(800) 853-2651
SHOP NOW

ot, tractor lite subject

E

ericlb

Well-known Member
lol, just having fun, now, if you were going to have only 2 headlites on your old tractor, which do you prefer, fender mounted or front end mounted, and why?
 
I kinda like the light bar mount like on an old H or M. When cultivating, it is nice for the lights to shine on the work. Lights up front get damaged a lot, but if I'm doing tillage work, I like the lights as far forward as possible to keep the bugs out of my face.
 
Nothing in the rear ,,lol When my son was stationed in Japan ,his buddies got him drunk and he got tatoo on his rear end "Exit only "
 
All of my tractors came with lights and I want them just where they were when they were made,Mine arent real old,they were made between 1949 and 1952
 
im kind of leaning toward mounting them on top of the rear fenders since there is already a bolt there,, the tractor is a '53 golden jubilee, its never had lites, front doglegs are undrilled but i use it every day to do chores with now, since daughter went off to colledge and took my best pickup with her, and since the sun now sets in the middle of the day, im tired of bumping around after dark on the tractor, so its going to get some lites on it now
i got more trucks but there just too big for chores
 
lights are cheap, mount them where ever you need. I like to use those off road lights, make sure to put an in line fuse in them.
 
Mine are mounted on a light bar (2 cyl JD's) and they are nice in the winter, but the bugs are in your face in the summer. Still better than no lights. . .

Paul
 
Don't know who "engineered" the lights on my John Deere compact but they are pretty much useless with the loader.
Pretty much had to go backwards tonight to see - with the light I added for the rear mount equipment.
 
My dad's Deutz had both. I say had, because the front ones always got knocked out and the fender mounted ones would get pulled off by tree limbs. I keep meaning to get to adding some lights back on, but there just seems to always be something else to do.
 
P1000588.jpg
P1000589.jpg


I like them on the fender if I had to choose only 1, but I like having lots of lights. Our 1855 has 2 lights each fender and 2 on the grill, for a total of 6 facing forward. Has another 3 on the back, 2 up on the canopy, and 1 on the fender.

I just can't seem to understand how so many people manage to knock out their lights. Gotta keep the trees trimmed or stay away from them. Even then it'd have to be one heck of a branch to bust a headlight. I have seen it more on loader tractors, so I suppose that it sometimes happens when lifting things and they swing, or when doing other hard labor. A field tractor should never be missing a headlight.

None of our tractors have ever had their eyes poked out, but we have lost an occasional flasher mounted on the fender.

Donovan from Wisconsin[/img]
 
my jd has the same problem , the loader makes the original lites usless, they will light up beside the tractor but not in front, i mounted 3 off road lites i had from some truck i owned years ago, 350,000 candlepower each it says on them, i got to keep some thorttle on to keep the battery charging but they do light up the night, i never had needed lites on the little jubilee as it was used to mow, and pull a small disc and blade snow, [when we got some ] but now i use in place of a pickup with a small trailer on it, and need to work at night as im working the paying job during the day lol never had a loader on the jubilee, i feel the front axle is too light duty for loader work
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

D
A couple of Questions 3500
Replies
13
Views
365
Sean in PA
S
C
International B275 Glow Plug Resistors Element.
Replies
10
Views
664
Radicle
R
M
Allis Chalmers virgin
Replies
14
Views
768
560Dennis
560Dennis
H
Farmtrac 60 Ford 5000 front end loader?
Replies
4
Views
408
hamilcrf
H
C
Red power hay making tractor?
Replies
7
Views
876
jwal10
J
Tractor Parts Tractor Manuals

We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today.

Copyright © 1997-2024 Yesterday's Tractor Co.

All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.

Yesterday's Tractors - Antique Tractor Headquarters
Website Accessibility Policy

Back
Top