56servi 28 #1 Posted January 21, 2018 I got this 520H about a month ago to get the snow off the drive. I had a walk behind thrower before this and a C175 with thrower & cab before that. Temp got into the low 40s today so I wanted to get the lights mounted & working. I wired the switch directly to the battery with a 10A fuse in line. The bar is made from a piece of 3" wide by 3/4" thick nylon I got at work. I have 2 LED lights at each end and a blue flasher in the center. Alll from ebay. The switch bar inside is a piece of 1" x 2" aluminum angle. I have 3 switches mounted but am only using one for now. It turns on both the flasher & lights. In the spring I will have a separate switch for the flasher, 2 lights, and inside dome light. I wired the ground & 12 volts directly to the battery to save time today. The 12v wire has a 10A inline fuse connected. I will change the 12v supply to come from the key switch on position when I do the other changes. I also added the rear view mirror with home made mounting bar made from electrical conduit. I live on a dead end street with only 5 houses past me, but the young girls go driving past without slowing down. I dont always looking behind me when backing into the street so figures I needed a little warning light on the tractor. 8 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,741 #2 Posted January 21, 2018 Nice....Here in Indiana the only vehicles that can lawfully display a blue light is a volunteer firefighter and a school bus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,165 #3 Posted January 21, 2018 Nice job on the lights...Look great! 8 minutes ago, KC9KAS said: Nice....Here in Indiana the only vehicles that can lawfully display a blue light is a volunteer firefighter and a school bus. Here in Michigan they used to mean a special in aisle 8 at K-mart... 5 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
56servi 28 #4 Posted January 21, 2018 Blue lights against the law in Michigan also. I picked blue color because of that. We only have 10 houses on our street so if the cops want to pull in my drive and give me a ticket that's OK. We have Oakland County as our police and they are all pretty good guys. K-Mart used to be my favorite store. Now it's Harbor Freight. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOB ELLISON 2,980 #5 Posted January 21, 2018 I'm seeing a lot of Michigan people here lately and it's nice that we have so many. 56servi I would consider adding a relay to the light circuit along with the fuse . The key switch can only handle so many amps and it will burn up. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BaySide1 138 #6 Posted January 21, 2018 that Blue light could get me in trouble with Johnny Law here in Massachusetts Just now, BaySide1 said: that Blue light could get me in trouble with Johnny Law here in Massachusetts I have a very bright LED Light Bar 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,102 #7 Posted January 21, 2018 Yep, they are gonna get you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,165 #8 Posted January 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, AMC RULES said: Yep, they are gonna get you. With a typical at top speed that police officer would have needed to be a lot faster on the toss and retrieval!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 37,102 #9 Posted January 21, 2018 Wouldn't stand a chance with this guy. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WVHillbilly520H 10,373 #10 Posted January 21, 2018 3 hours ago, BaySide1 said: that Blue light could get me in trouble with Johnny Law here in Massachusetts I have a very bright LED Light Bar I'm glad to see I'm not the only one with a shiny bright red tractor but sun faded orange cab vinyl, Jeff. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
r1jakecfd 51 #11 Posted January 21, 2018 6 hours ago, BaySide1 said: that Blue light could get me in trouble with Johnny Law here in Massachusetts I have a very bright LED Light Bar What brand/model of light bar is that? Your 520 is setup with cab like mine but definitely much prettier👌 I run a 44” 2 Stage blower. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites