Rearview Mirror for inside Grand Cab

[Thirsty]

I'm looking for a mirror for inside my grand cab on my L5460 HSTC. Anyone have any ideas or sugggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Thirsty

 

[moship]

What about using an automotive rear view mirror? Could get one out of the junk yard. Just remember to grab the metal mounting part that glues to the glass.

 

[Thirsty]

What about using an automotive rear view mirror? Could get one out of the junk yard. Just remember to grab the metal mounting part that glues to the glass.

Not a bad idea. I'm bouncing between a mirror and a rearview camera. Mirror clearly has price advantage.

 

[Sprinklerman]

Look on amazon there is a large selection

 

[George2615]

I would not bother with a junkyard mirror when you can buy a new universal rear view mirror with mounting plate and glue for under $20 at most any auto parts store, Amazon, Ebay, etc.
Here's an example
K-Source Universal Rearview Mirror - 1" DN1: Advance Auto Parts

 

[Rustyiron]

They make a wide angle mirror for skid steers that will give you a panorama but they are poor for details.

 

[Fallon]

Not liking the side mirrors? Or they just not covering what you need?

I just tightened down the screws on my L4060 so they don't point at the ground after 5 minutes. Not enough hours before or after tightening to have a good opinion on my machine.

I didn't end up using the cheap bucket cam on my L3200 much. Debating if I want to go that route again on my new cabbed machine. Mounting a nicer camera up high on the cab should give good coverage of impliments save your neck. I don't think a rear view mirror would be able to get a good line of sight to impliments.

 

[RjCorazza]

I put 2 stick on convex mirrors up in the corners of the front glass of my L4060. Not great for a real view to the rear, but they are well within my peripheral vision to see traffic and other stuff behind me. They are about 4" x 6",

 

[Thirsty]

I'm looking for a mirror for a couple of reasons.

1) Watch three point implements during hay making.
2) Watch people loading hay wagon. One slip and they are under the wagon wheels.

In both cases, the side mirrors are pretty good. I'm looking to suplement the side mirrors.

Thanks for the suggestions so far. Am I asking too much out of an inside rearview mirror? Should I be looking for a rear view camera?

 

[George2615]

Just an FYI,
I use the side mirrors on the cab and a rear view camera. The camera and monitor were under $50 and the monitor is capable to use two cameras so I have a second camera on the front.

 

[Thirsty]

Can you PM me the make and model of your camera.

 

[George2615]

Can you PM me the make and model of your camera.

No need to PM. I bought the same 7" monitor and 2 cameras shown in post #1 of this thread as did many others.

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/customization/316927-backup-camera-50-a-12.html

Here's the ones I bought.
Amazon.com: Zettaguard ZBC-1 Car Rear Vehicle Backup View Camera, Waterproof: Electronics

Amazon.com: BW 7" HD 8*48 TFT LCD Color 2 Video Input Car RearView Headrest Monitor DVD VCR Monitor With Remote and Stand & Support Rotating The Screen: Car Electronics

 

[Thirsty]

Thanks, this is what I was looking for. I tried searching before I made this post. I must have done something wrong when I did my search.

Thanks again.

 

[George2615]

When doing a search, use the Google custom search at the top right of this page instead of the search listed underneath.

 

[Fallon]

I'm looking for a mirror for a couple of reasons.

1) Watch three point implements during hay making.
2) Watch people loading hay wagon. One slip and they are under the wagon wheels.

In both cases, the side mirrors are pretty good. I'm looking to suplement the side mirrors.

Thanks for the suggestions so far. Am I asking too much out of an inside rearview mirror? Should I be looking for a rear view camera?

It would be a REALLY long 3pt impliment to be able to see it from inside the cab with a mirror. Even then you'll pretty much be trying to look through your own head to pull that off. I'm betting the only way to get a good line of sight on the 3pt & impliments without killing your neck is going to be a camera of some sort.

 

[mbu]

Amazon.com : Rear View Mirror for Bobcat Skid Steer Heavy Equipment Dozer Tractor John Deer Deere Kubota Ford New Holland Case Volvo Others : Sports & Outdoors

 

[ns_in_tex]

We have a L4610 cab which is very small, and places are limited for mounting. We customized our own mirrors by cutting our mirrors to size and mounting them in sheet metal frame. Small, maybe 2-1/2"x4" in each outer corner and maybe 3x24 across the center. Because of the small cab, they are fairly close to operator, which makes view clear & larger. We seldom have to turn to look to the rear. but mine are not set to look a long distance to the rear.

We watch the rear of our 7' finish mower & can back up to any object & touch it without HITTING it, or skinning the bark on a tree.
Working with grapple on loader, we can back up to most anything without having to turn around. When working disaster relief, we really concern a lot of people when they see me looking forward while backing up close to something like a car or building. We also use the side mirrors, but we have to move our head more for the side mirrors, than the inside cab mirrors. Only have to move eyeballs for them.

 

[Thirsty]

I deceided to go with a rearview camera setup. I've included a couple of pictures of the final install.
I went with a "LCD auto car rearview color monitor with HD resolution 800480 Digital Screen Display support 2 video input For CD DVD Video Player 9inch Touchscreen car monitor" and the following camera: "Tulun Play TPCM078 Waterproof Car Van Jeep Vehicle Car Rear View Camera, 170 Degree Viewing Angle Backup Camera".

While the screen looks like it blocks your view in the picture, all it really blocks is a veiw of the tractor hood. I already know it is orange so no big loss there.
The second picture is one of the camera. It is rather hard to see up there but it works great.