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Wet day mods to Lexion

snarling bee

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Bedfordshire
First picture shows standard Lexion lights, second picture a pair of new 90watt LEDs (without standard lights on)

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Added second camera screen to show grain tank as well as reversing view

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Removed the Claas mounting system for the GPS screen, which obscured the view of the end of the header, and fitted my own design which just means we can't move screen, but at least we can see. The thin line is a stabilising bar of 25x3mm flat at the correct angle.


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shumungus

Member
Livestock Farmer
Maybe an unpopular opinion but I don't like the LED lights on tractors and find the yellow lights much easier to work with.
We are steadily changing all our main machines to LED as we find as well as being brighter there is much better contrast between colours with them. We have also found that there is a big difference in light quality from LED units. When buying it is more about E rating, lenses, lumens and temperature not watts. We have went from ordinary bulbs to halogen to Chinese LED to HID and now finally quality LED. HID had more reach than LED till recently with the advent of better chipsets and lenses, I suppose the next step is Laser but it has got to the stage that the lights are better than my eyes.
 

shumungus

Member
Livestock Farmer
Personally I prefer to be indoors before I need tractor lights 😂. I guess I am just not trying hard enough.
And just right you are too, small problem though, in the winter it doesn't get light here til 08.15 and we start feeding at 05.30 so we are finished and have breakfast for 08.00 and its dark again by 16.30 when we usually start the evening chores finishing at 18.00.
 

Badshot

Member
Innovate UK
Location
Kent
I've added 4 to my cr.
£150 from Amazon for 4 cameras(two reverse). 2x 33 foot cables, 2x66foot cables, and a 9 inch screen.
1 looking forward from the tank to see trees coming at the tank, 1 looking rearwards to see when it's actually full.
1 reverse camera.
1 on the spout looking down, this is brilliant as not only does it show the trailer when loading, it also shows the very end when it's folded in and sticking miles out the back.
Worth every penny.
 

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Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024 -26th Sept

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On Thursday 26th September, we’re holding a webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer. This was planned for end of May, but had to be delayed due to the general election. We apologise about that.

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