markct
Platinum Member
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2002
- Messages
- 893
- Location
- northfield connecticut
- Tractor
- gradall g3r excavator, kawasaki mule 2500,ford 8000,and a 1936 caterpillar road grader
i have found so often this time of year when its dark practicly by the time i get outa work that i end up working on stuff outside in the dark, since most of our equipment doesnt fit in our garage. lighting is always an issue, the makita flashlight works ok but isnt real bright and most of all its hard to aim where ya want it, and the coleman lantern is a bit better but not real good either especialy when working down inside something, they are realy made for playing cards around in a tent i suppose! i wanted a light i could leave on for hours and not take alot of power from a vehicle battery, i usualy have my kawasaki mule or my truck there, or simply power it off the vehicle im workin ons battery. so finaly i decided that one of the led reverse lights that are made to mount in a hole in a truck body would be the perfect light source, bright and only draws a bit more than half an amp, and they can be dropped and hit and wont break. downside is there around 75 bucks, and i needed a way to mount it, well i found that the housing from a rubber tractor utility light would hold the led light perfectly, then i attached a cord with a cigarette lighter plug, and put a magnet from and old speaker on the mounting bracket so you can stick it to anything metal, or its heavy enough to stand on its own. i attached the pic, it works great