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I am looking to put some warning/hazard lights on my tractors and wondered what others found that work well and have a good look to them.

I got tired of the key switch on my Landlords always freezing up so I decided to do a whole upgrade when I added the lighting.
I put a red lighted push button switch in place of the key switch. When not pressed in it connects ground to the engine to shut it off. When pressed in the ground switches to the built in LED to light it up and also to an automotive relay to open up power to the other two switches for headlights and hazards. So the headlight and hazard buttons will only work when the igntion switch is turned on.

Here are the switches I ordered. Red for main power, blue for headlights and orange for hazards.





I have the power switch installed on one tractor, the other switches only just arrived so they will be going in soon but it would be nice if I could wire in the hazards at the same time, just have to find something that suits me.
 
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A revolving yellow/amber caution light mounted on a pole behind and above the operator (or on top of the cab, if you have one) is good.
 
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I use two magnetic amber flashers. Powered by batteries. Can put them on anything steel. Usually have one on the hood, and one on the back of the seat.

Here's a link to what I have.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/271413723220?lpid=82

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This probably goes without saying, but I'll throw it out there just in case . . .

Bill and I mentioned amber/yellow flashers because that's the color permitted/required in our states (blue and red are restricted for police, fire, etc). I've heard that other states require that they be other colors. So make sure you get the right color for your state/area.
 
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YES! Very true. Here it also a legal requirement to have warning lights on vehicles moving snow. In Minnesota red and blue cannot be used. White is also a no-no I'm told. Amber is the only one a person may use.

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