👎👎 pointless, use a weatherproof plug if your really that worried about corrosion over time!
@philipmackin1025
Жыл бұрын
Don't know if I would put a 2000's era plug on this tractor
@peterbishop1933
Жыл бұрын
Yes it is not a dedicated ground at all only partial
@terrycannon570
Жыл бұрын
Your question is pointless. This is a vintage tractor. Some of us belong to the keep it as OEM as possible Church. If you have followed Squatch253 you have seen that he even tries to use OEM fasteners on his restorations. Myself I can really appreciate this because my hobby is restoring Vintage and antique Machine tools Lathes/Mills etc.) I am restoring a vintage lathe that needed a new 3 phase motor. Rather than buy a new motor I had the OEM motor rewound. I am currently restoring an antique Camel Back drill press. The machine was originally driven by a line shaft probably steam powered but was converted to a 120-year-old reduction/repulsion motor. I will rework the motor to as new condition rather than put a late model motor on it. The bolts have square nuts. 1 is missing. I have located one and will replace it So Vinny Hern what is your point?
@spacemanmat
Жыл бұрын
Not sure about anyone else but going from a non working ground to a working ground that won’t corrode is not pointless.
@gregoryschmitz2131
Жыл бұрын
Sour grapes in tone. Its a nice mod and the usual high quality Squatch approach. I wish there was a thumbs down. What I would do vs Squatch may not be the same but he is the guy at the pointy end of the tractor, you respect the guy doing the work when its the class of work Squatch does.
@martingardener90
Жыл бұрын
When resoring the headlamps on my Allis D272 I couldn't get replacements for the original bulbs but found it relatively easy to make H7 bulbs fit. When the lights were turned on it soon became obvious that the heat from these was going to burn the paint off the shells, so I ended up wired them in series, still far brighter than the originals I suspect.
@col2lin
Жыл бұрын
Hi, I have noticed how thorough you are and am impressed. When you were assembling the light you failed to remove your finger prints from the inside (the silver part that throws the light) before you put that red rim on. There are 1of 2 ways to solve the matter, you can open the light and wipe/remove the finger prints or just leave it as is hoping that your grandson will be like you when (if) he is fiddling with the light finds those prints. I keep an eye on what you are up to because you are happy to tell (me) what/why/how things are going, for that I say Thank you.
@gregoryschmitz2131
Жыл бұрын
Very nice. On suggestion would be to orient the positive inside spade more 90 deg to the ground. Call it my fold lock syndrome, it should not move but if in the extremely remote possibility it would have a path to the ground and short ( make sure that insulation sleeve is pushed up to the spade.) I did shudder at the thump of the light to the bench but in reality far worse day in day out when driving!
@589193fz
Жыл бұрын
Simple, excellent video!
@PaulG.x
Жыл бұрын
2:52 this is called a bayonet fitting. 6:00 the "shiny coating" is zinc plate . This will solder well with plain resin cored solder and moderate temperature. Too much heat from the "good ol' soldering iron" will oxidise the zinc . Abrading it will actually make it harder to solder and if the steel substrate is exposed , will be a poorer joint.
@isbcornbinder
Жыл бұрын
I needed a way to get electricity out of the trunk to the LED tail lights on my 1940 Ford. I chucked a fender bolt in my lathe and drilled it through the center.
@GrandsonofKong
Жыл бұрын
Agree 100%..chased so many "flickering"/ non-working lights on trailers because of corroded grounds. One suggestion is coating the base of your light bulb with thin coat of silicon grease to help prevent possible future corrosion on the bulb itself.
@alexfaught8717
Жыл бұрын
Cool, now chuck em in the original parts bin and install some led pod lights.
@fsj197811
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@1crazynordlander
Жыл бұрын
My wife overheard you describing the electrical path to ground and she started singing the Dem Bones / Skeleton Dance song. (foot bone is connected to the leg bone, etc.) I had to share...Thanks for the video!
@karlfischer1011
Жыл бұрын
a lot of tractors got this mod in the field, anyway. Not as professionally done though--scrape paint with a jack knife, drill a hole with a nail & wrap the wire around a screw. 😂 I have encountered period light housings with a factory threaded hole for an optional ground. they were likely not oe lights for IH but some suppliers understood the ground wire was going to be necessary. also the first generation sealed beams in the pancake lights from IH in the mid 1950s used an external ground screw for the beam so you could easily add a ground wire.
