Lights on a Case ROPS

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MrJoe

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Location
Southbury, Conn.
Tractor
Case IH DX24E
Good Day: One unexpected side benefit of my Case DX24E has been the ease of mounting lights to the ROPS. It has four 3/8" holes factory drilled front to back on the top of the ROPS. I just took perforated angle iron, bolted it to the top, added a light to a switched wire to the under seat aux. plug /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Like most of you I needed more light but did not want to drill or weld to the ROPS /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif The factory did if for me /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
 
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Good Day: One unexpected side benefit of my Case DX24E has been the ease of mounting lights to the ROPS. It has four 3/8" holes factory drilled front to back on the top of the ROPS. I just took perforated angle iron, bolted it to the top, added a light to a switched wire to the under seat aux. plug /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Like most of you I needed more light but did not want to drill or weld to the ROPS /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif The factory did if for me /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
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How many lights did you install?
Can you pivot them up and down?
Can you rotate them 360 degrees.
Can you illuminate all the way around the tractor with them?
 
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I just put one on the bracket, thought I would see if that was enough. So far it is. I bought a cheapie trapozidal pattern light from Auto Zone($10). The pattern is Ok but I think I'll try a flood next.
I can adjust the light up and down, side to side, backward, it's on a ball mount bolted thru the perforated angle. Has to be shifted by hand each time but 95% of the time it's looking ahead. There is enough amps left (w/v=a) in the aux. plug (10a.) to run another light so I might try that.
The whole setup cost about $25 by the time I was done. Switched plug wire from Radio Shack, light from Auto Zone, perforated angle and bolts from Home Depot.
I suspect the ROPS holes are for mounting a canopeas /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif on top but it does what I want for now.
 

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