CloverKnollFarms
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Yeah, with this new switched power box, I’m tempted to mount a long LED light bar on the ROPS. I don’t do a lot of low light work, but last year I did some and incandescent lights suck.
My headlights are dead - lost one bulb when I killed my radiator a few years ago and I don't know when the other one died. Definitely not due to hours (750-800ish) but I'm guessing vibration helps too.Yeah, with this new switched power box, I’m tempted to mount a long LED light bar on the ROPS. I don’t do a lot of low light work, but last year I did some and incandescent lights suck.
Yeah dust is definitely a concern; most LED bulbs have a big heat sink sticking into the engine compartment and that heat sink has fins that'll likely get cloggedWell, I've found H4 and HS1 LED bulbs, I also have to find new dust caps to accommodate the LEDs.
You don't think clogging is a problem, or you don't think it'll get clogged?I'm not too worried about the heat sink getting clogged, but the Branson has a basically solid cap on the back of the light, and I'll need on with a hole to pass through the stem of the led light.
If you have a loader, the stock lights are worthless with the loader down. On my 2004 I can add lights on the brush bar and that is a better height for loading. I have my lights at the ROPS height and it works nicely. With the price of the LED's, I might change over.My headlights are dead - lost one bulb when I killed my radiator a few years ago and I don't know when the other one died. Definitely not due to hours (750-800ish) but I'm guessing vibration helps too.
I've been contemplating tossing LEDs into there but my work is barely impeded by not having headlights in the first place, and the potential for blinding myself from the bucket or loader blocking the brighter LEDs is holding me back. One of these days I'll decide one way or another (buy replacement incandescents or give the LEDs a try).
Has anyone else tried LED headlamps in their tractor? (I have LEDs in my '97 F350 and what a difference i don't get tired driving at night any more, and surprisingly nobody flashes their lights at me in anger) though who knows maybe their afraid it could be worse