[Rawhide]

The weather has been great and I'm getting a lot of work done in the evenings. Mostly loader and grapple work. I think a good set of lights will allow me to work a little longer after dark.

I've read every thread I could find on GTT and everything I can find online about installing auxiliary work lights on my tractor. Doesn't look too difficult but he options are so vast that I'm not sure of the best options.

I want to add a LED bar light to the front of the canopy and 1 or 2 rear facing lights. I will add brush guards to the back lights adding an additional mounting location.

Nilight gets a lot of good reviews, seems very popular on GTT, and is not very expensive.

These options are not set in stone, but I would like to wire the bar light to the factory switch and add a rocker switch for the rear lights. If it's much simpler I'm fine connecting front and rear lights to the factory switch.

There are so many different models just among the Nilight that I'm not sure which to choose. Is a 12" bar enough or do I need the 20"? Is the JD wiring harness the best option or is the Nilight options fine? Will I need the extension? Are there other good light options?

I appreciate some guidance for someone that has no experience in this task.

Edit:
JD 4044m
JD canopy

 

[ejb69]

Depending on which tractor you have Deere offers light kits that plug right into the tractors wiring .

I added front a rear lights From Deere to my 1026R. Just had to fish the provided wire through the rops. There was a connecter near the bottom of the rops. There was no need to drill any holes, splice wires or add a switch. There are other less expensive ways of doing this. But the simplest is to use Deeres kit.

 

[JimR]

Most of the recent (last 10-15 years) Deere SCUTs/CUTs are prewired for optional light packages. You can usually tap in to them by finding the wiring harness connection in the base of the ROPS or under the seat. The connectors are standard bullet connectors you can buy at NAPA.

If you can do that you'd only need to wire up the ROPS and canopy.

As far as selecting which lights you want, focus more on the "lumens" than the physical width. Lumens is the measure of the actual light the fixture puts out. Generally speaking, more light = better. But at the same time, more lumens usually also means "needs more power to operate". If you are using the factory wiring harness you'll need to stay within the factory current draw rating for that harness. That's usually pretty easy to do with LED lights.

 

[darkhelmetlive]

I have a 4066M open station.

I didn't want to pay the near $400 CAD for the JD lights, I think it was only 2 lights anyway. I did buy the ROPS light guards, so I would have something to mount onto and to protect the existing lights. I bought these for under $100 CAD and some wire, wire loom, and quick connectors. I built myself a wiring harness so I could mount these lights and plug them directly into the existing quick-connect harness for the work lights so they tie into the switch and come on in the 3rd position. I mounted 2 on the top of the ROPS pointing back/down, and 2 on the ROPS light guards pointing forward/out. It has worked out well for me, I have plenty of light when moving hay bales or snow in the dark.

 

[makenlittle]

I bought a 4 pack of 4 inch Nilights leds for 35 bucks after tax in 2020
They are 6000k lights.
I bought magnets from Harbor Freight to attach them to the light protector brackets on the rops.
I bought them during the winter so I did a temporary install using a cigarette lighter adapter to power them.

Because I'm such a good procrastinator , these are still set up in a temporary manner. ; )

What's nice about the magnet mounts is that they can come off the light bracket if I hit a low level branch. They can also be easily aimed. I have one mounted on the rops facing downwards and towards the back for when I do snow removal at night.

They put out a lot of light, I'm very happy with them.

 

[Rawhide]

No connection that I can see below ROPs. Picture of wires behind the seat. A 2 wire connector with one white and 1 black (not very good light when I took the pic) wire near the top of the fender. A white and a blue dot on the tape holding the connector. Could this be the connection for the auxiliary light switch?

This set of lights with wiring harness and switch looks good.

https://www.amazon.com/Nilight-60001F-B-Flood-Driving-Warranty/dp/B0BW94DV8Q/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?crid=1U65IM6DNYPFG&keywords=led%2Blights%2Bfor%2Btruck&qid=1670887803&sprefix=led%2Blights%2Bfor%2Btruck%2Caps%2C277&sr=8-5&th=1&psc=1

There is room for 20" bar on the canopy. It would be nice to find a way to mount to the canopy frame. Looks like plenty of room above my head, but not sure how much clearance the light will have. Now to choose a bar light.

 

[ejb69]

Should be a connector near the bottom of the ROPS. It’s just a bullet connector . Mine was hard to find , I had to cut a few zip ties. But I have a1026R. It may be just the R or deluxe that are prewired for additional lights.

