although after reading the reviews they sound really good... will check his wiring job and get back to you on that

 

I made myself a little mount to slide into my hitch, have a dual wiring setup with a switch. Switch off and they are normal reverse lights, switch on and they stay on, so I can use them if I'm doing something behind the truck.

 

Nice, I'd rather have the switch inside the cab like maybe near the ashtray or something, or maybe make a cool box on the ceiling..

I'm going to Northern Industrial today when I wake up to look at the lights and a tool set they got. Hopefully they have the lights in stock.

The reviews basically say it's a beast of a light.

 

I bought the 2x set of them lights, 30 ft 18 gauge wire and an 18 gauge 10 amp switch.

Will with gauge work if the lights are 12v ~4.5amp 55watt?

According to this Wire Gauge Calculator, I would need a 20 gauge for the default 10% Allowable Cable Voltage Loss.

Here is what I typed in for 18 gauge:

Power Consumption 55w
Cable Distance 10ft
Allowable Cable Voltage Loss 5%
Source 12v

Calculated:
18 AWG
4.58 Amps
.07 Ohms allowable resistance

 

I do a lot of night fishing for big cats in south Georgia. We usually setup noodles or jugs and limb lines on the river from a jon boat and then fish from the sandbar with poles. I use the back of the truck and tailgate for gear and a bench for rigging/etc. So I found for my purposes it's more convenient to have my light switch at the tailgate.

Now I also built a fishing rig for the front receiver hitch on my Grand Cherokee that is lighted. I have a switch on it as well, but also used a wireless relay and setup an unused HomeLink (garage door opener) button to operate the lights as well as have a key fob for it. It's sweet...

 

I added in a rear adjustable light as well, with a switch on the inside.

 

LOL Crazy, After my mud experience on the back 40, really probly back .8, I immediatly thought thats a deal, can see when the truck is framed without getting down on your knee!

 

My New Lights/Bracket, they are straighter than it looks.. cell phone camera sucks and I was at an angle.

I mounted them to the towing chain holes.

 

I took the tractor lights off on Monday and put on lights like the post above.I used the holes in the bumper just above the hith, close to center. I wired them into the back up light wire on my 7 way trailer plug.
I never had a problem with clearance with the tractor lights except when backing up and not paying attention. I just switched them because I had them and it looks cleaner.
I bought them to put on the front, but couldn't decide where to put them.They ended up on the back.

 

I have a 1990 v6 3.9L SE that i've changed the bulbs, checked the fuses, and replaced the neutral safety switch on, all to no avail. Are there any other possible quandrys I might possibly look into? I hear they can come apart where the wiring splices together at the bumper as well.