Rick Ferrucci 17 #1 Posted November 16, 2023 Hi everyone. I would like to add additional LED light fixtures to my tractor (GT14) this year, in addition to the anemic 1154 replacement bulbs I'm using in the headlights now. They're a slight improvement over stock but I'd like some more brightness. For anyone who's added additional LED fixtures to your machine, how many watts total are they? Are you happy with them? Is your charging system able to keep up with them? Thanks for your input. Rick 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,517 #2 Posted November 16, 2023 On my 75 C160 Automatic I have two custom headlights built with little flat inserts. Either @kpinnc or @Horse Newbie tossed that idea at me. Beside those on magnetic mounts I have two 4" round lamps. Those aim at the side angles while plowing. On the rear I have a 6-wide LED by Grote. I use two magnetic mount LED amber flashing lights as well. One mounted on each rear fender corner. I also have two ¾" red LED marker lights from a semi on the front of the frame at the sides. I put those on just for aesthetics in the first place and it turns out they add a fair amount of red light around the front axle area. Suffice it to say I have VERY good illumination! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 8,324 #3 Posted November 16, 2023 The wattage for a comparable LED is a lot less than an inky-dinky bulb. Have at it - use LED's.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horse Newbie 7,070 #4 Posted November 16, 2023 56 minutes ago, ri702bill said: The wattage for a comparable LED is a lot less than an inky-dinky bulb. Have at it - use LED's.... I agree, the LED’s use a tiny fraction of what an old sealed beam would. I changed my headlights to LED… plenty of light ! No worries… 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick Ferrucci 17 #6 Posted November 17, 2023 Thanks for the response to my question. I think the message to me is that LED's use so little power, that if my tractor had 4 old fashioned bulb fixtures, I'm probably safe to install 4 new LED fixtures. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,517 #7 Posted November 17, 2023 13 minutes ago, Rick Ferrucci said: Thanks for the response to my question. I think the message to me is that LED's use so little power, that if my tractor had 4 old fashioned bulb fixtures, I'm probably safe to install 4 new LED fixtures. Quite possibly many more. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,232 #8 Posted November 17, 2023 (edited) 14 hours ago, Rick Ferrucci said: Thanks for the response to my question. I think the message to me is that LED's use so little power, that if my tractor had 4 old fashioned bulb fixtures, I'm probably safe to install 4 new LED fixtures. As a "rule of thumb", an LED lamp will draw about ¼ the amperage of an equivalent light output incandescent lamp. You can festoon your tractor! Edited November 17, 2023 by Handy Don 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,064 #9 Posted November 18, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Handy Don said: You can festoon your tractor! Saw a Tom cat festoon my buddies parked Jeep windshield once... I know what they are. I just think it's a silly name. Edited November 18, 2023 by kpinnc 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,517 #10 Posted November 18, 2023 Festoon is one of those words we just need to use more often. Lights on a vehicle, including tractors, is something you can NOT have too many of. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,064 #11 Posted November 18, 2023 5 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Lights on a vehicle, including tractors, is something you can NOT have too many of. Agreed. Like fuel on an airplane, you can rarely have too much. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