@KC2DZB
Жыл бұрын
Nice modification Squach! I wanted to offer a soldering tip I picked up from a grey-beard. Tin both wires/components to be joined, leaving a little excess. Then hold them in place, and put the iron right on top until the solder flows. Pull the iron away and continue holding the wire until the solder solidifies. You can blow on it to speed things up if your fingers get too hot 😮. Works great for these joints and joining wires also, and eliminates the need for funky fixturing to get everything in alignment.
@tonyborgman9857
9 ай бұрын
If you don’t have punch’s a plumbing faucet washer is a quick substitute
@cometcountry1974
Жыл бұрын
What a nice, clean way to add a ground wire! Top notch!
@sepresley1
Жыл бұрын
Nice..I have a john deer they drilled a hole thru the bolt and ran power thru the bolt....good idea for a streamline look..
@gilmartrevisan
Жыл бұрын
Hi, man. Please, consider using brass parts in electrical connections.
@drewscruis
Жыл бұрын
The whole point of the crimp is to allow flexibility. Now that its soldered it will be more prone to breaking due to vibration.
@highdesertbill
Жыл бұрын
Great light modification! In 20+ years of restoring Farmall tractors I never had a OEM "contact style light fail to light up. I don't think I apply my paint as professionally as you and your father do so I don't get the insulating affect. Good Modification!
@WACRE44
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so very much for this information 😊
@longbowrider
Жыл бұрын
Great Job!! A natural Teacher!
@charlesward8196
Жыл бұрын
The electrical path to ground would have made Rube Goldberg proud! I am glad to see I am not the only one that solders crimped wire terminals.
@danielbutler578
Жыл бұрын
I developed the desire to solder crimped connections after spending several hours tracking down corroded crimped connections on a carpet cleaning machine that was mounted in a van.
@daveanderson2316
Жыл бұрын
Reading through the comments. God bless you Sqautch, didn't realize how many arm chair elechickens there are out there.. Nice mod. Paint isn't a great conductor indeed..
@daveanderson2316
Жыл бұрын
@@squatch253 I'll try to find you at Nowthen. I assume that "pro street' D2 will be on site?
@fokkojansma2077
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful craftsmanship again Squatch! Will last endlessly this way.
@josephpetito1351
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. These kinda things get overlooked sometimes with focus on the mechanical. Intermittent grounds are so frustrating!
@harmlesscreationsofthegree1248
Жыл бұрын
Very neat. Nice vid 🙂
@lukestrasser
Жыл бұрын
Good morning Squatch!
@renejackson7652
Жыл бұрын
I don't know this tractor....but i think you now have to insulate the mounting connection. Reason being that if you have a faulty main ground, then you are going to ground through those little wires when you crank the starter? I have always called that type bulb connection, a bayonet fitting.
@jwrappuhn71
Жыл бұрын
Excellent.
@WrenchHead
Жыл бұрын
Love the ground mod, doesn't seem much like a mod though seeing how professional it was done. It also wouldn't hurt to add dielectric grease in the light socket.
@ruben_balea
Жыл бұрын
I don't have a good punch set so I use the rubber washers made for water faucets, here almost all the Chinese bazaars have them in assorted packages for less than €1
@plumbum48
Жыл бұрын
Good “how to” lesson on grounding. Nice job!
@terrycannon570
Жыл бұрын
Excellent method of improving the ground. When it comes to electrical connections a bad ground is like showing up at a Brothel with no money. Thanks for bringing us along.
@horstszibulski19
Жыл бұрын
The next step to let it look like from factory would be using a coax-type cable with the shield used as ground and spilt up to postive and negative right in the appliance. That would let it look like only a single wire goes into the housing. Only thing is to find some cable in coax style with appropiate amount of copper that can handle the 6 volts without too much drop ... Thx for showing! 👍👍👍
@darweb3417
Жыл бұрын
Full supporter of running dedicated wires for ground.
@beesbo1856
Жыл бұрын
We had an old MM G900 that turned over slow even with two batteries. New batteries didn't help. After closer inspection, the ground from one of the batteries that attached to the frame was attached on top of paint and was not making good connection. A bit of sandpaper paint removal fixed the problem. Started like a dream. Good idea with the dedicated ground. The ground definitely completes the circuit!
