Thread: Improving Ride-on mower lights

Originally Posted by oka374

I don't have a B & S motor on mine anymore, fitted a Chinese honda. I just hooked the lights across the battery with a switch and fuse and let the charging system sort it out which would work in your case too.
As others have said a couple of small LED worklights or even a small LED lightbar would work fine

A Chonda for mine is on the ever increasing to do list.

I'm not sure of this 'special alternator' system that the BS people talk of, I'm not aware of vertcial shaft twins that use an alternator system. I know of horizontal shaft twins that can have them, but not common.

Maybe your MTD is 20 years newer than my 2000's MTD, but my lights are connected to the battery, and not some pseudo alternator system.

I"d love to see this 'alternator' set up on your rideon tho.

Question: do the lights come on with just ignition on, or even no ignition? If so, then you have a std wired light setup just like mine is.
I fitted LEDs, not so much for better light, I don't really use them. I fitted LEDs more so that they draw much less current, and hence battery charges better IF the lights are set to on whilst in use.

If memory serves me correctly the light fittings, that is the plastic 'bayonet' that holds the std BAY15S bulbs are the same as the white fittings used on D1 indicators too. (I'll have to double check to confirm).

Mind you tho, my MTD is early 2000s(I think 2002 model, but can't remember).

What model MTD is it?

There is often a stator under the flywheel. How else does the mower keep the battery charged?
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