Headlight question

[Poncho]

On my headlights, I have 2 tabs coming out the back that the wires clip onto. One is hot from the light switch and then the other is a ground that goes to the the other light and to frame. This is summer I noticed on another cub it had a bolt coming out the back with a nut on it and no ground. Can my lights be fixed so they are correct or do I need new lights. I'm not sure what kind of a light is in there, I'm guessing a sealed beam auto light of some sort.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

The lights varied by year, yours were some of the later ones. The ones with the screw on the back are the early ones, about 1951 and earlier if I remember right.

[Poncho]

Mine is a 1950. There is white paint on the lights so I am assuming they are original. The ground wire is to the dog ear. I may move to to a hidden place

[dmacarthur]

Hey Poncho no need to move to a hidden place! People on this forum are friendly!

[ScottyD'sdad]

Hey Poncho no need to move to a hidden place! People on this forum are friendly!

MN is already a hidden place, isn't it???

[Mike in Louisiana]

Must be a good place to hide. Jim B. just went to hide there also.

[Jim Becker]

Easy to find, just take I-35 north. It stops there.

[Scrivet]

Mine is a 1950. There is white paint on the lights so I am assuming they are original. ...........

I'm not so sure about the white lights being original. If it is an early 1950 that fits into the demonstrator range those lights were still red along with a few other parts of the tractor like the wheels and the steering wheel. There were replacements and later retrofit add ons for tractors that were without lights originally and those were black or red. So maybe somebody repainted them, or you're seeing primer, or somebody has added lights of a '60's-'70's yellow and white Cub or bigger IH tractor, some of those had white lights I believe.

[Poncho]

I'm from Wisconsin and just ended up in Mn. The rest is history. Still a Packer can. So I am a Minnesotan from Wisconsin haha. My starter was also painted white. Anyway if I want to have the single wire lights is a part available or do I need to buy new lights. I don't have a work light and need to get one of them. After seeing the single wire light it just looks cleaner on the machine. Thanks

[Scrivet]

You can buy new teardrop lights from site sponsors like JP, get them on ebay, or put a want add in the vine (classified section) here on the forum. I'm sure there are several people that will have good used ones or parts laying around to make them up.

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Poncho, how about posting a picture of one of your lights to make sure we are all thinking along the same lines.

[Poncho]

I'll try. I'll have to figure it out later

[Boss Hog]

If you have the later style lights and I think you do. I am sure some one will trade you an old pair of lights for yours if they are in good condition.

[Poncho]

My lights are teardrop style. I'm working on downloading my pics to photobucket and then I can send an image of the lights. Actually I want to keep them, just want to get the back fixed if possible.

[Don McCombs]

Here are the photos...