Forwarding Lighting Kit for 4600?

[rmonio]

Anyone know what this is? I'm looking for some additional lighting for my tractor so that when I'm working the loader, I still have light in front (the headlights are often blocked). JD shows "Forwarding Lighting Kit - 2 lights" (code: LVB25546) but I can't find any additional information on it.

Do these attach to the ROPs or where do they go? It mentions that you also need the Warning Light Brush Guard Kit (Two Guards) for this - so I'm suspecting that it goes on top of the existing ROP lights (I also have the rear work light).

I'm going to order a set, but before I do I'd like to find out if anyone has them installed or has looked into them before. Thanks!

Merry Christmas everyone! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

-Bob

 

[BigGary]

I had the dealer install rear lights on my 4320 when I ordered the machine in Oct.
When I got the machine I looked at the JD web site and notced the the front lights are two each and the front lights are one each. So the dealer mounted the front lights on the ROPS and just faced them back. I found as you did that the loader blocks the headlights and I just loosened the bolt holding the light on and turned the light around.
The rear lights are shown mounted on guards that are added to protect the flashing lights that are mounted on the ROPS.
Go on JD web sithe and they do have pics of the lights on the 4320 page under misc. attachments.

 

[cef2lion]

I have the JD front and rear work lights lights on my 4410. There is a brush guard as a pre to the JD lights. It is a metal strap that wraps around the turn markers. The front lights mount to the top of that. I ordered the brush guards which total about 35 dollars. If I recall the front light kit gives you both lights. Don't recall that price. The rear JD lights mount to the inside of the ROPS. The holes are there to mount two but are sold as singles.

Craig

 

[texastomtom]

I have two forward and two reverse on my 4720.

If you look at the HOME page of tractorbynet you will see the twenty series article in which you can see how the forwards are mounted.

I dont really see the rears in that picture.. But as someone else said they mount on the inner edge of the ropes.

The dealer mounted mine on the rops. They are slighly different than the forward lights in shape, (more of a flood)and since they dont come with anything like the brush guard ( which provides a horizontal mounting service ) they wind up being mounted 'sideways'. Instead of the oval shape being longest on the horizontal plane they are mounted with the longest/widest on a verticle plane. Basically turn the forward lights 90 degrees... Hope i'm drawing the mental picture correctly.

They do work prettly well.

I guess lots of folks just want one rear is why they are sold as single as opposed to pairs. I like lots of light so I ordered two.

tom

 

[rmonio]

So what you're saying, Craig, is that I need to order the brush guards and that the lights essentially mount to those. Does the wiring connect to the existing lights on the ROPS then? (the backup light connects into the wiring harness separately - so I'm interested in how this wires in).

I think I'm going to order them this next week - having them for snow movement this year will be handy. Does anyone know if you can put two of the backup lights in? Right now I have one - but it would be nice to have two if possible. Any idea?

-Bob

 

[cef2lion]

If you were to do it the JD way you need the brush guards for the front light kit. You take out the bolts that attach the turn lights to the rops and mount the brush guard. There is a hole on top the brush guard to mount the forward light. You run the wires down the rops or inside the rops to below the seat. There is a black and a purple wire to connect the lights on each side.

You can mount two forward lights this way and two rear lights. The rear lights mount to the inside of the rops. If you already have the forward lights you use a wire splice to tap the rear light into the same wires below the seat.

I have plans to change the wiring on mine to include a switch for the forward and rear work lights. Wiring it the JD way has all forward and rear work lights on when the dash light switch is in the field position.

Craig

 

[rmonio]

Thanks for the information, Tom and Craig. I agree with Tom - I like lots of lights so I will probably order another rear light too. I'm heading over to the dealership on Friday to order the lights and guards. I'll post my results once I've got them installed.

One comment though about the rear lights - you'd think they could give you another 6-12 inches of wire with those things.. when I installed the single rear light I have now, that wire was pretty close and fishing it wasn't easy. oh well. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

Thanks again for your help!

-Bob

 

[texastomtom]

Maybe I got these small enough /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

close ups of dual front and dual read add on lights
Dealer put these on for me

 

[rmonio]

Thanks for posting these pictures - I see how the brush protector is used for mounting the forward lights. I was surprised to see that your rear-facing lights are round as mine are rectangular - also, it looks like your dealer ran the cable down the outside of the ROPs where I thought it would go inside. Was that due to the amount of cable involved?

Thanks for sharing the picture - I ordered my lights on Friday and should see them sometime next week. I'll let you know what I find out.

-Bob

 

[cef2lion]

From what I have seen the work lights for the new 4000 20 series are round. Not sure if the ones you order will be round or rectangular. The ones on my 4410 were rectangular but I got them about a year ago.

I pulled my wires down through the ROPS with a little work. I feed a stiff thin wire down first and pulled the work light wires with that. Some might go the easier way and fix the wires to the outside of the ROPS. The wire on my work lights were plenty long.

I have plans at some point to add two switches so I can turn the forward or rear lights off and on. Right now all work lights are on with the main light switch in work light mode.

Craig