I am thinking of adding a rear facing light bar too. Im going to put it on a separate switch as this light is mainly going to be so I can use my wood splitter at night.

 

[Rawhide]

If the connector in the top picture I posted isn't it, then what is it for?

 

[Rawhide]

This would also be a good time to add a charging port. NiLight makes one. Tie it in to the wires to the battery or separate connection?

 

[Rawhide]

The sunlight is much better today. Found the connector right where everyone said it would be.

 

[ejb69]

Yea it’s the purple and black wire. Deere uses an odd size bullet connector, but you can get them at most auto parts stores if your not using Deeres kit.

 

[MTB98]

These are supposed to fit. They’ve been posted before on here and I saved the link. No personal
experience.

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[StukaJU87]

I had the same questions when I decided to add more lights. To keep things simple, I bought 2 of these lights. I pluged them into the auxiliary outlet on the right fender, using this.

It has it's own switch and fuse. I wired a pigtail onto the lights that allow me to connect them to the connector, so I can use it for my lights and also my sprayer. I also bought 2 magnets from harbor freight, attached the lights to the magnets, and mounted them to a bracket I attached to my ROPS. I have 1 light aimed forward and 1 light aimed backwards.

 

[Rawhide]

I had the same questions when I decided to add more lights. To keep things simple, I bought 2 of these lights. I pluged them into the auxiliary outlet on the right fender, using this.
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It has it's own switch and fuse. I wired a pigtail onto the lights that allow me to connect them to the connector, so I can use it for my lights and also my sprayer. I also bought 2 magnets from harbor freight, attached the lights to the magnets, and mounted them to a bracket I attached to my ROPS. I have 1 light aimed forward and 1 light aimed backwards.
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Thanks for the info. However, I don't have an auxiliary outlet and I have a canopy.

 

[trav]

The weather has been great and I'm getting a lot of work done in the evenings. Mostly loader and grapple work. I think a good set of lights will allow me to work a little longer after dark.

I've read every thread I could find on GTT and everything I can find online about installing auxiliary work lights on my tractor. Doesn't look too difficult but he options are so vast that I'm not sure of the best options.

I want to add a LED bar light to the front of the canopy and 1 or 2 rear facing lights. I will add brush guards to the back lights adding an additional mounting location.

Nilight gets a lot of good reviews, seems very popular on GTT, and is not very expensive.

These options are not set in stone, but I would like to wire the bar light to the factory switch and add a rocker switch for the rear lights. If it's much simpler I'm fine connecting front and rear lights to the factory switch.

There are so many different models just among the Nilight that I'm not sure which to choose. Is a 12" bar enough or do I need the 20"? Is the JD wiring harness the best option or is the Nilight options fine? Will I need the extension? Are there other good light options?

I appreciate some guidance for someone that has no experience in this task.

Edit:
JD 4044m
JD canopy

I think you could use a ground interrupt switch for the rear lights. That would probably be the most simple way to wire them.

 

[Rawhide]

Trying to put a lot if forethought into this project so that I don't have to do it again. I was thinking of mounting a bar light to the top or front of the canopy. But then realized that catching a limb is very likely and not only damaging the light, but may damage the canopy.

These brackets may work with 2 6" or 7" lights. I may even be able to fabricate a bracket like it that is the length I need for the JD canopy.

LBF2-Canopy Mounted Light Bracket (Pair)

thunderbirdaz.com

 

[Rawhide]

Looking at these for the front:

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Or, not Nilight https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079GTJ3W...&colid=TFPWLCWOM3RP&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1

Ordered bullet connectors from ebay. Add them to wiring harness https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09D7J4MN...colid=TFPWLCWOM3RP&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it


Rear lights

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I'm not sure how to connect this, but while I'm at it, this looks helpful

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[MTB98]

I’m considering adding a switch box under the canopy top for a convenient place to add switches.

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[Rawhide]

Questions from no experience wiring person:

I plan to run the 6.5" Nilight bars on the front and wire to the factory connection behind the seat. Pigtail the 2 lights to the 1 factory bullet connectors. These lights are 120w LED. Will they work with this connection?

I don't forsee any problems, but Plan to run the rear work lights (2) with the purchased wiring harness and rocker switch. They are 18w.

Changing from USB port to power port. How do I wire it?

 

[Rawhide]

I’m considering adding a switch box under the canopy top for a convenient place to add switches.

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You don't have rocker blanks on the console?