Friday Night Lights

[LATiger]

I'm sure someone has posted on this subject before, but here's my version.

I installed some Kubota factory work lights on my 1100 friday afternoon. I opted for the Kubota lights even though they were more expensive than a set I found at Wally World. The light kit I found at Wally World came with two lights and a switch. But, unfortunately like a lot of things at Wally World, the package had been torn open and taped back closed with some clear packing tape. As a rule, I don't like buying items that have been opened and then repackaged, so just couldn't see buying this set. The 1100 is already plumbed for the factory lights and the Kubota kit comes with the needed relay, switch, lights, and a mounting bracket that replaces the cab mounting bracket on either side. In short, the factory kit provides a great fit, function, appearance, comes with all necessary items, and is relatively easy to install. I bought the front and rear kits, and both were an easy install.

A couple things on the install. The instructions call for removing the steering wheel which is completely unnecessary. The switches can be easily installed from under the dash. I will admit I tried removing the steering wheel with a gear puller I already had, but it quickly became apparent I needed a steering wheel puller made for the Kubota. Either that, or I didn't know how to get my gear puller to pull the steering wheel. Anyway, I gave up on that and installed from under the dash. The second issue calls for leaving the connection plugs exposed to the elements. It was quite easy to tuck the connection plugs for the lights into the cut out in the rectangular rubber roof grommets to preserve the connection from dust, rain, and general exposure.

Here's the lights installed on the 1100 on friday night, loaded up and ready to run the deer cams on saturday morning. By they way, it was 69 degrees here this morning. The sky was very clear and dry and it felt great to be outside.

A hunting buddy rode with me today. He really liked the RTV. I get the feeling we may have a new forum member in the making...

 

[TWO GUNS]

Hey, LATiger,

look at the picture you posted, and tell me what you see ?

 

[LATiger]

Geez, TG. Your question scared me. I've gone back and studied the posted photo for anything even the least bit inappropriate, but I don't see anything beyond the obvious.

What is it you see, you want me to see, but apparently, I don't?

 

[Peanut]

the only thing i can see is if he tows that thing down a higway he's gonna end up wit a blown out windshield..thats the first thing you ever learn from hualling a utv with a winshield is to put in on the trialer backwards.

 

[Peanut]

there is something else i see but man surely you can see it right?i see what twoguns is talking about and it's right there in plain sight???

 

[LATiger]

Dang guys, ya'll had me thinking I had inadvertantly caught my neighbor undressing through the window or something...

That reminds me of one time a long time ago Mrs. LATiger (this was so long ago, she didn't even know she was Mrs. LATiger) took a photo of our oldest son (who is now at LSU) pointing at a brown floater he had released into his bath water. He was maybe one or two and he and I took a bath together every day. This was in the day before digital cameras. We didn't have one anyway. So Mrs. LATiger had dropped the film for processing at a local drugstore. Well a friend called a few days later to see if we needed anything from the drugstore, and Mrs. LAT says, sure, you could pick up our photos if they are ready. Well, they were ready, and she picked them up. This is one of our best friends, and she had opened up the photos to look at them on the way to our house. She knocks on the door, and I answer. She is a little red faced and says I may want to "crop" one of the photos because Mrs. LATiger had inadvertantly caught me in my birthday suit standing where I thought I should be out of the camera frame. Well, I was not out of the camera frame...

 

[Peanut]

take a good look at this picture i ran it throuhg my utron 6kgb microsoft/apple reducer aplication and it came out clear as a bell when loading the rtv it seems you forgot to unload something else.

By hpx4x4man at 2011-08-27

 

[LATiger]

LOL! Peanut, you rascal! I can't figure out how I left that in there! You got me thinking I'd like to run all my pics throught your utron 6kgb microsoft/apple reducer application to see if I've missed anything else...

 

[Peanut]

is that your wife or is that the neighbor??lmao

 

[TWO GUNS]

........... with a RTV, it is not no telling what one will find in the cab.

My little girls, (cavalier king charles spaniels) are worlds worst about jumping
into the cab waiting to ride.
Then you have grandchildren saying " I won't touch nothing or no buttons, I just
want to sit in the seat.
Last, but the two times I had black bears put there paws up inside the floor boards, as
if they were fixin to climb in, just sniffing around and inside the back.
Coons have climbed inside the cab while in the woods. And no telling how many deer and
hogs have been thrown in the back since it was brand new.
So everybody loves the RTV, dead or alive !!!!

LeRoux, thinks the RTV belongs to her. She has always been crazy about that machine !!!

