Help With ROPS Light Switch

[Downeaster83]

Hi all,

I have begun to start the process of mounting some lights to my ROPS so I will able to see behind me next winter when snowblowing instead of relying on the hazard lights. I cut and drilled some angle iron yesterday and have most of the hardware to mount them. I think I know what lights I’m gonna get - diode dynamics ss3 or ss2.

i apologize if this has already been asked but I have been looking on the forum and haven’t been able to find an answer, is there a weatherproof switch that is recommended? Most of the setups I’ve seen have cabs so the switches used in those probably wouldn’t be a good idea with my setup being exposed to snow and ice. My current thought is to buy a small sealed plastic box and put the switch in there with just the top exposed or just have it inside the box and have to open it to turn them on and off. Then seal the wire entrance into the box with silicone. When I go to look online for weatherproof switches it just gives me regular automotive style switches with the rubber sides, but I don’t know how that would last even with a homemade enclosure.

I can give you some help on this, and you do not need a switch. What you do need is an SAE plug in and wire hook up. Theyre cheap on Amazon or ebay. First off let me tell you that Kubota has already run wiring for the ROPS and they are covered in a blue electrical tape just above the 3 pt hitch. There will be two connectors that are positive and one that is the negative ground. Inside the wiring for the positive you will find one if full time wired, and the other is for whenever you have your key to the Kubota turned on it will light. I chose the full time one wire, because I don't want the lights for my rops on during the day or all he time. Okay we are going with the full time wire, and The SAE wiring. I keep the rops wire with the sae connect tucked behind the SAE block to plug in whenever I am using the tractor at night. Takes 2 seconds to plug in. When you are done you shut off you kubota, and the rops are still lit, so there is no chance you will forget to unplug them. I am including a pic of my input for the rops plug for you to see.