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Old 01-04-2018, 07:58 PM
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Default LED's (and according prices) have come a loonngg way

So Christmas morning my wife and I are opening our presents to each other and low and behold, she got me something I'd eyed on Amazon quite a bit but never purchased. I got myself a shiny new 12" LED light bar for my snow pusher. I was way more excited than I thought I'd be!

A few days later, before an incoming snow storm, I installed it. I replaced 4 35 watt incandescent lights (2 standard in the Cub Cyclops hood, two I had added to the cab since 2 wasn't enough, not even close). When I tried this out, I was floored.

I will make this simple: I replaced 4 incandescent lights at 35 watts each totaling 140 watts with one 72 watt 12" LED bar. The comparison is really, well, no comparison. Pics don't do it justice. I have a more consistent, bright light spread than I previously had. Fringe benefits of that include more power for my seat warmer, rear lights, and anything else I now can hook up since I have more electrical power available.

I'll be honest, there was one downside. It throws off some EMI (electro-magnetic interference). I wear a pair of "ear muffs" that have an integrated radio with decent to good reception. When I turn the light on, I go down to maybe two or three very local stations. A small price to pay, to be sure.

Anywho, this light cost (at time of posting) is $22.06. That's a hell of a deal if you ask me if you, like I do, do any kind of night work. I have included several pics. The first three are 1) an old photo of just stock lights, 2) a photo of stock lights with the 2 additional I had installed on the cab and 3) a photo with just the light bar on. I also have a couple other's for those that like photos (I know that's rare around here ).

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What a bright idea for a Christmas gift, but the good thang will override any thang.
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Old 01-04-2018, 08:32 PM
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I'm a huge fan of LED equipment lights. I put them on my combine several years back. I bought the cheapest ones I could find on EBAY that were about the size of a standard PAR36 add on light. The pic is with 4 of them. I pick most of my corn at night, never any trouble seeing. I have since ordered some to replace PAR36 bulbs in other equipment but haven't gotten a round-tuit.
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That's impressive. Thanks for sharing. Good comparison pictures.
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I really appreciate how far LED technology has come.

These lights are fairly bright, work fantastically and look like a stock bulb; aside from the white backing. Price was nice as well.

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I really appreciate how far LED technology has come.

These lights are fairly bright, work fantastically and look like a stock bulb; aside from the white backing. Price was nice as well.

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Those look like they work great and even fit in the stock lighting spot on the hood! Care to share a link to where you got 'em?
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H I D systems are assume too , I think are too bright on the road ,might be cool to install on a cub
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H I D systems are assume too , I think are too bright on the road ,might be cool to install on a cub
They might be assume but are not the replacement bulbs on the expensive side?
And power draw high?
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One thing on the led light bars to look out for is the mounting bracket(s).

I think steel is okay, although rust might show up.

But one I put on was 9" wide and the single bracket was made of extruded aluminum. In about 6 hours of use the thin section of aluminum bracket broke.
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They might be assume but are not the replacement bulbs on the expensive side?
And power draw high?
Yeah, Mitsu Evo had them a whole unit to do it but if you need max light basicly a a/c halogen bulb I think head lights drew 12 amps on high so 4 on low for 1
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