Guide Tractor Light pictures

Well, I've been uploading new pictures again. Thought I'd make some galleries with tractor lights today-

The first set of pics are of the lights for my Case SC. My Dad pulled these original lights off the tractor when we bought it in '84, and he replaced them with sealed beam lights. Unfortunately, the original lights burned up when the barn caught fire in '93.

While cleaning out the mess- I found the burned lights. They were in pretty bad shape- but I've decided to try and save them. I now have another set of 6V Guides to be "correct"... so I'm going to try and restore the burned ones with some automotive halogen bulbs.

I've finally got all the burned plastic and other crud off of them, and I bought some repro lenses from Don L. Here's what they look like right now: (not finished yet)

My photo album: 5-3/4" Guide Tractor Lights

The other pics are of a 7 inch flat lens Guide Tractor Light that I got with some other junk at an auction. I thought I might find a buddy for it and put them on my DC... or turn it into a fender mounted backup light.

I soaked it in Evapo-Rust for awhile, and cleaned it up yesterday with a bristle brush. The silver on the reflector is completely gone, so this one is going to need some further work, as well. Don L. told me this light was from an Oliver 70- but it will be a CASE light when I get through with it:

My photo album: 7" Guide Tractor Lights

That's the end of "show and tell" for today. I hope I'm not boring you guys.

-Schotte

Black light shells and flambeau on the mounting brackets.

Can't tell you what type of paint- I would imagine any gloss black would do.

Here's a pic of an original light I bought off of Ebay:

-Schotte

• DC light bar, battery cover (and some dog feet!)

Forgot I had this, too... be sure and check out the second link (to the parts catalog illustration)- it shows the bracket and the light.

-Schotte

• Back up light bracket

None of my pics of SC tractors show a backup light- but I do have a picture of a '43 SC that still had the bracket on it.

Baggsy can correct me if I'm wrong- but it should have been a 5-3/4" Guide light just like the front headlights... except there was an additional red bulb and a switch on it.

Hope this helps,
-Schotte

• Pic of '43 SC showing backup light bracket

Hello Mike,

Your posts are never boring! I always enjoy reading what you have to say.

Here are lights mounted on a '38 L that I bought last year. Do you think that they are correct?

Thanks,

Dave Olson - East-Central Illinois

I just got an early DC parts catalog (for the 1939-40 year models)... and it showed that 7" flat lens guide light and that EXACT same mounting bracket that you have on your "L" fenders.

I'd say it's a pretty good bet that you've got original equipment there.

-Schotte

Has anyone seen a Case Fob like this one? It's
a DC or SC tractor. And very detailed. On the back
it has for the lowest cost per acre of work use
the newest tractor with the oldest name --CASE--
with easy-on easy-off motor lift implements- more
tractor than you ever saw before. Made in U.S.A.
F.H.Nobel Co. Chicago. Made of brass. Was pretty
dirty and have been polishing it.