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VAC Headlight question

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F-I-T

12-03-2003 21:04:41




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My VAC came without headlights, and I have some lying around that are the 5" "Guide" type.

Are these the type that were used on the VAC? If not does anyone have a picture they could e-mail of what I should be looking for.

Thanks as always!

Frank-in-Tallahassee
70D // 855 // VAC
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Wheat Straw

12-04-2003 21:04:17




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 Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to F-I-T, 12-03-2003 21:04:41  
Frank, Go to the tractor photos and search case vac. there's almost 60 of them. # 30 is the old style mounted in front of the running boards and # 35 is the later style on the light bar up just under the hood. You'll see some with them up on the grill sides but my theory is those probably came off a vai. That's not gospel though.

Man, you sure helped me out with your elec. bath. I hope to start on my 46 that was dad's tractor real soon. I'm not going to do near the quality job your doing. I want to put a buzz saw on it and start using it this winter.

Good luck, I'm invious of your workmanship.

Wheat Straw

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F-I-T

12-05-2003 03:33:04




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 Re: Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to Wheat Straw, 12-04-2003 21:04:17  
Wheat:

I sure am happy to hear that the electrolysis bath is working for you. Another convert!

You know, you can clean anything steel with it. I clean circular saw blades and all kinf of stuff around the shop. I even clean old rusty files in it, and they stay sharp!

I appreciate your kind words, and thanks!



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Jerry

12-04-2003 17:40:15




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 Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to F-I-T, 12-03-2003 21:04:41  
Frank, Dads 1950 vac has the lightson the cross bar and the hour meter on the right side of the bar. thought you would like to know.
Jerry



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F-I-T

12-04-2003 19:03:21




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 Re: Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to Jerry, 12-04-2003 17:40:15  
Neat!

I haven't seen an hourmeter in the parts book. Wonder if it was factory or added later?



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Jerry

12-05-2003 21:23:00




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 Re: Re: Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to F-I-T, 12-04-2003 19:03:21  
Frank, I can not answer that, I do know it was on the tractor for years , dad was always watching it for service, that was the way he was.
Jerry



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Barry F

12-04-2003 07:30:26




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 Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to F-I-T, 12-03-2003 21:04:41  
FIT, thanks again for some advice you gave me a while ago. I could take pictures of my 51�s lights tonight and email them if you haven�t come up with anything else by then. I am sure they are original. From memory, they are somewhat bullet shaped. Also, a few week ago when I was looking for parts on the web, I saw a place with a lot of vac parts pictures, (none of them what I needed) and in the assorted parts was the mounting bar, a little bent and not identified. I don�t know if I could find it again.

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F-I-T

12-04-2003 08:36:32




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 Re: Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to Barry F, 12-04-2003 07:30:26  
Barry F:

What I think I'll be needing are the dimensions and stock size of the light bar, in case I have to fabricate one.

Frank



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Barry F

12-04-2003 10:10:48




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 Re: Re: Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to F-I-T, 12-04-2003 08:36:32  
I can do that. I'll measure tonight, may not get it mailed to you until tomorrow morning.
If I take pictures too, they may be kind of big, warn your mailbox.



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F-I-T

12-04-2003 13:37:30




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to Barry F, 12-04-2003 10:10:48  
Super!



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Brandon

12-04-2003 05:26:05




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 Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to F-I-T, 12-03-2003 21:04:41  
We've got the old headlights for our VAC, and I'm pretty sure that they are 5 inchers, like many other tractors. However, the "headlights" are not mounted normally (at least on our 1949, yours might be different-I know they were changed sometime later). They have a long pole sticking out the bottom. This was inserted in some clamps just below the front of the floorboards. It's hard to explain without a photo, but of course, I'm not home right now, tonight I'll scan something if no one else posts.

Brandon
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F-I-T

12-04-2003 05:36:38




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 Re: Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to Brandon, 12-04-2003 05:26:05  
Brandon:

Our '49 had the lights mounted on the posts at the leading edge of the platform as well. They changed sometime near the '50 model year to mounting them on a cross barr that ran from upper front corner to upper front corner of the side shields.

I had the old style in mind, and forgot to be on the look out for the mounting bar and such until now.

Frank



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Baggsy-Wy

12-04-2003 05:25:34




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 Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to F-I-T, 12-03-2003 21:04:41  
I don't know what the VAC had factory original, but them Guides will work fine. Check and make sure your bulbs match the battery you're using (12 vs 6 volt).



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F-I-T

12-04-2003 05:39:05




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 Re: Re: VAC Headlight question in reply to Baggsy-Wy, 12-04-2003 05:25:34  
Thanks, Bagsy. If I don't intend to show her, I might even stick a pair of the sealed beam units on it. They stay so much nicer over time.

Frank



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