Bob_Trevithick
Platinum Member
Hi Terry,
<font color=blue>...I haven't had the chance to turn them on yet. Still working on the actual electrical connection.</font color=blue>
Well, my first thought is to just run your wire into the standard flasher/tail light housing, and pick up the wire that runs the tail lights. Then your lights would be on whenever the headlights are.
But this raises another possible safety issue that I am encountering. In my new 4300 manual, it clearly says that when the light switch is in the road position, all lights should be on except the rear work lights, so you don't blind or confuse cars coming up behind you. But, when JD installed the rear work light prior to delivery, they did it in such a way that my road position has this rear light on. When I called them, they put on the mechanic who told me that there simply wasn't any way he could see to do it like the manual specifies. He had only two attachment points, and the option he chose seemed the best. The other way would have had the work light flashing along with the warning flashers! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
What do you guys think? Is this really a safety issue? I just point the light downward a bit so it won't blind people. Or should I get on Deere's case and get them to wire this thing as the manual says it's supposed to work?
Thanks, and sorry if I got us a bit off-topic.
Bob
Bob Trevithick
<font color=blue>...I haven't had the chance to turn them on yet. Still working on the actual electrical connection.</font color=blue>
Well, my first thought is to just run your wire into the standard flasher/tail light housing, and pick up the wire that runs the tail lights. Then your lights would be on whenever the headlights are.
But this raises another possible safety issue that I am encountering. In my new 4300 manual, it clearly says that when the light switch is in the road position, all lights should be on except the rear work lights, so you don't blind or confuse cars coming up behind you. But, when JD installed the rear work light prior to delivery, they did it in such a way that my road position has this rear light on. When I called them, they put on the mechanic who told me that there simply wasn't any way he could see to do it like the manual specifies. He had only two attachment points, and the option he chose seemed the best. The other way would have had the work light flashing along with the warning flashers! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
What do you guys think? Is this really a safety issue? I just point the light downward a bit so it won't blind people. Or should I get on Deere's case and get them to wire this thing as the manual says it's supposed to work?
Thanks, and sorry if I got us a bit off-topic.
Bob
Bob Trevithick