@neilshep50
Жыл бұрын
Good to see you use "proper" solder, not that horrible lead free stuff! Nice job.
@texasjetman
Жыл бұрын
Nice detailed explanation yes it’s hard to drill holes into newly purchased anything but a necessity in this case. Well done
@tonyjones629
Жыл бұрын
Excellent, this what I will be using on my Farmall Super C and I plan to buy a Farmall Cub as well. You have some great video on restoring.
@bobpaterson1845
Жыл бұрын
How fortunate for that modification to be shown in a video as I'm about to fit headlights to my Bradford UK built B250 tractor and had been wondering the best way to go about it 🤔 thank you 😁👍
@robertamerrick2000
Жыл бұрын
I personally love doing wiring. I learned in college, GROUNDS, GROUNDS, GROUNDS.
@ronchappel4812
Жыл бұрын
I guess you could use coaxial wire for the ultimate original look?
@Pilotman28
Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you got the band back together in the end.
@j1166240
Жыл бұрын
Excellent video! For those of us that limited mechanical background, you made a great video that is easy to understand and follow! Love your work in this series! Thanks, Jeff
@hobbyaddict9908
Жыл бұрын
I think I would have removed the positive through connector and used a grommet in its place then feed a 2 conductor wire through the grommet. A black (or whatever color you want) cover over the wire would make it look like a single conductor (AKA factory). A connector could be used inside the housing if wanted to allow the removal of the headlight if necessary/wanted. grounding would take place where ever you want (ground terminal strip, direct to battery, etc.).
@rickyjessome4359
Жыл бұрын
Great job on the lights Squatch. Nice and tidy and a great way to eliminate a lot of small headaches. Looking forward to the next video. Cheers
@sterff89
Жыл бұрын
I’ve done it similar to that except I just soldered my wire and ran it through a grommet. I’ll have to try your fancy method next time!
@dreamlinerkoa6438
Жыл бұрын
Good episode, I would only add to solder the wire before connecting it, less chance of a cold joint 👍👍
@trailrider0194
Жыл бұрын
I like this upgrade. I put new lights on my Super C and they wouldn't work. I had a really hard time trying to find out where the ground probolem was. I'm about to tear it down to rebuild it. I will definitely do this upgrade when it goes back together. Thanks for sharing this. It seem like I learn something from every video you put out.
@MatthewBerginGarage
Жыл бұрын
I must say Well done sir. I've been a maintenance electrician for the last 40 years and that was a beautiful explanation and a solid execution to a ground issue improvement. Saves you buying a gross of star washers for every bolt and connection. 😎👍
@littlejason99
Жыл бұрын
I like it. Sometimes necessary reliability has to trump the "period correct" design.
@150flyer4
Жыл бұрын
Decades ago as a youngster, I did the same mod to my bicycle light!! I’ve never been a fan of contact grounds and flickering lights.
@deltekkie7646
Жыл бұрын
One thing I would reccomend is a star washer between your two outter hex nuts that will ground the light. I have always found that this adds a layer of "bite" to the connection. This is from an engineering viewpoint. Great Mod!
@sierraspecialtyauto7049
Жыл бұрын
Old John Deere tractors have the same problem, and I've made the same modification to the lights on my '57 620. I did take the small extra steps of cleaning the area around the head of the bolt to bare metal and adding a star washer between the head and the sheet metal.
@mathuetax
Жыл бұрын
When I first got my 1970 Volvo 4 years ago one of the first projects was to get dedicated grounds to the lighting, the most troublesome being the parking lights on the aluminium grill. Everything in that car used body contact grounds and it just doesn't allow full current over time. Eventually the dashboard switches and instrument panel will get proper grounds for everything.
@matthewhelton1725
Жыл бұрын
The iron is always hotter than the joint or the work. Tip: Apply the solder to the heated joint, not the iron, you'll get better wetting/flow that way. The old Fabric and Rubber cord for those old heavy soldering irons is called "Gutta-Percha"; Fabric-covered Rubber tubing with Gutta-Percha paste (as the insulator) inside of it.
@johnblecker4206
Жыл бұрын
Very neat ground wire installation.
@robertamerrick2000
Жыл бұрын
My friend and I do all our own wiring AND have done COMPLETE wiring systems in vehicles.
