Tractor & Machinery

Lighting set part 2

DIFFICULTY RATING

Regular readers may recall the first part of this lighting project, which was in the April ’21 issue of T&M, where I refinished a pair of headlamps and fitted them to the tractor using a new pair of brackets supplied by David Brown Parts Ltd.

Since then other jobs have taken precedence and the fitting of the lights has been on the back burner. However, I have been looking for jobs that are less weather dependent and this has provided an opportunity to continue with fitting up the lights!

REAR LIGHTS

With the headlamps in place and awaiting wiring up, I have now turned my attention to the rear lamps. There were various lights available for the 25D. Some headlamps had the side lamps incorporated in them, whilst others had mudguard mounted side lamps. Rear lamps could be either on the end of the rear number plate or

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