Moveable/Removeable Lights
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( You might want to see if the local Harbor Freight store has a mailing list. I get a flyer about once every other month that has the in store specials. )</font>
I was getting flyers at home at one time, but they seem to have stopped coming. I guess I need to ask for them again.
POWERSHOP, wish I had know they had those lighter cords before I bought all the straight wire and adapter plug. But since I had already done so, I just made up a long straight cord. I had purchased a coiled cord and the amber strobe along with a different magnet before I knew about the round grounding blocks from HF. Sure would have cost me a lot less at HF. I paid $65 for the strobe, cord and magnet at a truck supply. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif John
I was getting flyers at home at one time, but they seem to have stopped coming. I guess I need to ask for them again.
POWERSHOP, wish I had know they had those lighter cords before I bought all the straight wire and adapter plug. But since I had already done so, I just made up a long straight cord. I had purchased a coiled cord and the amber strobe along with a different magnet before I knew about the round grounding blocks from HF. Sure would have cost me a lot less at HF. I paid $65 for the strobe, cord and magnet at a truck supply. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif John
Can I get a photo of your electrical outlets that you mention here. What I would like to do is tap into the wires on my bota that are hot when the key is on, put a fuse or some type of connecting block there, put switches on the lights, then have a cig lighter output for my sprayer or other items, with a switch on the fender or dash for it and the lights
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Can I get a photo of your electrical outlets that you mention here. What I would like to do is tap into the wires on my bota that are hot when the key is on, put a fuse or some type of connecting block there, put switches on the lights, then have a cig lighter output for my sprayer or other items, with a switch on the fender or dash for it and the lights )</font>
Danny, sorry I didn't respond quickly. I've not been coming in much for a while as you may know.
Do you want pics of the cig. lighter outlet that I hooked into the wiring? This comes on when the key is in the on position. Into that, I plugged in a double cig. lighter outlet that has a 10amp fuse built in. I then can plug in the amber strobe, the flood light or both, and they're double fuse protected as the line I originally plug into is fused on the tractor.
I can take pics of all of that if you want, just let me know what it is you need. John
Danny, sorry I didn't respond quickly. I've not been coming in much for a while as you may know.
Do you want pics of the cig. lighter outlet that I hooked into the wiring? This comes on when the key is in the on position. Into that, I plugged in a double cig. lighter outlet that has a 10amp fuse built in. I then can plug in the amber strobe, the flood light or both, and they're double fuse protected as the line I originally plug into is fused on the tractor.
I can take pics of all of that if you want, just let me know what it is you need. John
jd2210va
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I'd like to see pics of your tractor wiring hook ups for the lights. Tie-ins to the tractor wiring is the part of this light setup I'm still unclear about. Thanks.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I'd like to see pics of your tractor wiring hook ups for the lights. Tie-ins to the tractor wiring is the part of this light setup I'm still unclear about. Thanks. )</font>
I'll try to get pics up within the next couple of days. I may as well do pics of all the outlets as well in case that's what Danny wanted.
POWERSHOP, thanks for this original post. These magnetic lights are working out great. John
I'll try to get pics up within the next couple of days. I may as well do pics of all the outlets as well in case that's what Danny wanted.
POWERSHOP, thanks for this original post. These magnetic lights are working out great. John
jd2210va
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I'm still rounding up the magnetic grounding blocks and cord, planning to stop in Harbor Freight tomorrow. Look forward to seeing your pics to complete the "picture" /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif.
Here are the pics I promised. I bought the flood light from Walmart, Under $10 but I don't remember the exact price. In the picture, you'll see the magnetic grounding block (Harbor Freight on sale $3.99 each, $7.99 reg.) attached. Note how the bolt goes up into the block so that it doesn't hit on what you connect it to. John
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This power plug was bought from Radio Shack. One can connect with the banana plugs as I have, or just hook the wires in directly. Note that I bought straight black and red wire to make the connections for the flood light, a coiled 12V power plug wire for the amber strobe.
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jd2210va
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KiotiJohn - Thanks for all the good pics. I think I get the complete "picture" now. I took a look at my TC29D today to find some wiring around the seat area to tap into and realized it looks like NH has a 12V "plug" already there for accessories.
I didn't have much success at Harbor Freight this weekend (sold out of the 4" magnetic ground blocks) but I'll get there. Thanks again.
I didn't have much success at Harbor Freight this weekend (sold out of the 4" magnetic ground blocks) but I'll get there. Thanks again.
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I didn't have much success at Harbor Freight this weekend (sold out of the 4" magnetic ground blocks) but I'll get there. Thanks again. )</font>
They also have a smaller (2" ?) magnetic ground blocks - those are what I picked up to use (since they are already painted orange and are closer to the width of the ROPS on our Kubota B2910)
I'm going with a four light set up (2 facing front and two facing rear) mounted on a piece of aluminum (an old door threshold that I painted) and placed on top of the ROPS. I plan on running the wire from a NEMA waterproof plastic switch box up the ROPS in some plastic loom and terminating it in a flat four wire trailer plug in the middle of the top of the ROPS. The lightbar itself will have a short lead on it - terminated with the other end of the traler plug.
They also have a smaller (2" ?) magnetic ground blocks - those are what I picked up to use (since they are already painted orange and are closer to the width of the ROPS on our Kubota B2910)
I'm going with a four light set up (2 facing front and two facing rear) mounted on a piece of aluminum (an old door threshold that I painted) and placed on top of the ROPS. I plan on running the wire from a NEMA waterproof plastic switch box up the ROPS in some plastic loom and terminating it in a flat four wire trailer plug in the middle of the top of the ROPS. The lightbar itself will have a short lead on it - terminated with the other end of the traler plug.
jjcc246
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harbor freight in Amherst, N.Y. (suburb of Buffalo) magnets (#30754) on sale $3.99 (plenty in stock) lights (#37349) on sale with internet price $9.99 ( a few in stock). $18.00 total, not bad
billycalexander
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has anyone ran a 9.6 volt drill thru a cigarette lighter or other plug on their tractor?
billycalexander
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Charlie,
Did you ever hook up a 9.6 volt drill to your tractor power supply?
Did you ever hook up a 9.6 volt drill to your tractor power supply?
