Added a Rear View Mirror

[yooperdave]

Bought a 4' piece of L2x2, mirror, longer bolts and spray paint.

Drilled holes to fit and matched the paint with your input.

Yooper Dave

 

[Diggin It]

I did twins. Used 1/2" conduit and adjustable mirrors. They wiggle a bit, but not too bad. Haven't painted them yet.

 

[airbiscuit]

A $23 Jeep Wrangler mirror is an easy bolt on option ...

 

[bevhoward]

I've posted this before, but I'm reposting after using 2" spot mirrors for a number of months and finding how effective they are in providing awareness of things around me, especially when I am working or transporting where cars approach from the rear.



The mirror in the image is pretty old, but it attaches in seconds with double stick foam tape to each of the bucket supports plus it can be "tilted" to put the focus where you need to watch.

Amazon has similar adjustable mirrors at 4 for $6

 

[4570Man]

Those look like branch benders to whip back and hit you in the face. I have one of those cheap self adhesive round mirrors on my truck which work good to eliminate the blind spots but I never considered putting them on the tractor. I might use that idea.

 

[Industrial Toys]

After almost 20 years I finally ordered some appropriate size clamps to mount a rear view mirror on my Mule front roll cage. It vibrates so bad, being a diesel, it is useless, and worse, annoying. I need to try and take any spring out of the mount.

 

[airbiscuit]

I've posted this before, but I'm reposting after using 2" spot mirrors for a number of months and finding how effective they are in providing awareness of things around me, especially when I am working or transporting where cars approach from the rear.

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The mirror in the image is pretty old, but it attaches in seconds with double stick foam tape to each of the bucket supports plus it can be "tilted" to put the focus where you need to watch.

Amazon has similar adjustable mirrors at 4 for $6

Nice, simple approach.

The Jeep Wrangler mirror I mounted has very little vibration. I was luck enough that there were a couple of holes in the loader mount. I used a piece of wood and threaded inserts to cinch it all down.

 

[Industrial Toys]

Is it big enough? I like to be able to see if a vehicle is coming a quarter of a mile down the road.

 

[4570Man]

The depth perception of the little round mirrors isn’t good. They work great for seeing a blind spot in a vehicle but nearly useless for much else.

 

[Industrial Toys]

That's what I kind of figured. Add into that, bad eyesight.