 

[vintovka]

I see a what looks like a racoon face in the window just above steering wheel. Maybe just a beer side effect.

 

[Peanut]

Dang guys, ya'll had me thinking I had inadvertantly caught my neighbor undressing through the window or something...

That reminds me of one time a long time ago Mrs. LATiger (this was so long ago, she didn't even know she was Mrs. LATiger) took a photo of our oldest son (who is now at LSU) pointing at a brown floater he had released into his bath water. He was maybe one or two and he and I took a bath together every day. This was in the day before digital cameras. We didn't have one anyway. So Mrs. LATiger had dropped the film for processing at a local drugstore. Well a friend called a few days later to see if we needed anything from the drugstore, and Mrs. LAT says, sure, you could pick up our photos if they are ready. Well, they were ready, and she picked them up. This is one of our best friends, and she had opened up the photos to look at them on the way to our house. She knocks on the door, and I answer. She is a little red faced and says I may want to "crop" one of the photos because Mrs. LATiger had inadvertantly caught me in my birthday suit standing where I thought I should be out of the camera frame. Well, I was not out of the camera frame...

i wouldn't worry about it i talked to mrs.latiger the other day and from what she told me they would only be able to charge you with a missedthewiener crime and from the small lack of eveidence they would only be able to take to you "small"claims courts.lmao

 

[Peanut]

........... with a RTV, it is not no telling what one will find in the cab.

My little girls, (cavalier king charles spaniels) are worlds worst about jumping
into the cab waiting to ride.
Then you have grandchildren saying " I won't touch nothing or no buttons, I just
want to sit in the seat.
Last, but the two times I had black bears put there paws up inside the floor boards, as
if they were fixin to climb in, just sniffing around and inside the back.
Coons have climbed inside the cab while in the woods. And no telling how many deer and
hogs have been thrown in the back since it was brand new.
So everybody loves the RTV, dead or alive !!!!

LeRoux, thinks the RTV belongs to her. She has always been crazy about that machine !!!

now das a cute little friend i don't care who you are .you can't say no to a face like that now could you.i know my chihuahuas give us a face when it's time to eat.we have 6 of them and one lab and when it's time to eat we fix them all a bowl first then set it aside to cool down while we eat .as soon as they see we are finihed eating they go crazy cause they know it's chow time.they all start howling when i drive up in my truck my wife says it's loud .lol she make a little video one time of them when i came home.

 

[TWO GUNS]

all of our little friends are smarter than people give them credit for.

Heck, for I know for a fact , our friends are smarter than the people in the white house !!!!!

 

[Peanut]

yes your right about that i call them my possie or my buddies or my little friends but i try to never call them dogs .to me they are family and i would give my life for them just as i would my kids are any other person.i almost got hit head on by a car that was comin down the road .there was a lady with her pomeranian out in the yard .well it took off after us and i seen the car comin so i jumped in front the car to stop it but the lady swerved and still hit the pomeranian.i tried to hold the little feller down and he just tore into my hand because he was in so much pain .the car crushed his rear end and he later died .the lady seen all the blood coming from my hand and asked if i was ok i told her don't worry about me just get her to a animal hospital fast .it turns out the owner of the car was the ladyies sister i wanted to yell at the lady but i' sure she felt bad enough already. myone in the possie is my lab he's 90lbs on the dot and the smallest is my teacup chihuahua she is just about 3lbs.both f them are the best of friends and he watches over her like a hawk..do we have a thread in here where we can post pictures of out little friends with out utv's or just playin around?

 

[Peanut]

oh latiger when i was shipping your stickstoppers to you i had trouble readying the address so i looked at the pictures of your rtv in the driveway and then i went to google street view and matched the house up with the address.it came in handy .

 

[bczoom]

do we have a thread in here where we can post pictures of out little friends with out utv's or just playin around?

Yep. It's titled "Who rides with you?"
Here's a link.
http://www.nettractortalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14037

 

[bczoom]

Hey LAhousecat,

Once you added the lights, did it increase the total height of the RTV? If so, can you tell us how tall it is? I know once I put lights on my RTV, I could no longer fit in a standard garage door that's 6' 6" (or 8").

 

[TWO GUNS]

Hey LAhousecat,

HOUSECAT ? ( bczoom, you kill me )

 

[LATiger]

Hey BC, I was wondering what type lights you put on your Bota that would keep it from fitting in your garage, so I looked back at a pic you posted previously and then ran it through Peanuts program. Now I can see why your RTV won't fit in the garage anymore.

The height is unchanged with the lights I put on mine...