WORK LIGHTS

[BX23RIDER]

I PUT TWO 55W LIGHTS ON THE ROPS & CONNECTED THEM TO THE TWO WIRES UNDER THE SEAT, THAT GOES TO A 20AMP FUSE MARKED WORK LIGHT BY THE BATTERY. I WILL NOT BE USING THEM ALOT 30 MIN OR SO. DO I NEED THE HIGHER OUT PUT ALTENATOR ?. WILL IT HURT ANYTHING USING THE ONE IT COMES WITH. THANKS BX23RIDER. PS I DO ENJOY YOUR DISCUSSIONS.

 

[jpr62902]

IS IT REALLY LOUD WHERE YOU ARE? IF IT IS, I'LL KEEP SHOUTING SO YOU CAN READ THIS.

All kidding aside, welcome to TBN! I have a BX22 that I rigged the same way. You should be fine with that setup and the stock dynamo. I've use my lights and headlights at the same time for hours at a time while shovelling snow without any problems.

 

[cokeman]

I don't think you will have a problem as long as you don't run any other high draw equipment at the same time. I think two 55 watt lights draw about 11 amps. I run one 55 watt halogen on the rear with the same hookup as you. I can run it along with the headlights and flashers and I have had no problems.

Dean

 

[surfran]

I run (2) 55 watt facing forward and (1) facing rearward on my BX1800 with the stock alternator and have had no issues. I don't run the stock lights at the same time, but do sometimes run the flashers when near the road.

 

[BX23RIDER]

THANKS FOR THE INFO, NOW I CAN SEE WARE I AM GOING. HA HA. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[cokeman]

Randy, do those lights have a magnetic base?

Do you have any pics of your plow and receiver hitch? I'm just curious about how you put it together.

Dean

 

[MadReferee]

The basic formula used is P=I*E or watts=amps * voltage. Using basic math to solve the equation when amps is the unknown, you would have amps=watts divided by voltage.

So for two 55w bulbs you would have an amp draw of just over 9 amps. Three 55w bulbs would draw about 13.75 amps.

I believe the standard dynamo on the Kubota's is 14 amps. Exceeding a 14 amp draw will discharge the battery faster than the dynamo can recharge it.

 

[cokeman]

I should never do multiplication without a calculator. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[fratomdev]

Funny, but I just came to the site to see if anyone hooked up a light recently. I just hooked up a 35Watt to my ROPS, but using a seperate bracket. My tractor will not fit in the garage with the ROPS up, so I use it with it down. In fact the bracket is removavble because with it mounted it is too high to get in my 7 foot door. I know I shouldn't run with the ROPS down, but it just gets in the way too much. I spliced my light into the rear running lights so I could use the main switch.

Question - I gues Kubota does not use a grounded system since there are two wires to all the lights. The light I bought was for a grounded system. I connected the ground to the light mounting screws. Any comments?

B7800, SB, York Rake, RM, FEL w/ teeth, 145 hours of fun /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

 

[fratomdev]

Two things: Just went outside and tried the single 35 Watt light - Wow! Last winter I blew my 1/4 mile driveway using the light from the amber turn signals with the 35W light I think I will enjoy this much more.

Also, I got my Fluke out and verified that the wires under my B7800 seat are for accesories and the Black is grounded to the chasis, so I take back what I said about an ungrounded system. I guess they just want to make sure of a good circuit which will not be affected by corrosion.

I look forward to the first snow - oh yeah and the last in May too! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[JimR]

Try a set of these lights from Wal Mart if you want to see things cheaply. I bought the large 100 watt halogens for $17.00 apiece. the smaller 55 watt unit facing to the rear were $20.00 for the set. What a difference a little light makes at night. The bar that the lights are attached to is a simple side bed frame rail. I bent the square bolts that attach it to the ROPS. It was pretty simple to make and install. All the grounds are screwed to the bed rail.

 

[surfran]

Dean,

Yes the two forward facing lights are magnetic ones that I picked up at Wal-Mart last year. They don't seam to stock them at mine this year though as I was looking the other day as I need a replacement bulb for one of my lights.

I had bought the one facing rear as a pair before I found the magnetic ones, so I just ended up using it on the rear.

I take my lights off during the Summer as it's light enough for anything I want to do after work. Of course Winter is another story since it is dark when I get home from work.

If you are interested in my plow setup, you can review this thread from a while back.

BX1800 vs Garden

 

[BX2230Dude]

Speaking of work lights, I've been meaning to post this update to my "Modified FEL Bucket" post in August:

I've been moving things around at night lately so I decided to add lights to my earlier modification. I added two lights to the bucket support, one on the rear, and a cigarette-lighter socket for additional stuff. The lights are standard off-road lights from Napa Auto Parts. The front and rear lights are controlled by two toggle switches I added to the dashboard. The wiring on the FEL bucket is concealed and protected in 1/2" EMT conduit. The wiring runs along the underside of one of the FEL support arms protected by some salvaged braided-steel pneumatic tubing. It eventually hooks up to the Aux lights wire under the seat.

The standard BX2230 lights just light up the back of the bucket. With these I can easily see everything in front of the tractor. The bucket can be curled to point the lights up or down.

 

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[shownuff]

i ordered my bx 23 with a rear work light but they were out of the bx model so they gave me the l series work light kit part # td060-91001 about 70.00 its rectangular instead of round liked it so much i ordered 2 more and mounted under the top of the rops comes with bracket ,u-bolts wire harness and there is a switch on the back of the light....like night and day difference in forward and rear lighting.will post pic soon