rockyridgefarm
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Has anyone mounted lights to their lower FEL arms? I am picturing something heavy duty with brush guards...
Loader mounted lights
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MikePA
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<font color="blue"> Has anyone mounted lights to their lower FEL arms? </font>
I considered it, but the issue of connecting and disconnecting wires when I wanted to remove the FEL caused me to install lights on the ROPS.
I considered it, but the issue of connecting and disconnecting wires when I wanted to remove the FEL caused me to install lights on the ROPS.
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rockyridgefarm
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Yup, I also figure on quick connectors for the wiring...
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I don't want anything else up there to have to look around. I don't often operate the FEL in the dark, so the regular tractor lights/FEL problem hasn't been an issue (so far). I would think the lights would have to be pretty rugged and very well protected to avoid getting 'punched out'.
The ROPS lights might be the best, as long as low limbs can be avoided. I can't avoid them so will not try that solution either.
Hope you find what works for you. Good luck.
The ROPS lights might be the best, as long as low limbs can be avoided. I can't avoid them so will not try that solution either.
Hope you find what works for you. Good luck.
MikePA
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<font color="blue"> Yup, I also figure on quick connectors for the wiring... </font>
I actually bought some MSD weather proof connectors to do this. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif The only place I could think to mount the lights on the FEL was on each of the vertical supports at the rear of the FEL. Another other location on the FEL means the lights will move when the FEL moves and what I needed was for the lights to remain pointing in front of the tractor.
I actually bought some MSD weather proof connectors to do this. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif The only place I could think to mount the lights on the FEL was on each of the vertical supports at the rear of the FEL. Another other location on the FEL means the lights will move when the FEL moves and what I needed was for the lights to remain pointing in front of the tractor.
art
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You had better be building some really heavy duty lite frames as if moving brush those lights could just be ripped off by some nasty branch.
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I had been thinking about adding additional lights to my 7800 and naturally the ROPS was the first thing that came to mind. But I have to keep lowering it to get it inside the shed so I decided against that. I have been thinking about adding some on top of the Brush guard on the front of the tractor. Anybody have pros or cons about mounting lights on the brush guard in the front?
JerryG
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You might try putting them on a rod placed on the loader up-rights. I don't remember who it was, but someone posted a picture, where they did them that way, here a while back. I know that I couldn't, because I would have them knocked off in no time at all. But it might work for you.
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I had been thinking about adding additional lights to my 7800 and naturally the ROPS was the first thing that came to mind. But I have to keep lowering it to get it inside the shed so I decided against that. I have been thinking about adding some on top of the Brush guard on the front of the tractor. Anybody have pros or cons about mounting lights on the brush guard in the front?)</font>
Think about the name of what it is that you want to mount to /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif. I wouldn't. G
Think about the name of what it is that you want to mount to /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif. I wouldn't. G
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I had been thinking about adding additional lights to my 7800 and naturally the ROPS was the first thing that came to mind. But I have to keep lowering it to get it inside the shed so I decided against that. )</font>
I have lights mounted to the ROPS and left enough slack in the wire to allow for the ROPS to fold. Has not been a problem. The wires are inside of a shielded wiring protector and I just made sure the ROPS would fold by leaving a little slack at the hinge point.
As for the post about not putting lights on the ROPS because of branches, I have the same problem. But I solved it by mounting the lights on a light bar that is attached to the rear of the ROPS and then hanging the lights from that light bar. It positions the lights both UNDER the ROPS and BEHIND its leading edge. When I hit branches with the ROPS, which I do almost every time I pull the tractor out of the garage, the ROPS hits the branch and it pushes the branch out of the way (or cracks it off) without the branch hitting the lights (at least so far). There have been several other members who have built shields around ROPS mounted lights.
I have lights mounted to the ROPS and left enough slack in the wire to allow for the ROPS to fold. Has not been a problem. The wires are inside of a shielded wiring protector and I just made sure the ROPS would fold by leaving a little slack at the hinge point.
As for the post about not putting lights on the ROPS because of branches, I have the same problem. But I solved it by mounting the lights on a light bar that is attached to the rear of the ROPS and then hanging the lights from that light bar. It positions the lights both UNDER the ROPS and BEHIND its leading edge. When I hit branches with the ROPS, which I do almost every time I pull the tractor out of the garage, the ROPS hits the branch and it pushes the branch out of the way (or cracks it off) without the branch hitting the lights (at least so far). There have been several other members who have built shields around ROPS mounted lights.