Motoblock is an indispensable thing on a personal plot. Their happy owners have long forgotten what a shovel is. Motoblock allows you to do almost all operations. Plowing, cultivating, hilling and digging up potatoes - all this is within the power of an iron assistant. It is even possible to transport small loads if you attach a trolley. That's just one thing is not provided: riding a walk-behind tractor at night, because not all of them are provided with lighting. What about those who have no light? Only one! Read this article to the end and learn how to make a light on a walk-behind tractor.
Lighting options for motoblock
The choice here is small, it all depends on the model of your walk-behind tractor. Medium walk-behind tractors, as a rule, are equipped with a belt drive. There is a pulley on the motor shaft that transmits torque to the box using a belt. Lighting on such walk-behind tractors can be done by installing a generator and connecting a headlight to it.
Heavy walk-behind tractors, such as "Agro", "Belarus", "Ugra", do not have a belt drive in their design. The engine of such walk-behind tractorsattaches directly to the box, so putting the generator on heavy walk-behind tractors can be problematic. How to make a light on a walk-behind tractor that does not have pulleys in its design? In such cases, the power to the headlight is taken from the battery.
Some walk-behind tractors, usually made in China, are already equipped with standard lighting and even an electric starter. But, as it turned out in fact, they are all equipped with low-quality generators. The light on such walk-behind tractors is very dim, flickering, and is poorly suited for lighting the road at night. If you do not know how to make a light on a Chinese walk-behind tractor, then an example will be given below.
Tools
In both options, you may need the following tools:
- hammer,
- pliers,
- Bulgarian,
- drill,
- set of keys,
- welding machine,
- workbench,
- vices.
Lighting for motoblocks with belt drive
As mentioned above, for such walk-behind tractors, the best option would be to install a generator. We will tell you with an example how to make a light on the Neva walk-behind tractor. Using it, you can make light on similar units. It's not that hard. The most important thing is to have locksmith tools and spare parts available, which can be removed either from an old car or tractor, or bought at a car disassembly. You will also need ingenuity and hard-working hands.
First of all, we need a source of energy -generator. Almost any car or tractor will do. Some craftsmen adapt even bicycle. The only condition is to replace the alternator pulley with a suitable one, according to the width of the walk-behind tractor belt. Finding a headlight on a walk-behind tractor is also not a problem. Suitable car or motorcycle. You can put an LED flashlight from the running lights of the car. It remains to find only a toggle switch to turn it on and wires to connect it all to the circuit.
The generator on the walk-behind tractor is mounted on the front of the walk-behind tractor. To do this, you need to make a bracket. The bracket is made from a profile pipe of a suitable section or an iron corner. We calculate the desired length and width and cut the profile with a grinder. Then we weld the quadrangular frame by welding. We make a mount for the generator and to the body of the walk-behind tractor.
In the same way we make the headlight mount. We fix the toggle switch to turn on the lighting on the steering wheel, closer to the driver. We connect all the wires that we lay in a corrugated tube to avoid moisture ingress. The light for the walk-behind tractor is ready! And if you have a walk-behind tractor with a trailer, then this will help you when driving at night.
Generator lighting has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that you always have the light as long as the engine is running. The same applies to disadvantages. If the engine is off, then there is no light. In addition, such lighting is very dependent on the speed of the generator. Bright light will be only at high engine speeds. At low levels, the headlight will only flicker dimly. Of course, thisnot always convenient.
Lighting for heavy walk-behind tractors
As mentioned earlier, heavy walk-behind tractors do not have a belt drive. And this means that installing a generator will be very problematic. How to make light on a walk-behind tractor without a generator? In such cases, batteries are used as a current source. Motorcycle batteries are the best. Having small dimensions, they take up less space, and it is easier to attach them to the walk-behind tractor. Motoblocks do not provide a mount for batteries. Therefore, you will have to make it yourself.
It is also made from a profile pipe or from a corner. We cut, weld in the form of a box according to the size of the battery. From the inside, it is better to sheathe the box with soft plastic so that the battery does not hit the iron walls. Otherwise, the battery may be damaged and the electrolyte may be spilled. The box must be securely fixed to the body of the walk-behind tractor and the battery placed in it. Now it remains only to separate the wires from the battery to the toggle switch and headlight.
Benefits of battery lighting
Battery lighting has a number of advantages. The light from such a source is always even, stable. It does not depend on engine speed, as is the case with generator lighting. And if you use LED lamps in the headlights, then one battery charge can last for a long time. Another advantage: you will always be with the light, whether the engine is running or not. But there are also disadvantages. If there is no generator in the circuit, then the battery will have to be charged from time to time. And thismeans that you need to buy a special charger.
Chinese motoblocks
Some Chinese walk-behind tractors are already sold with standard lighting. But, as mentioned above, this is very unreliable. How to fix the situation? How to make a light on a Chinese-made walk-behind tractor or fix the standard lighting? There may also be several options. Chinese walk-behind tractors are equipped with weak generators. Sometimes it turns out that there is not enough current even to charge the battery, not to mention lighting.
Knowing people simply replace the standard generator with a more powerful one, from the same car. If you do not have another generator, then you can do it differently: just turn off the generator and use one battery. In this case, you need to replace the incandescent headlight bulb with an LED one for longer battery life.
How to make a light on a walk-behind tractor without a generator and a battery
There is another interesting option. You won't need a generator or a battery. You can use a bicycle flashlight. It is a headlight with a built-in power supply. As a rule, these are either conventional batteries or lithium-ion batteries. You can buy two lights and attach them on opposite sides of the walk-behind tractor. It will turn out very simply and inexpensively, since a walk-behind tractor with a trailer is not used so often at night.
Conclusion
As can be seen from the examples, almost any walk-behind tractor can be equipped with lighting, and evenmotor cultivator. Following these recommendations, you will find the answer to the question of how to make a light on a walk-behind tractor. Equipped with lighting, the walk-behind tractor turns into a truly universal machine. Thanks to this refinement, you will be able not only to transport goods at night, but also to plow and cultivate. And if you live in the country and keep livestock, you can mow hay at night or in the morning, before it gets hot outside. And you will never regret the time spent on this rework.
