Flashing rear lights?

[Puller504]

They've changed Ohio law since I drove my Oliver 1600 on the road. SMV emblem on rear of the tractor is not enough now. Ohio wants flashing warning lights at the outer edges of my flat top fenders! Hmmmm, Oliver didn"t foresee this in 1964. Anyone do this to a Row Crop Oliver? I"m looking for a way to hook up a flasher and where to hardwire it into my electrical system. Any ideas? Thanks in advance, Don

 

[Anonymous-0]

I know the at least the later 50 series came with one orange/amber flashing light on top of the left fender at the rear outside. The 55 series added one on the right side too. I'm trying to remember where the flasher unit was mounted, but believe it was just under the top dash panel where it came off the light switch. You just need to find one of these fenders to know where to drill the hole to mount them if required. The light switch, if it is a two-position for field and road should work okay.

 

[Don-Wi]

I did it to my 1600. I did it when I had it all torn apart and I made a completely new light harness for it. I just added a light green wire like the later models used for the flashers, and connected it to the same terminal on the switch that runs the red light on the back. Then I drilled the holes in the fenders about where they are on the later models and hooked them up. The flasher unit is under the dash.

It shouldn"t be too hard to run just a single wire on each side and hook it up to the flashers. Hardest part would be getting the wire to run up the inside of the fender.

Donovan from Wisconsin

 

[Rexalot]

I added flashers to my 1800 fenders. I just picked an existing hole towards the rear or drill one in the center about 6 inches from the rear lip of the fender.

Do it like Don suggested or, what I did was add a wire from the "acc" side of my ignition switch thru an in line fuse, to a heavy duty flasher (relay)that I mounted in the battery box (ok, I zip-tied it in there) then wired to a "pull" type switch that I mounted in an empty spot below the dash panel. I then "split the wire" from a splice following the existing light harness until I got to the fenders. I ran my wire up the along the "support" or webbing of the fender itself covering it with plastic loom and zip-tying it into place.

I can't recall for sure, but I think I used either a 10 or 15 amp fuse.

 

[Puller504]

Flashing light update: I printed out the Ohio Revised Code on the subject. Seems flashing lights are required from DUSK to DAWN to operate on a Ohio public road. I bought a new light switch anyway at Maibach"s (mine is frozen in place from age) but my SMV emblem will keep me legal during daylight hours. Thanks to everyone for the helpful advice! I"m going to replace the original light wiring this summer, and will add flashing rear lights then. My headlights didn"t work when I bought my 1600 in 2002, but they will after I replace the old wires. Thanks again! Don

 

[Don-Wi]

I was on the 1600 today so I measured where I put the lights. 8" from the rear of the fender, and 3" in from the outside edge.

And since you say you're replacing the wires, what I did in the fenders was crimp the new wires to the old and pulled them through. They were off the tractor at the time so it made it pretty easy. I didn't have to try fighting past the bolts that hold them on and the dirt that gets built up in there.

Donovan from Wisconsin

 

[Puller504]

Thanks, Donovan for the excellent advice! I'll be using my 1600 on the road some this spring and will get my lighting setup where I want it this summer. I'm going back to Maibach's next week to see if they have a 1650 or 1655 series flasher that I can wire in under my dash to upgrade my 1600 with rear flashing lights. Thanks again! Don

 

[Don-Wi]

For the flasher that gets connected under the dash, it's just a normal 2 terminal flasher like you would get for a car or truck. I got the lights from AGCO although they were a bit pricey. You can also use one that you would find at a store like TSC that is either double amber or amber and red.

The ones from AGCO are just a little bit sturdier. Might not hurt to see if you could get some used lights off a tractor in the junk yard. The old ones would have a metal base, where as the new ones are all plastic.

Donovan from Wisconsin