@emerycreek8016
Жыл бұрын
Great way to deal with that new paint! Very clean. Do you run the ground wire to a cleaned up hidden ground somewhere or all the way back to the battery?
@Lloyd973
Жыл бұрын
Years ago I got tired of the winking lights on my trailers. Same procedure works on those lights as well. Just don’t forget to hook the white wire on the vehicle to a good ground.
@kylechrist
Жыл бұрын
Its the same process on AC lights with the only difference being that AC ran their wires through the mounting rod so I was able to avoid drilling a hole to run the ground wire out and was able to run it parallel with the power wire. It's a much cleaner look, maybe IH should've been taking lessons 😂
@noelstractors-firewood57
Жыл бұрын
Great fix.
@josephperkins4163
Жыл бұрын
Very nice, will save trouble down the road! Be there done that!
@born2worship519
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video Toby. I fully understand the "correct" police will be after you, but this is the joy of doing what you want to your own machine. This technology of the day was interesting then upgraded in the Super series, then again after that. Having worked with OEM Tractor Parts in their infancy, we spent a lot of time on lights, the original blue prints, functionality, can we make them work better for the "correct" crowd without changing outward appearance, etc. Those were great days. Great job on this video once again.
@davidgibson5756
Жыл бұрын
Did something similar with my 76FJ40 on the taillights and the front indicators. Irregular sometime working flashers became rock solid.
@merlepatterson
Жыл бұрын
I used to buy star washers as a quick fix for all my contact ground systems.
@HillbillySailor
Жыл бұрын
Love the modification! I'm not a fan of contact grounds. Have you considered upgrading to LED bulbs? I've upgraded to retrofit LED bulbs in my camping lamps and love them.
@monkeybarmonkeyman
Жыл бұрын
Might I suggest I think my mental state requires the nut to always be placed inside so the outside view of the headlight shell would have a finished bolt head, not the the threaded bolt and nut 😛 IOW, turn them around so you don't see all the excess threads and nut 😛 But its not my tractor so you of course may do it however you want to do it 🙂
@monkeybarmonkeyman
Жыл бұрын
@@squatch253 True - but to my mind's eye, it would look better 🙂Thanks so much for your reply and putting up with all of us who comment & critique your work. You and senior do some great stuff while we get to watch.
@larrydavidson3402
Жыл бұрын
Great idea to add the ground wire. Lights will now always work well.
@AB-nu5we
Жыл бұрын
Agree with other posters, that's a nice, simple method to add grounding wire. I probably would have overthought it and wondered why it didn't work.
@dougpark1025
Жыл бұрын
A good modification. My intuition would have been to run both ground and power through the existing hole and use a grommet to seal the wires. This assumes two wires fit through the original hole. A dab of silicone would finish the seal. Your way works great though.
@martingardener90
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing, if two core round cable was used it would practically indistiguishable from the original.
@andygotting9152
Жыл бұрын
Personally, I would have run a two core cable through a compression gland in place of the hot terminal, then run the cable back to the instrument box and made all my connections in that. Been doing something similar on 6 an 12v bikes for years.
@randallcarpenter5313
Жыл бұрын
Looks like a good old American Beauty soldering iron.
@RuralTowner
Жыл бұрын
As you were explaining way direct ground works I couldn't help but start hearing it DRY BONES theme. Toe bone's connected to the foot bone. Foot bone's connected the ankle bone. Etc. ONLY here it's: Light bulb grounds at the socket. Socket grounds at the bucket. Bucket grounds at the bolt stud. Etc.
@Kevin75668
Жыл бұрын
When I solder stuff like this (non-copper to copper wire) I use zinc chloride flux to tin the non-copper, then wash it well. For the rest I use rosin. You don't want any trace of a corrosive flux left, or your wire will dissolve over the years.
@Ihbinder14
Жыл бұрын
Very nice and clean! Thanks for going into detail on how you did that!
@JSchrumm
Жыл бұрын
Thats a fist foe me watching someone solder with a branding iron.
@Buck1954
Жыл бұрын
I like the conversion.
