Butler lights ?

[series1buff]

I picked up this stuff at a swap meet recently . No evidence of green paint, looks to be painted black from new . The seller said he had two complete examples, but pulled one to bits for the main shell, to use on something else! So I bought 1 and half lights....pity, he made useless a complete original light instead of buying a cheap spotlight .

Mike

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Hi Mike

Do they have the bulb fitting? According to Anthony Pearson in Adelaide, the Butler headlamps for tractors are almost identical to those for Land Rover, although many tractor ones only have a single filament bulb fitting.

Nice find in any case as the lenses are quite difficult to acquire and finding an intact housing a bonus.

Diana

[digger]

I picked up this stuff at a swap meet recently . No evidence of green paint, looks to be painted black from new . The seller said he had two complete examples, but pulled one to bits for the main shell, to use on something else! So I bought 1 and half lights....pity, he made useless a complete original light instead of buying a cheap spotlight .

Mike

If you need to get rid of one, I will be needing one in the near future when "my slice of Xmas" comes, so open to negotiate!!

The guy mustve been a goose, what a waste!

[russellrovers]

I picked up this stuff at a swap meet recently . No evidence of green paint, looks to be painted black from new . The seller said he had two complete examples, but pulled one to bits for the main shell, to use on something else! So I bought 1 and half lights....pity, he made useless a complete original light instead of buying a cheap spotlight .

Mike

the butler head lamps are black from new jim

[russellrovers]

I picked up this stuff at a swap meet recently . No evidence of green paint, looks to be painted black from new . The seller said he had two complete examples, but pulled one to bits for the main shell, to use on something else! So I bought 1 and half lights....pity, he made useless a complete original light instead of buying a cheap spotlight .

Mike

hi mike just bought a box full of butler orignal parts send email on your require ments jim

[russellrovers]

Hi Mike

Do they have the bulb fitting? According to Anthony Pearson in Adelaide, the Butler headlamps for tractors are almost identical to those for Land Rover, although many tractor ones only have a single filament bulb fitting.

Nice find in any case as the lenses are quite difficult to acquire and finding an intact housing a bonus.

Diana

hi diana when land rover owners needs parts for there classics how do they go about it when i reply to them the computor tell me not to reply to them i dont know what to do i need you here also only trying to put them on the right path regards jim

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Jim

The problem is that for sale and wanted ads are not permitted in forum areas.

An ad can be placed in the classified "markets" section and a link to that ad in the marketplace alerts.

Otherwise contact for buying and selling parts has to be done by PM, email, telephone or in person.

Not my rules these are the rules of Aulro.

Diana

[Mick-Kelly]

The lights off a Masey Fergusson tractor are almost identical and will set you back around $40 for a pair. As opposed to a many hundreds of dollars for the real deal.

[B.S.F.]

The lights off a Masey Fergusson tractor are almost identical and will set you back around $40 for a pair. As opposed to a many hundreds of dollars for the real deal.

What is the difference between a MF and a "real" one?
W.

[series1buff]

What is the difference between a MF and a "real" one?
W.

I think the modern ones have a different profile on the rim . If you look at a original, the rim has a rather flat profile looking from the side, whereas the modern ones are more rounded . Also, the new one's don't have the flat fluted glass ,instead it's a convex glass .

BTW the original 80" butler lights were a left over from WW2 vehicles . Most British WW2 trucks , after 1943, were fitted with those same 5" Butler headlights , but with blackout covers fitted. You often see them marked B-WD , which means Butler - War Dept.

Mike