Building an 8000 series front bumper
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Topic: Building an 8000 series front bumper
Posted By: coggonobrien
Subject: Building an 8000 series front bumper
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 10:12am
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We don't run front weights on any of our big tractors so with the 8050 we decided to build a bumper to fill in the area the weights would go and protect the grill from corn stalks. It is going to bolt to the weight bracket and house 4x 4.5" led lights (2x spots, 2x floods) which will be on a separate light circuit. The toggle for the lights is a 3 position (on off on) that fit perfectly in the blank for mfwd switch. forward on the switch will be the spot lights and trailer lights which I'm adding, middle is off, rear will be all 4 front lights and the trailer lights. Light circuits will be on relays. before cutting the beams: http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/20150930_172829_zps8h7rzsdh.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/20150930_172839_zpspmmethbz.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/20150930_172846_zpsur27vnet.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  After: http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/20151001_171957_zpsktxgkur6.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/20151001_171941_zpsb3t240rm.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  And here is the cover that will get broke and installed. will be burning on the laser today http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/BUMPER%20COVER_zpsreq9npmy.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 10:50am
| that will look good put a orange lense and light behind the a c logo |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 11:05am
| You are close, I was going to do a clear lens with a couple orange led's shining up. |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 11:07am
| i'm also going cut the bottom corner of the bumper slightly to match the angle of the grill |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 11:11am
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Dave, Pretty fancy corn stalk guards! Lazer cut to! Damn! Should look nice. What did ya do, take a break from the little Tractors? I like the use of the relays for the lighting. Good move... Steve@B&B ------------- 39'RC, 43'WC, 48'B, 49'G, 50'WF, 65 Big 10, 67'B-110, 75'716H, 2-620's, & a Motorhead wife |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 11:13am
| grass isn't growing much so i've putting off getting the complete 616 mowing again, we started picking corn the other day so I figured I should finish this. whenever it rains i'll pull the 616 motor and install the harness I got from you. I wish I had the laser at home but it is nice to be able to sneak in a piece of government work on a slow day. |
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 11:54am
| that framework outta hold them lights pretty well! whew! it looks good tho! after yer done with that, make a rear bumper for Desert Joe! i'm putting all new LED lights on my 180D. |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 5:55pm
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Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 5:56pm
| Bottom edge is not broke yet |
Posted By: lowell66dart
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 6:55pm
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Very nice work. Where are you guys getting LED lights? ------------- AC 6080 (8030,7060,200,175,D-17HC, 6040,160,6140 all gone) Farmall 1066 & 656 Hi-Clear (for sale), White 2-62 High Clearance, JD 4255 Hi Clear. |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 7:19pm
| Amazon cheapies |
Posted By: Stan R
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 7:25pm
| Lights look the same as what I got from amazon and put on our tractors. Really cheap and high quality. Though relays are not necessary as LED amp draw is around 4 amps (total for both lights). |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2015 at 7:28pm
| Yeah 10-15 per light |
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2015 at 3:04am
| I left the relays out on my LED's too! |
Posted By: Stan R
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2015 at 4:17am
| http://www.amazon.com/Annt-Flood-Marine-Camping-Security/dp/B00IDSIBLG/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1443863721&sr=8-6&keywords=led+flood+lights+tractor" rel="nofollow - Amazon Flood Lights |
Posted By: JayIN
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2015 at 4:38am
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Very, very nice! I am impressed ! You are giving me ideas! ------------- sometimes I walk out to my shop and look around and think "Who's the idiot that owns this place?" |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2015 at 8:09am
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Off to pick corn. Will wrap the bumper up later. http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151003_133946_zpsmdio5nk7.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151003_132846_zpskjmwjuon.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20151003_120116_zps3wvmscwo.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: SPS in WV
