The motoblock is an irreplaceable 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 potatoes - all this is within the power of the iron assistant. It is even possible to transport small loads if you attach a trolley. Only one thing is not provided for: riding a walk-behind tractor at night, because not all of them have lighting. What to do for those who have no light? Only one! Read this article to the end and learn how to make light on a walk-behind tractor.
Lighting options for walk-behind tractor
The choice here is small, it all depends on the model of your walk-behind tractor. Medium walk-behind tractors are usually equipped with a belt drive. There is a pulley on the engine shaft, which transmits torque to the box using a belt. Lighting on such motoblocks can be done by installing a generator and connecting a headlamp to it.
Heavy motoblocks, for example, Agro, Belarus, Ugra, do not have a belt drive in their design . The engine of such motoblocks is connected directly to the box, so putting the generator on heavy motoblocks can be problematic. How to make 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 motor blocks, 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 motoblocks is very dim, flickering, and poorly suited for lighting the road in the dark. If you do not know how to make light on a Chinese walk-behind tractor, then an example will be given below.
Instruments
In both cases, you may need the following tools:
- hammer,
- pliers
- Bulgarian,
- drill,
- keys set,
- welding machine,
- Workbench,
- vise.
Lighting for motoblocks with a belt drive
As mentioned above, for such motoblocks, the best option is to install a generator. Let’s tell on an example how to make light on the Neva motor-block. Using it, you can make light on similar units. It is not that difficult. The most important thing is to have locksmith tools and spare parts available that can be removed either from an old car or tractor, or bought at an auto-parsing. You will also need ingenuity and hard-working hands.
First of all, we need a source of energy - a generator. Almost any car or tractor will do. Some craftsmen even fit a bicycle. The only condition is to replace the alternator pulley with a suitable one across the width of the walk-behind belt. To find a headlight on a walk-behind tractor is no problem either. Suitable car or motorcycle. You can put an LED lamp from the running lights of the car. It remains to find only a toggle switch for switching on and wires for connecting all this to the circuit.
The generator on the walk-behind tractor is mounted on the front of the walk-behind tractor. To do this, make a bracket. The bracket is made of a profile pipe of suitable section or an iron corner. We calculate the desired length and width and cut the profile with a grinder. Then we weld a quadrangular frame. We make a mount for the generator and to the body of the walk-behind tractor.
In the same way, we manufacture a headlight mount. We fix the toggle switch to turn on the lights on the steering wheel, closer to the driver. We connect all the wires that are laid in the corrugated tube to avoid moisture. The light for the walk-behind tractor is ready! And if you have a walk-behind tractor with a trailer, this will help you when driving in the dark.
Generator lighting has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that you always have light while the engine is running. The same applies to disadvantages. If the engine is turned off, then there is no light. Moreover, such lighting is very dependent on the speed of the generator. Bright light will only be at high engine speeds. At low headlights will only flicker dimly. Of course, this is not always convenient.
Lighting for heavy walk-behind tractors
As already mentioned, heavy motoblocks do not have a belt drive. And this means that installing the 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 best suited. Having small dimensions, they take up less space, and it is easier to attach them to a walk-behind tractor. There are no battery mounts on walk-behind tractors. 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 to the size of the battery. 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 electrolyte spilled. The box must be securely fixed to the body of the walk-behind tractor and put the battery in it. Now it remains only to dissolve the wires from the battery to the toggle switch and headlight.
Battery Lighting Benefits
Rechargeable lighting has several advantages. The light from such a source is always smooth, stable. It is independent of engine speed, as is the case with generator lighting. And if you use LED lamps in the headlights, then one battery charge may last for a long time. Another advantage: you will always be with the light, regardless of 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. This means 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 light on a Chinese-made motoblock or fix regular lighting? There may also be several options. Chinese motoblocks are equipped with weak generators. Sometimes it turns out that the current is not enough even to charge the battery, not to mention lighting.
Knowledgeable people simply replace the regular generator with a more powerful one from the same car. If you do not have another generator, then you can do differently: just turn off the generator and use one battery. In this case, you need to replace the incandescent lamp in the headlamp with an LED for longer battery life.
How to make light on a walk-behind tractor without a generator and battery
There is another interesting option. You will not need either a generator or a battery. You can use a flashlight for bicycles. It is a headlamp with a built-in power source. As a rule, these are either ordinary batteries or lithium-ion batteries. You can buy two lights and attach them on the opposite side of the walk-behind tractor. It will turn out very simple and inexpensive, 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, and even a walk-behind tractor, can be equipped with lighting. Following these recommendations, you will find the answer to the question of how to make light on a walk-behind tractor. Equipped with lighting, the walk-behind tractor is truly turning into a universal machine. Thanks to this refinement, you can not only transport goods in the dark, but also make plowing and cultivation. And if you live in a village and keep livestock, you can mow hay at night or in the morning until it gets hot outside. And you will never regret the time spent on this alteration.