Tractor Implement Lights and HeadlightsMy Ford 640 tractor came with headlights at the factory, but they were long gone by the time I took posession of it. I soon learned why; headlights tend to get whacked by low branches and such, and eventually get damaged. After a false start with fancy chromed headlights, I learned to buy inexpensive "implement lights" at the hardware store. These come with mounting hardware and have a hard rubber case which stands up okay to abuse. I also added taillights, which weren't part of the original tractor, but made me feel better. My tractor sometimes gets parked on the road as I open gates or such, and sometimes I work until it's pretty dark. I'd hate to have a neighbor plow into my tractor because it was hard to see in the gloom. I also put some self-adhesive plastic reflectors on it, though these mostly have fallen off. I'll try reflective tape next time. You should probably put the lights on their own fuse to reduce the chances of blowing the main ignition fuse if a headlight wire shorts out. If you put them on a completely separate circuit, the lights won't turn off when you turn the ignition off. That's okay with me if it's okay with you, but I always forget to turn my lights off and run my battery down. You can also make it a branch of the ignition circuit, so the lights turn off when the ignition is turned off, but one fuse goes to the ignition coil and a different fuse goes to the lights.
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