Accessory lighting for the 2 stage snow blower

[Hydro 131]

Hey guys. I have a long driveway and discovered the chute blocks most of my headlights. Been thinking about some type of a light bar and where to mount it. I don't want to drill the hood of my tractor and I don't have a snow cab. I'm not trying to melt the snow...just trying to see where I am going. Ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks

[rwilson 128]

The one I just got has a pice of angle bolted on the top of the auger housing. It runs the whole length of it with 2 lights on it. ill try to get pictures of it this weekend.

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,882]

Why not make a custom taller version of the HL-5 light kit? It could be as tall as you wanted and it would be a bolt on/off piece so you wouldn't be stuck with it on all summer.

I would think lights wouldnt last long mounted on the blower housing with all the vibrations they would be subjected to.

Mike...........

[Paul D. 26]

I think Mike is right regular lights wouldn't hold up very long mounted up to the blower. However if you used LED lights I don't see any reason why they couldn't be mounted to the Blower. Here is a link for a web sight with LED light housings and LED replacement bulbs as well. I know I am thinking of replacing my standard bulbs with the square led panels they have I saw where someone else had used them with great results.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage&Page2Disp=/drl.html%23drl-cw5&utm_source=Car%2BBulbs-General%2Btest&utm_medium=Car%2BBulbs-General%2Btest&utm_campaign=Car%2BBulbs-General%2Btest&gclid=CO7tz_anq60CFWcBQAodaTNAoQ

[Hydro 131]

What is the HL-5 mounted to?

Thanks

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,882]

Pretty sure it mounts to the frame in front of the engine. I've never owned one but thats how I think they mount. the wiring runs thru it (tube) to each light but if a custom one was made the wiring could be on the outside protected with some sort of wire loom.

Mike..............

[AMC RULES 37,144]

I'm suprised nobody's reproducing them for use on multiple models...YET? :baseball:

[Hydro 131]

Ok I see where it can go. There would have to be a modification to get over the bracket for the anti sway bar on the blower. No big deal. It would mount in front of the engine just like Mike says

Thanks

[can whlvr 993]

i posted last night but it didnt appear,anway i made a bracket that bolted to the stock holes in the frame just in front of the engine and then up by the hood,for my 313 that has no lights anymore so i ran them from a battery,shoulda used leds,the others didnt last very long and the battery goes dead

[Hydro 131]

Thanks everyone. I also saw the set that was on the Attachment photo site. Guess I missed that. I think I will buy 1" square tubing and cut a small filler to match the height of the snow blower anti sway bracket and then do almost the original style wheel horse design. I wasn't going to get too fancy with lighting, thought those rubber frame tractor sealed beem lights would work. As they say "there is no sense in re-inventing the wheel....horse!

[Shuboxlover 479]

Check out the LED's that Duke put on his tractor.....OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hydro 131]

A 6 ft length of black iron pipe works real well. I am bending it at 26" from each end. This will make an excellent semi authentic light bar.

[AMC RULES 37,144]

Don't forget Gary...

:text-worthless:

[dwayneGT 6]

Ditto, what Craig said!

[Hydro 131]

The bracket is bent into position. I have welded a small base plate for bolting to the frame right at the front end of the tractor. I have a 3/8" nut welded into the top of each end of the pipe. I have the lights and will mount them with a carrage bolt and use a lock nut to secure and then and wire up. This will be a very simple accessory designed to come on and off with the blower. I do not have a lot of heat in my garage so painting may be an issue.