Electrical Question

[yooperdave]

Do the smaller MT or XJ tractors have a 12 volt outlet?

I am wondering if I could plug in a coat to keep warm - similar to a motorcycle.

TIA

Yooper Dave

 

[Diggin It]

My MT does. It's in the left fender cupholder. I'm not sure if it would handle much load though. I might run a separate line from the battery.

 

[LS Tractor Owner]

The mt125 power outlet is fused for 15 amps. Should handle any of the heated jackets or gloves. My heated motorcycle jacket only drew 5 amps when using a thermostat controller.

 

[CMV]

My XJ did not, but would have been a pretty simple install to add.

 

[yooperdave]

My XJ did not, but would have been a pretty simple install to add.

Does the XJ have additional circuits to tap into the fuse box?

Really leaning towards the XJ.

Regards,

Yooper Dave

 

[strantor]

My XR did not come with accessory outlets but I easily added some (see my thread on it). Took maybe an hour. I would not let the lack of outlets be a dealbreaker. My XR has unused plugs all over the place. Plugs in places that make no sense as no accessories for the XR line of tractor could possibly plug in there. I suspect LS uses the same wiring harness for all of their tractors; I have seen this sort of thing before (justification being yeah, the superfluous plugs are a waste, but it costs more money to set up a dozen different assembly lines for a dozen different wiring harnesses than it does to set up one line to produce one harness and pee away money on unused plugs). If I'm correct on that, then the XJ should have the same unused plugs behind the dash as the XR, and you should be good to go. It only takes a second to verify. When you go to the LS dealership, remove the one singular black knob on the left side below the steering wheel and look behind the fuse box.