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2015 at 3:50pm
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You do nice work, that looks good. |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 6:36am
| Thanks, it's coming along, aesthetically it would of looked better shorter but wouldn't of protected the grill like we want it to. |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 8:41am
| That is a great idea.. From viewing Norm's book, it appeared that AC's early proposed 7000s styling included grill lights, but were later deleted when final style was decided upon?? I always felt that the 7000s & 8000s needed more front lighting. Now you have it. Good job! And, I love the laser cut AC.. |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 8:48am
| I would of like to carve a shell that would fit the upper grill but I don't like the idea of possibly drilling holes in the screen |
Posted By: tornado8070
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 12:33pm
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Nice idea. Are you going to paint it? ------------- 09’ DT205B, 08’ DT220A, 83' 8070 MFWD, 83’ 8070 85’ 8050 MFWD, 83' 8030, 82' 8010, 85’ 6080 MFWD, 84’ 6080, 79' 7020, 85' M3 RWD, 85' 920 diesel,AC C-50 forklift. |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 12:35pm
| Yeah it will be black |
Posted By: tornado8070
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2015 at 1:35pm
 ------------- 09’ DT205B, 08’ DT220A, 83' 8070 MFWD, 83’ 8070 85’ 8050 MFWD, 83' 8030, 82' 8010, 85’ 6080 MFWD, 84’ 6080, 79' 7020, 85' M3 RWD, 85' 920 diesel,AC C-50 forklift. |
Posted By: nanuk
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2015 at 6:52am
I don't think it is heavy enough.... it'll never handle the weight of those lights! She'll shake loose in no time ------------- AC7060Pd 1975 |
coggonobrien wrote:Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2015 at 1:38pm
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hooked the lights up to a battery charger for grins and giggles when I was dumping a wagon. http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/8050%20bumper/20151010_193105_zpsfr8j8iii.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2015 at 1:40pm
I don't think it is heavy enough.... it'll never handle the weight of those lights! She'll shake loose in no time [/QUOTE]
wouldn't you know it but you were right. i sneezed and the whole tractor lit on fire
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Posted By: matador
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2015 at 9:29pm
| Now those are bright lights! With the roof lights, you could light up the entire field! |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 14 Oct 2015 at 6:55pm
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Dpdt switch is wired up http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/8050%20bumper/20151014_170302_zpsg1bdr8uq.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/8050%20bumper/20151014_170244_zpsvk9dowxu.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 8:49am
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I'm going to cut out the mount for the lights and rework it when I have time to try and spread the pattern out a little wider. These will give you and idea of how bright the lights are. http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/8050%20bumper/20151015_193508_zpsgs3p4e2q.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/8050%20bumper/20151015_193503_zpssws78vge.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/8050%20bumper/20151015_193451_zps3nhuka5a.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Dmpaul89
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 4:10pm
| 50 years from now there will be two guys arguing whether or not that bumper was factory lol |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 4:28pm
| Pretty eady argument John Deere adopted LED lights in the 2010s and AlLis chalmers was always 30 years ahead |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2016 at 7:08am
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Well finally started playing with this again. Tacked up the lower extensions last night. Will pull the whole bumper off soon, finish welding/bracing, then blast and paint it. The lower extension does match the angle of the grill (100 deg). http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/8050%20bumper/20160817_183725_zpsshenvotx.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/8050%20bumper/20160817_183715_zpssqlioxjz.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">  http://s161.photobucket.com/user/coggonobrien/media/8050%20bumper/20160817_183710_zpsbt4rfick.jpg.html" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2016 at 8:19am
| I, too, feel like there should have been a set of lower lights out front on the 8000 series. You have kind of hit a home run here. Looks good. Darrel |
Posted By: Josh(NE)
Date Posted: 04 May 2017 at 9:43pm
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Did this project get finished? Thanks ------------- Allis Express '65 190XT, 37 B, '72 170, '83 8030, and the IH 560 was a mistake |
Posted By: coggonobrien
Date Posted: 05 May 2017 at 8:16am
| It's functional, I just need time to pull it back off and finish welding it. We have had the lights working and use it since I first started the thread. |