ROPS Light brackets

Tollster · Dec 17, 2012

Any idea on how I could mount the light posts to the ROPS? I recall seeing a thread here using what I think where trailer bed brackets a while back, but could not find it. I wish I could save some threads here under my name, there are some great ideas and if I search, its either to broad or too specific..I try...I really do.

I have a BX 23 and plan on putting a set of rectangular Hella 550 Halogens on, I did the alternator upgrade already.

copperhead1967 · Dec 17, 2012

I used aluminum clamps were used to hold a truck cap on a pickup bed. I had to buy a longer bolt and used the hardwae that came with the light to mount IT to the clamp. No drilling in ROPS and can move the lights later on if you want. I did drill a hole in the plastic cup holder for a toggle switch. I ran the wire up the inboard side of the ROPS thru some automotive wiring harness tubing and used Zip Ties to secure the tubing from getting snagged. I posted a pix a long time ago but can't seem to find it now. Been doing fine for 5 or 6 years now.

jambx · Dec 17, 2012

Here it is - still working like a champ - out of the way and solid as a rock.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/kubota-owning-operating/155443-my-b2920-light-project.html

chipsndust · Dec 17, 2012

A couple of spacers between the pipe and the ROPS allow space to thread wires through existing holes in the underside of the ROPS. Twisting the pipe raises/lowers the beam; the light can be twised left or right. I added a switch on the instrument panel.

94BULLITT · Dec 17, 2012

Get some u bolts a the hardware store. I took a scrap piece of aluminum and made a piece for the light to clamp to.

Scooby074 · Dec 17, 2012

I just made a simple T out of angle and flat. Made a swivel magnetic mount, but you dont have to add the magnets.http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/266049-bx-led-worklight-upgrade.html

Tollster · Dec 18, 2012

Thank ya'll, I knew there would be some great ideas here, as I followed them for years before I got my light package , or santa got my light package I should say.
Have a Merry Christmas!
Tol

chipsndust · Dec 18, 2012

Tollster said:
Thank ya'll, I knew there would be some great ideas here, as I followed them for years before I got my light package , or santa got my light package I should say.
Have a Merry Christmas!
Tol

Yeah Tol, pick one or a combination of a couple, get it done and post some pictures.
Merry Christmas to you, too.

amigauser · Dec 19, 2012

Roll Bar Mounted Light Bracket

young farmhand · Dec 23, 2012

I mounted a pair of amber 4 way flashers on my rops by utilizing the 3/8" holes that were already pre drilled by the previous owner. Using this mounting scheme will certainly hide any exposed wiring because the hollow rops is used as the wire raceway. The amber lamps are in fact identical to the origional ones that came with the tractor. They have threaded mounting studs, you can probably make your own mounting studs if your quartz lamps came without them. You can either thread the drilled holes with a threading tap or use the mounting nuts that come with the lamps. Locating the wiring for the hookup should be easy, you will find exposed tractor wiring under the rear right fender. Only thing you might want to consider is the wiring gauge and fusing. I dont know how much current your new lamps may draw. Good Luck

muzbomb · May 10, 2015

That is the nice thing on mounting them there VS mounting them up top you can still fold the ROPS bar. If they were mounted up top you couldn't fold the bar as the wiring would be running along there right?

DKCDKC · May 11, 2015

Just a note for tractor owners who run their machines in the woods a lot. These ROPS lights are really easy to damage or destroy amid branches. My easy solution... Since I don't need the lights too often, I mounted them on a 4 inch board a touch wider than the ROPS and attach them with bungee cords when needed. I just put plugs on the end of the wires and plug them into the aux light wires and go. Takes only a few minutes - and I don't have the lights up there to be damaged except when I really need to work at night.

CreativeWorksLocal · May 11, 2015

The advantages of ROPS Lights LED Worklight kits is very easy to install no extra task like drilling and welding and not complicated wiring. more warning lights are very helpful and you can find it in any at your local store make sure it is reliable.

HeLa · May 11, 2015

not the best pic, but here is what i did. just two pieces of flat stock that 'clamp' over around the ROPS. i placed watertight connectors at each fixture as well as one at the folding point of the ROPS for easy removal. i run four lights in total - front pair is on one switch and the back pair is on another.

oldballs · May 11, 2015

DKCDKC said:
Just a note for tractor owners who run their machines in the woods a lot. These ROPS lights are really easy to damage or destroy amid branches. My easy solution... Since I don't need the lights too often, I mounted them on a 4 inch board a touch wider than the ROPS and attach them with bungee cords when needed. I just put plugs on the end of the wires and plug them into the aux light wires and go. Takes only a few minutes - and I don't have the lights up there to be damaged except when I really need to work at night.

That's one of the best ideas I've read concerning light mounting for those who spend some of their time in the wild. Even an occasional obstruction can knock heck out of the light or lens. Most of my work is in daylight, but need lights now and then.

Zick · May 11, 2015

I made these for mine.

s219 · May 11, 2015

If you have a Kubota with a folding ROPS, there are threaded bosses on the front of the ROPS near the hinge line. It's a standard metric thread. You can attach lights or brackets to that point directly with very little fuss. No need to fab up a complex bracket or clamp into the ROPS.

The bosses are intended to be used for a set screw to put pressure on the ROPS and prevent rattles, but I don't think I have ever seen that done in real life. So that leaves two nice threaded attachment points for things like lights, etc.

muzbomb · May 11, 2015

HeLa said:
not the best pic, but here is what i did. just two pieces of flat stock that 'clamp' over around the ROPS. i placed watertight connectors at each fixture as well as one at the folding point of the ROPS for easy removal. i run four lights in total - front pair is on one switch and the back pair is on another.

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That is some nice work and great idea I will be doing the same!!! I wont be folding mine much but I still like the option to fold it if I need to with that plug one can fold the ROPS with a simple unplug. Thanks HeLA!!

varmint · May 12, 2015

I like those protective "boxes" around the lights... I have thought about doing the same, but using some 1/4" x 2" bar stock. And those anti-rattle bosses that s219 mentioned work fine- just how I mounted lights on my L3130, but if I remember right, I drilled and tapped another hole below as well, and make spacer plates out of some old Bakelite sheet.