Warning Lights

[CompactTractorFan]

Has anyone added warning lights to your tractors? (strobes/lightbars/beacons) I've seen some people with them before and I'm looking for ideas. Pictures are always welcome. :thumbsup:

 

[srs]

Has anyone added warning lights to your tractors? (strobes/lightbars/beacons) I've seen some people with them before and I'm looking for ideas. Pictures are always welcome. :thumbsup:

4shorts has strobes on his tractor. He has a rotary light on top of the cab, strobes mounted on his loader arms facing sideways, and flashing lights mounted on the rear of his snowblower. Sweet setup. His workmanship is 1st class, always. I too am interested in getting some type of "clear" strobes vs. amber. The school buses here in Harford county Maryland have a clear strobe on the roof that flashes all the time. You can really see them for quite a distance, especially in foggy weather. I'm thinking "clear" might be a good choice while pushing snow. Having googled strobe lights they are quite pricey for good ones.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Thanks!!! I seem to recall seeing that on youtube.

 

[turbo660]

4shorts has strobes on his tractor. He has a rotary light on top of the cab, strobes mounted on his loader arms facing sideways, and flashing lights mounted on the rear of his snowblower. Sweet setup. His workmanship is 1st class, always. I too am interested in getting some type of "clear" strobes vs. amber. The school buses here in Harford county Maryland have a clear strobe on the roof that flashes all the time. You can really see them for quite a distance, especially in foggy weather. I'm thinking "clear" might be a good choice while pushing snow. Having googled strobe lights they are quite pricey for good ones.

Will you be using your tractor on or near any public roads? If so check your local DOT regulations. some areas require the use of amber lights, or beacons on tractors.
Just a thought.

myself I use an LED strobe.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I'm just kinda getting an idea. I will be using at the side of a public road, but on private property.

 

[turbo660]

I'm just kinda getting an idea. I will be using at the side of a public road, but on private property.

Still might not hurt to comply with DOT.

here's another thought, most people will recognize amber lights as caution/warning lights.

 

[Transit]

An other consideration, the back scatter of a flashing light from snow, rain and fog may be distracting to you or drivers around you, while a steady light will be less objectionable.

 

[turbo660]

An other consideration, the back scatter of a flashing light from snow, rain and fog may be distracting to you or drivers around you, while a steady light will be less objectionable.

Well annoying may be more like it, however, I never had a problem with it last winter. Besides they're supposed to attact attention, thats the whole idea.You want to be able to be seen. And seen from all directions.Safety is the name of the game.

just think about those DOT plows, with their flashing lights, you can see them coming from a mile away, and you know to get out of the way.

A steady light like your headlights or rear work light can only be seen from limited angles, and don't draw that much attention, and can be difficult to see through snow or fog,and sometimes not until its too late.

 

[skipmarcy]

I added these to my ROPS years ago since my toolbox covers my warning sign bracket. They are attached to the angle iron frame of my canopy, not the ROPS itself. They have great visibility from front or rear and an oncoming vehicle can see these before they can see the tractor when coming over a hill. They are hooked to my 4-way flashers - my fender lights are yellow too and all 4 flashing at the rear is pretty eye-catching. The wires going up the ROPS frame on the left are in poly wire looming and then just cable ties holding that. Will have black ties the next time I have to replace them and you won't even see it all then. The original fender mounted warning lights were on the fenders just in front of the ROPS uprights - you couldn't see them at all from the rear and not very well from the front - I keep my FEL on at all times. Knock on wood, I've never damaged one of the lights and do alot in the woods etc. My canopy kinda keeps branches angled downward more often than not and they don't seem to hit the lights much at all.

 

[RoyJackson]

Will you be using your tractor on or near any public roads? If so check your local DOT regulations. some areas require the use of amber lights, or beacons on tractors.
Just a thought.

myself I use an LED strobe.

Is that a magnetic base on your lamp?

 

[SARG]

4" double sided LED lights hooked up through a wig-wag flasher and then a cigarette lighter axillary connector I plug in under the seat.

 

[pat32rf]

For as long as I remember in Ontario a blue flashing light meant SNOW EQUIPMENT so I mounted a blue strobe to a magnet and stuck it on my ROPS. The next year they outlawed blue except for government emergency vehicles....

 

[turbo660]

Is that a magnetic base on your lamp?

No. It's screwed to a piece of 1/4" plywood, painted black, and stuck on with 3M double stick tape

 

[RoyJackson]

No. It's screwed to a piece of 1/4" plywood, painted black, and stuck on with 3M double stick tape

Thank you!

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Still might not hurt to comply with DOT.

here's another thought, most people will recognize amber lights as caution/warning lights.

Yes, amber was the only color I considered.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

Thanks for the replies everyone!!! :thumbsup:

 

[John in the UP]

I've got two tabs welded to the underside of the rops.
A twin halogen beacon is fastened to the tabs.
Wiring runs inside the rops to factory-style rocker switches on the right fender.
Don't have pics of the switches handy, but I can take one if you like.

-John

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I've got two tabs welded to the underside of the rops.
A twin halogen beacon is fastened to the tabs.
Wiring runs inside the rops to factory-style rocker switches on the right fender.
Don't have pics of the switches handy, but I can take one if you like.

-John

Nice!!! :thumbsup: (no need to take picture of switches)

 

[4shorts]

4shorts has strobes on his tractor. He has a rotary light on top of the cab, strobes mounted on his loader arms facing sideways, and flashing lights mounted on the rear of his snowblower. Sweet setup. His workmanship is 1st class, always. I too am interested in getting some type of "clear" strobes vs. amber.

Well thank you very much sir. I appreciate that! It was nice of you to say so :thumbsup:

Yes I've added some lights to the tractor. The first thing I did was custom build a light bar to place on the top of the machine. I didn't want it directly on the cab so I mounted it on the two side brackets that the lollipop lights mount on.
I then put a double strobe light on that light bar and added two LED lollipops in the place of the factory lollipops.
I'm plowing commercially and on the road a good bit so I want to be see so I built boxes for the rear snow blower and mounted LED strobes back there.
Some times when I'm backed into a short driveway my fel and blade is out in the road so I built boxes and mounted them on each side of the fel so traffic can see me side on. These lights are white strobe Super Nova's and are very bright. Our transportation department states only government vehicles can use blue colored light. Amber or red in the rear is acceptable.

Here are a few pics and video's. Hope this will give you a few ideas.


YouTube - Custom rear Kubota lights

YouTube - side leds.mp4

YouTube - Kubota at night

 

[turbo660]

Well thank you very much sir. I appreciate that! It was nice of you to say so :thumbsup:

Yes I've added some lights to the tractor. The first thing I did was custom build a light bar to place on the top of the machine. I didn't want it directly on the cab so I mounted it on the two side brackets that the lollipop lights mount on.
I then put a double strobe light on that light bar and added two LED lollipops in the place of the factory lollipops.
I'm plowing commercially and on the road a good bit so I want to be see so I built boxes for the rear snow blower and mounted LED strobes back there.
Some times when I'm backed into a short driveway my fel and blade is out in the road so I built boxes and mounted them on each side of the fel so traffic can see me side on. These lights are white strobe Super Nova's and are very bright. Our transportation department states only government vehicles can use blue colored light. Amber or red in the rear is acceptable.

Here are a few pics and video's. Hope this will give you a few ideas.


YouTube - Custom rear Kubota lights

YouTube - side leds.mp4

YouTube - Kubota at night

Very nice. I like it.:thumbsup: