Makeshift headlights

[Yosemite Sam]

This thread could probably go in "What did you do with your Cub today" but amongst all this gibberish I have a question.

One of my 123's is pretty-much and "Old Beater" I bought it and two others on epay from a guy in Florida, who said they don't run... But they all had 3 point hitches and they were pretty cheap.

Anyway this 123 runs out pretty well, it smokes some until it's warmed up, but it runs and drives OK. We push snow with it and drag something around with it once in awhile and that's about all the "run time" is gets.

Keeping in mind that it doesn't get used very much but when it does it's normally after dark. I wanted headlights for it, but couldn't justify the cost of "factory" headlights for a tractor that isn't used all that much, especially one that looks as bad as this one does.

I thought I would try to build something to mount headlights on, on this "Old Beater" without drilling any extra holes, (I hate when I go to buy a Cub and it's been drilled full of holes) I already had some new lights here that have been laying around for nearly 20 years. I thought I could bolt a couple of beam clamps on the back edges of the grill casting just below the hood, then bolt a piece of angle iron to the clamps letting it stick out far enough past the hood on either side for the lights to bolt onto. When I went to put the clamps in place I noticed that someone was there before and had already drilled holes in the casting. So I just kinda went with what was already there...

So the question is: Is there anyone else out there who has put makeshift lights on their Cub and if so would you mind posting pictures so I can maybe get some better ideas than the one that I came up with?

Here are some pictures of what I did and how it came out. One of the pic's is of the beam clamps that I didn't use.

One other thing... I don't want to hear anybody laughin about my headlight mounting system!

[IHinIN]

I've seen a bracket similar to yours that was mounted off of the battery box. You could cut holes in the headlight panel and mount them behind it so they look like the factory lights or make a new panel if you don't want to cut up yours.

[Diz Jr.]

Yosemite Sam,

Great looking light bar.
I have seen folks do similar things, but not that nice

[punkid]

Well not sure if these are make shift or factor but here is some brackets that were on my cub when I bought it



At first I throught they were just home made, but under closer inspection the brackets are really good quality, the welds look very nice. I will remove one and take a picture, maybe someone can tell me if they are factory.

Yosemite Sam, where did you get those headlights, I really like how they look.

[Mountain Heritage]

Originally Posted by punkid

Well not sure if these are make shift or factor but here is some brackets that were on my cub when I bought it



At first I throught they were just home made, but under closer inspection the brackets are really good quality, the welds look very nice. I will remove one and take a picture, maybe someone can tell me if they are factory.

Yosemite Sam, where did you get those headlights, I really like how they look.

hey punkid, is that a Tecate in the back ground???

[grampascub]

Hello, new to forum, was waiting to make my intro when i got my 124 done, but, Yosemite Sam, i have made as close to factory as ive seen. You said no more holes but, cut 41/2" holes in your plate, if i remember a small coffee can is perfect, go to your local napa, get two rubber grommets, TRUKLITE part number 40700, and two lights, part number 4411, you will have less than 20 bucks into them, and love them,,sorry no pics but did it to two 102's i had and loved them. Will have pics of my 124 soon.

[punkid]

Originally Posted by Mountain Heritage

hey punkid, is that a Tecate in the back ground???

yes, although I just sold it a few months ago

[WALTER]

Yosemite Sam

Nice looking light bar.

[Matt G.]

Originally Posted by punkid

Well not sure if these are make shift or factor but here is some brackets that were on my cub when I bought it

At first I throught they were just home made, but under closer inspection the brackets are really good quality, the welds look very nice. I will remove one and take a picture, maybe someone can tell me if they are factory.

Those are not factory. The only CC model that came with lights that weren't contained in the blockoff panel in the grille casting was the Original. Just because something is good quality doesn't mean it was factory. There's a few people out there that can actually make stuff that looks decent...I don't think any of those people have ever owned any of the tractors I've bought though...

[ACecil]

Great job, YS! Your light bar is very neat.