2010 RTV 900 work lights

1958 panhead

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I purchased 2 front and 2 rear work lights from Kubota installed everything the only thing left to do is to find the plugs to power the lights.The instructions say the plugs are located in front of the battery under the e brake handle I was not able to find the plugs are they inside the main harness plastic or maybe mine doesn't have the correct wiring.The relay wiring is there any help would be appreciated if anyone has been through this before.
Steve
 
Hi Panhead. Are these the lights with the sliding switches made on the light housing? I had that kind on my first RTV. What I did was eventually wire them with an inline fuse and just ran power from the battery- and added a switch that was easy to get to- leaving the orininal switch always on and then just using the switch I installed to cut them on and off.. It was a bear cutting the power on with these before that. Then later with my 2nd RTV,I did the same with the wiring and just put the switch in my homemade console. I put each light on it's own mounted switch.
Anyway,The wires for your Kubota lights --- my extra connectors have blue tape on them and are on the outside of the harness. There are several scattered all about the harness. collie .
 
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On some of the extra wires on the Bota harness im not sure if they can handle the current that a lot of lights draw.Personally if find 1 hot wire of the ignition on position and grab power off of that and run it to a good 40 amp relay to handle the current for the lights .
Order these and they will work for all of your needs.Generally they are about 8 to 10 bucks each at an auto parts store and you get no wiring harness.I bought a 12 pack a while back and they come in handy.
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Every external light i have on my machine is run through a relay and a fuse.
 
you basically grab 12 volts direct from the battery and run it to the relay to run the lights and then you use one of the 12 volt ignition on wires on another switch to trip the switch thus allowing 12 volts from your battery to go to your lights and the relay can handle up to and maybe a little over 40 amps of current.
 
10 pack that bought if you need that many or want extras
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85 and 86 are your hot and ground connection to trip the relay
30 is from your battery and 87a is normally closed with no power supplied and 87 is normally on with power supplied
the way it should be wired would be 86 to ground and 85 to a switch then to 12 volts when ignition is on. . Then 12 volts from battery to 30 and 87 to your hot lead on your lights.
Dosnt get any simpler than this.you can add a fuse either on the wire from battery to 30 or from 87 to lights thats up to you.
 
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Mark, thanks for the explanations. I haven't installed flash yellow lights on my vehicle yet. But since I live along a highway and I clean the shoulder of the highway on my side, I believe I need additional lighting to help people see me clearly.

Thanks for any info you provide.
 
Good information Mark. :tiphat:
I didn't use the key switch in my wiring . I didn't want to run the hours up on the hour meter when the engine wasn't running. I now use LED work lights and don't have to worry ,as much at least, about using them and running down my battery and the lighted control panel will let me know if I leave them on. I had to use them the other night for at least an hour with the engine off and did crank it once to just make sure everything was good. Those LEDs throw a really white light. collie
 
If you are looking for some great LED strobe warning lights ill recommend these.I just installted 2 on the front on my machine and am planning on installing 2 on the rear.Im a light freak but as good as they are you can use one on the front and 1 on the rear.
The state of michigan and all countys up here use these on plow extensions and when hauling phone poles instear of red flags they add 1 of there to the end.They can run on a 9 volt transistor battery for 6 hours so it tells you what it draws. Nothing lol
They are about 25 to 30 bucks each depending where u go.
I got mine for 25 as I deal with the same auto parts store for everything
At night they are sickly bright. During full daylight and bright sun i can see mine with no problems from a quarter mile away.

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Good information Mark. :tiphat:
I didn't use the key switch in my wiring . I didn't want to run the hours up on the hour meter when the engine wasn't running. I now use LED work lights and don't have to worry ,as much at least, about using them and running down my battery and the lighted control panel will let me know if I leave them on. I had to use them the other night for at least an hour with the engine off and did crank it once to just make sure everything was good. Those LEDs throw a really white light. collie

Collie is moving up in the world lol.
If I didnt have to fix so many broken things here including another u joint shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh id upgrade my lighting. Wild Bill showed me an awsome front light led with spot or flood light id love to have.
As for the joint I must have mussed up the install on it as i tore it up already.I noticed on the last install the yoke was a bit shady looking and it didnt seat the way I wantd it to and i hoped it would last the winter.I may end up buying a new yoke and shaft for that side unfortunatly.so theres 250 shot in the ass.And im still working on my new old tractor.I have to rebuold the power steering pump and rebuild the front bucket rams as they are bypassing bad and the bucket keps tipping on me.Its a 1974 david brown 990. In decent shape and i paid 3500 for it knowing it needed a little bit of loving.I definatly needed something with a front bucket on it to help me with fire wood and the things the RTV just cant do.Thats one of the reasons i tear a lot of stuff on the RTV up. I ask it to do way to much and it screams at me every time i make it work hard lol. BUt I still cant complain on the RTV as the only thing ive had to do other than general fluids are the u joints. Im on set 3 or 4 on the rears now 1 front drive shaft 1 carrier bearing and 1 ripped CV boot on the front.Thats since 2004.Even if i had to replace u joints yearly on the machine its worth it for the work it saves me.The wife may beg to differ as all she sees is money going out but dosnt realize how much it saves me and does here.Hopefully when the big tractor is done it will eleviate a ton of work off of the RTV and joints will last longer.They are real easy to replace my only problem is me and u joints dont mix with my hands.I cant remember the last time i replaced a joint sucessfully.I always screw something up so i have a friend do them for me. I keep 2 to 4 joints in stock for the just in case. When I pull this one in the nxt month or so ill take it to the Kubota shop and have them inspect the yoke and see if a new joint can be installed by them.If the yoke is to far gone then ill have to pick up a new yoke assembly and cry all the way home.So im looking at probably 600 plus or minus for the kubota and david brown in the spring but I think it will be well worth it.LOrd knows Ive needed a loader here for years but just never had the money for one till i went half with dad on it.
OK IM done rambeling on lol.
You all have a great day and the ones on the east coast get ready for that big storm heading your way.Looks like your gunna get burried butt crack deep in it.


Regards

Mark
 
For now the four lights are enough I just bought the RTV and ordered new tires,wheels,steel for the bed sides,front rack and the four work lights.The next stop is for a money order for Peanut for stick stoppers I need to slow down on my spending this is like a addiction thanks for your help.
Steve
 
LOL there is NO slowing down my friend.Just when you think you have it all set up nice youll find something you just have to have lol
Its an addiction.
 
So true .. what Mark said... later on you will need a weather band radio ... unless you have one of those fancy smart phones. ;)
 
LOL Smart phone is only as smart as its operator lol.I keep mine with me but also have my midland walkie talkie with me .Its only because it has the built in weather channel when im out and about and am worried about weather.
 
As a side note .. I don't have one of those smart things haha.. My phone (G phone) has to be tough and waterproof because I get it in the feed wagon ,or worse at least once a year... Back before RTVs I was listening to the truck radio out in the pasture as I was working. Weather Alert came on.. "tornado will be at ** at 12:34" I looked at my wrist watch and it was 12:30...it got very dark and evil looking... almost didn't get in the house before it hit.... we crammed in the little 4x4 half bath and all that could be heard was creaking and popping as it came over... House was fine but much outside damage and no power for 3 days... Yep, I gotta have my weather radio..............in the RTV.
Also listen to my spirit lifting music on it.. keeps me going.
 
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