@tarheelpatch3386
Жыл бұрын
Great video we did this to our 140 back in the 70s. One thing we did on the bayonet light socket we drilled a 1/8 hole through to make sure the solder made direct contact with bulb base they are steel and tend to rust.We used 10/32 brass screw and nuts with rubber fawcet washers to attach the ground wire to on back of the light housing
@matty2helpfull
Жыл бұрын
I'm definitely going to be doing that to some of my green tractors that's a very clean way to do that I really like that
@wagon9082
Жыл бұрын
Good video
@libsrdum
Жыл бұрын
Very elegant solution. Well done.
@kennethdavis9987
Жыл бұрын
Works great. I did this same mod to my 2n Ford. Thanks Squatch!
@donmajkol2856
Жыл бұрын
I have a question. What is your opinion on replacing the incandescent bulbs with a LED bulbs? I am restoring/upgrading an Allis Chalmers model B tractor. It will not be a trailer queen, but a working tractor on a micro-farm. I have already done some upgrades. I have coveted from hand brakes to foot brakes, added a hydraulic pump (OEM) and a 3-point hitch. Planning on adding the radiator shudders, converting to electric start(12 volt system), and adding lights. I do have to swap the engine as it had gotten water into cylinder 3. Again not a show tractor but a working one. Just looking for an opinion here. Thanks
@robertamerrick2000
Жыл бұрын
I prefer a dedicated ground setup as well.
@johnvaluk1401
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video and the process on how you accomplish this. You may want to double check inside. It looked as if the U clip rotated when you hooked the power spade up and either came very close to the ground lug or actually touched it,not sure if it matters ? Just saying. Thanks for video.
@Vintagetvs
Жыл бұрын
It would be more difficult, since it seems to be attached to the housing, but you could drill a hole through the mounting stud and run the wire down though that, instead of drilling the housing. Also a little less visible.
@aserta
Жыл бұрын
Put a nut on the thread on that bolt on the clamp as well. Sucks when you see the glass fall on the ground. A nyloc should do wonders. Awesome conversion, would've modded the plastic seal too, myself, but it's on the underside so it should do. Our H no longer has the original lights, they're probably from another tractor, likely one of our local European ones. A bit taller, double bulb with low and high options (for legal reasons so it can be road legal).
@karlfischer1011
Жыл бұрын
in 19 40 something fresh paint was the original locktite . then over time the manure in the air assisted. reassembly used crossthreading 😂
@edwardmerkl7138
Жыл бұрын
Purchased new lights for my tractor and wired it to original style with brake and turn signals. Kept blowing a fuse and after checking everything out. Found the housing was grounding out where it shouldn't.
@TonyRum-s8l
Жыл бұрын
Love it
@KennyKizzleRustyNutzRanch
Жыл бұрын
Good and simple mod! Thanks for the tip!
@rgmoore
Жыл бұрын
I think I'd use some primer/paint to touch up that raw metal just to make me think I'm fighting off some rust.
@geneguenther4325
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video on how to do that. Definitely a better system. Leaving the lights that cool or repainting them? Thanks again Toby
@iowawrench
Жыл бұрын
Thought you were going to upgrade to Holley Retrobright LED's. Wonder if they have the correct size round ones?
@seniorelectrician6831
Жыл бұрын
and the ankle bone in connected to ... Are you keeping it a positive ground as well or converting it to a negative ground
@seniorelectrician6831
Жыл бұрын
@@squatch253 I agree, some items are a little more finicky about the ground but bulbs are not. The things you learn in 4 + yrs of electrical / electronics schooling as well as 20 plus yrs in that trade besides. Keep on smiling and hopefully I will see you at a threshing show next week end or sometime soon.
@kokodin5895
Жыл бұрын
i know the pain of lingle wire lights from my bicycle, since front forks are connected to the frametrough plastic spring holders and in esence front lamp in my bike grounds trough break line but sinse i have led bulb in the back and it only conducts one way sometimes when front lamp go dim i get shocked in the hands trough metal break leavers : for non destructive reversable mod you could probably solder the return wire to a vopper washer and just put it under the bulb holder spring
@richardwilkens4577
Жыл бұрын
I had to do the same thing on my old John Deeres
@tmscheum
Жыл бұрын
Wonder if the contact ground lighting was a decision made by a bean counter because it would save them 10 cents?
@ron827
Жыл бұрын
Brass hardware and LED bulbs?
@sandymcvicar2325
Жыл бұрын
I know all about bad grounds. Try working on a 1970 Lotus Europa fibreglass bodied car.
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