kodiak]

Put your hands on your head and back away from the kubota. This is the ROPS police. Just Kidding!

 

[cisco]

I've fog lights (yellow) on my ROPS, angled outward (each side) about 15 degrees, and have replaced my regular (front, white) lights with 55W bulbs (from 35W). That way I have a fairly broad pattern of illumination in front of me. As to bugs -in South Carolina, in the summer, I'd have to put a cab set-up around my seat to keep away from them. Did the yellow fog lights diminish the bugs around my head, when compared to regular (white) lights - maybe - am I bug free - not in this life.