Work light wiring

[Abbby]

Can someone share good methods to route/secure the wire in the back for the work light? Mine is shown in the pics but does get caught once in a while because it is not protected.

 

[John in Mich]

My '51 8N work light was mounted on the left fender. The wire was encased in a cloth covering
and passed through the fender at the bracket. From there it was clipped to the fender down to
the axle and passed across to the axle trumpet with a clip under one of the trumpet nuts. From
there it was routed forward in clips held by the hydraulic top cover to the diffy flange and
across to the right side of the tractor. There are holes in the diffy and mating trans flanges
that the wire was routed through into clips held by the trans cover. From there it was routed up
to the dash to the light switch.
Remember, these were dealer installed accessories and routing varied from one tech to another.

 

[Den N Ms]

Abbby ,Get some 3/16 " copper tubing and run your tail light wire inside of the tubing.Then use clamps to fasten it to the fender and rear housing ,transmission ect.wire be protected for many many years.

 

[Jerry9N]

I used some 3/8 poly coated copper line that is normally used for oil burner fuel lines. The poly coating is pretty tough, I have stepped on it, and its
held up well for years now. I fabricated some clamps from stainless steel strap that I had.



Jerry

 

[Lynn Patrick]

I use left-over pex water line, either red or blue depending on tractor color!

 

[Dave G9N]

(quoted from post at 12:02:42 11/25/22) Can someone share good methods to route/secure the wire in the back for the work light? Mine is shown in the pics but does get caught once in a while because it is not protected.

The n tractor club site /howtos/howtos.htm page has a well illustrated pdf showing how to wire the rear lights.
"Rear Lights Where to Run the Wires from Switch to Lights, by Ed Gooding"

 

[Abbby]

Great info. Thanks for the link