Hot wire for add on work lights?

GMIslander · Apr 3, 2014

There are spare fuses but also two spare positions with the lugs in place. I need to get the lugs free to attach wire

sdef · Apr 30, 2014

GMIslander said:
There are spare fuses but also two spare positions with the lugs in place. I need to get the lugs free to attach wireView attachment 368795

This thread is getting a bit old but I wanted to respond. The work light wire on my DK45HSE is only about 18 gauge and due to voltage drop is not enough to power any lights to capacity other than some low current LEDs. I run all of my wiring for anything directly to the battery, connections soldered and fused.

When I installed the MIE light bar and added 27 watt LEDs along with the standard incandescents, I ran a new 12 gauge wire directly from the battery to the light bar and also rewired the light bar (with 14 gauge parallel, if memory serves) as I did not want the voltage drop of the smaller stock wiring. I also added the 12VDC power receptacle to support ~20 - 25 amps with 10 gauge wiring and a good quality marine outlet.

Buggs67 · Apr 30, 2014

I agree with sdef; I'd run the power directly from the battery with good gauge wire and use a relay tied to the ignition or the auxiliary plugs to switch the lights. This way you get full power and don't risk overheating wires causing melted wires. a short or a fire.

bubbu55 · Apr 30, 2014

How do I get a wiring diagram for my 08 CK35HST? I wonder how many spare wiring harnesses there are?

sdef · Apr 30, 2014

bubbu55 said:
How do I get a wiring diagram for my 08 CK35HST? I wonder how many spare wiring harnesses there are?

From what I have seen, a particular tractor model can be made for quite a few years and one manual covers most or all years of that particular model. My guess is you can still get the factory manual from any Kioti dealer and a later model CK35HST is probably the same as yours. MIE (Michigan Implements & Equipment I think) advertises on TBN and has a decent web site to peruse. Odds are the wiring page extends to multiple pages, but someone on TBN may be willing to copy and post, which I have seen done quite a few times.