Re: Stupid pointless question about fenders

Posted by Hugh MacKay on March 05, 2004 at 02:54:58 from (216.208.58.146):

In Reply to: Stupid pointless question about fenders posted by Dan Kelley on March 03, 2004 at 07:18:58:

Dan: In answer to you actual question, which tractors had the twin light flat top fenders, my first reaction was every thing after first year of 04-06 and all 56 series. However in looking through some old literature I see some 56 series tractors with one light in each fender and two in grill, very similar to 66 series.

I never really liked those two light fenders. I had them on a 504 and 656 and from operators platform they create a lot of glare when turning. I found this especially annoying turning at night on headlands. I later removed those fenders from 656 and installed a cab with lights on front of cab, that corrected the problem.

The interesting part in all of this is, I installed the fenders from the 656 on my 560, and because of the seating configuration the glare was not a problem on the 560. All you need do, is be seated behind the lights. Your seating configuration on the M will as it relates to position be the same as a 560. There are a few photos in the YT gallery of 560s with flat top fenders, they look real sharp. I have seen a 400 at a show with a set of flat tops, that looked sharp also.

I for one don't believe anything that made an old tractor safer or work more efficiently should be frowned on by old iron enthusiests. There is a good reason those old H and M fenders were not on a lot of tractors. You were actually safer with nothing, and they sure never kept you clean. Of course the alternator is a better and more efficient way to generate electricity. 6 volt alternators are also available and work very well. In my opinion all generators did was promote battery sales.

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