BEACONS FOR TRACTOR...

ford bo

hi i see many people have double beacons on the back at either side of tractors cab now I mostly see them they seem to be on a bracket coming from the back coming out from the 2 worklights on the cab. Does anyone know what brackets or beacons I would need...hope to get suggestions

Sharpshooter82

i think one beacon is enough on a tractor

delaval

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

i think one beacon is enough on a tractor

I think no beacon is better, I just don't get them. I see young lads driving around with them on in the yard. If hauling perhaps. I would prefer to have all tractor and trailer lights working

Sharpshooter82

delaval wrote: »

I think no beacon is better, I just don't get them. I see young lads driving around with them on in the yard. If hauling perhaps. I would prefer to have all tractor and trailer lights working

in fairness the beacon fairly slows traffic down around here at night

Zr105

delaval wrote: »

I think no beacon is better, I just don't get them. I see young lads driving around with them on in the yard. If hauling perhaps. I would prefer to have all tractor and trailer lights working

Would agree with all lights working! But one beacon is good on a back road if you have something big and mounted lacking lights such as a harrow, it lights up a bit more behind you than just the tails,
I think one is more effective in some wys as its kind of on off flash wereas 2 tend to be more or less constant orange glow or very high frequency flashes....
Having sai that there are 2 on the tractor here but thats how it arrived and i couldn't stand looking at the tractor with one fitted and one mount left idle.... Might be a touch of OCD

freedominacup

If you're buying get the lED type. The rotating ones are too heavy, too expensive and too unreliable esp when retrofitting.

Sharpshooter82

freedominacup wrote: »

If you're buying get the lED type. The rotating ones are too heavy, too expensive and too unreliable esp when retrofitting.

i prefer the rotating ones

ford bo

What type are these and how are they mounted and where does the wires go

freedominacup

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

i prefer the rotating ones

With LED one it's like that oul saying " if you try black you'll never go back":eek:

Sharpshooter82

ford bo wrote: »

What type are these and how are they mounted and where does the wires go

they are the rotating ones i think. the wires should go to a wire with constant power in it unless you only want them on with ploughing lights or something

freedominacup

ford bo wrote: »

What type are these and how are they mounted and where does the wires go

Not being smart but google it you'll find a huge range of beacons and mounting brackets in a few seconds. You should be avle to get ones with a magnetic base and a flexi-cable wire for a 12V socket.

mayota

delaval wrote: »

I think no beacon is better, I just don't get them. I see young lads driving around with them on in the yard. If hauling perhaps. I would prefer to have all tractor and trailer lights working

See some fellas with beacons flashing and a bale handler or power box on the back. The public then dont take proper care if a lad is hauling a digger ect. Once a beacon meant wide/ long load.

Sharpshooter82

mayota wrote: »

See some fellas with beacons flashing and a bale handler or power box on the back. The public then dont take proper care if a lad is hauling a digger ect. Once a beacon meant wide/ long load.

a tractor on its own might shortly have to have a beacon flashing

mayota

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

a tractor on its own might shortly have to have a beacon flashing

That wouldnt be a good development

Sharpshooter82

mayota wrote: »

That wouldnt be a good development

I believe it's in the pipeline along with the trailer weight restrictions with the rsa

rancher

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

a tractor on its own might shortly have to have a beacon flashing

40ft artics don't have them.....why should a piddling little tractor have them.
Irrirating yokes to have to drive behind at night....especially if you're behind for a few miles

Sharpshooter82

rancher wrote: »

40ft artics don't have them.....why should a piddling little tractor have them.
Irrirating yokes to have to drive behind at night....especially if you're behind for a few miles

I think it's to do with the speed or lack off to be exact

rancher

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

I think it's to do with the speed or lack off to be exact

Some Ifor Williams should have them so......especially Monday night around Tullamore

Sharpshooter82

rancher wrote: »

Some Ifor Williams should have them so......especially Monday night around Tullamore

I hear that and don't mention the parking skills

loveta

I could be wrong on this but from what i was told "be it correct/incorrect" it is illegal to have a flashing beacon on a tractor

Sharpshooter82

loveta wrote: »

I could be wrong on this but from what i was told "be it correct/incorrect" it is illegal to have a flashing beacon on a tractor

I doubt that very much loveta

rancher

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

I doubt that very much loveta

Googled and found this....
''Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963

42. No lamp (other than direction indicators) fitted to a vehicle shall show or be constructed or adapted so as to be capable of showing a flashing light unless such light is invisible to persons outside the vehicle''.

I wish they'd enforce it

loveta

Sharpshooter82 wrote: »

I doubt that very much loveta

well i was talking to my contractor about them and he was at one of them P A C meetings and the road traffic core were there giving legal clarafaction about stuff like amount of trailers can be towed ect ect and they said about flashing beacons were not legal on tractors driving the road "if its lies i am telling its lies i was told":eek:

131spanner

delaval wrote: »

I think no beacon is better, I just don't get them. I see young lads driving around with them on in the yard. If hauling perhaps. I would prefer to have all tractor and trailer lights working

It's the lads who have them on while putting in bales in a meadow a mile off the main road that'd confuse you

Wouldn't see any mad use for them myself. Surely you'd notice the 6 tonne machine without a flashing beacon? That said, they can be nice to see far off in the dark.

Markcheese

Always appreciate them when I come round a bend on the dual carraigway at 120 and there's a tractor/trailer tootleing along ( legally ) in the left lane...

MFdaveIreland

Bit of a safety thing having twin beacons but mostly for aesthetics,

Lot of boys horned for twin beacons and twin cb aerial

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rancher wrote: »

40ft artics don't have them.....why should a piddling little tractor have them.

A 40ft artic is not going to be moving as slowly as a tractor.
some artics do have them though.

Havnt used our beacon in ages. mainly us it for moving bales on the trailer in winter if its dark.

delaval wrote: »

I think no beacon is better, I just don't get them. I see young lads driving around with them on in the yard. If hauling perhaps. I would prefer to have all tractor and trailer lights working

same reason motorcyclists wear a high vis vest, so they can be seen better.

Muckit

Are your standard beacon not a dinosaur now? Led amber strobes seems the way things are going. You'd see bin lorries and recovery lads with them fitted

crackcrack30

Was talking to an old boy about the beacons the other day.... he's on the road most days and could travel up to 30 miles return journey with a wide enough tractor.........he had to put on the second beacon as traffic would stay behind him thinking he was turning right and that the beacon was an indicator:rolleyes:............he proved that his thinking was right by putting on the second beacon.......they now fly out past him given the chance.

I think the beacons are great to make sheeple take notice that you are driving an extra slow/long/large/ or wide machine on roads that people would run you off given half the chance......

Ford8240

Myself personally think it's a case of common sense. We have beacons on everything here as we are Agri and plant hire, no sense in going round with a 16 ton dumper and looking like an Xmas tree but when your pulling a 25 tonne swing shovel it's a different story as it's 2 foot wider than the tractor!! We have 16 and 17 year olds and we have to tell them to relax a bit with the lights as after a while cars won't pay attention if there on the hole time.