Poor memory
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Topic: Poor memory
Posted By: DaveWisc.
Subject: Poor memory
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 4:25pm
| I have owned this since new but can’t remember the work light on the back of a a D17 series 3 the switch does it just turn on the light or does it turn red on one of the clicks |
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 5:14pm
| If it has a knob/lever you can turn, it can be white for field work and red for road travel. Might even be a position for OFF, but I don't remember that. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 5:39pm
Just out of curiosity, what does a light switch (on the dash) on a series 3 '17 look like ? Is it the rotary type like the 100 series ? Our series 2 had a simple "pull" switch for the lights, similar to the WD  . I can't recall a "red" light/bulb on the rear fender of the '17 though  .
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Posted By: DaveWisc.
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 6:03pm
| The one on the series 3 is just a push pull type but is all metal maybe 3/16 with a teat on the end not plastic like the 45s |
Posted By: DaveWisc.
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 6:03pm
| Thanks |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 6:39pm
| D-17's Series 3 and 4 had a "combination work and red tail light" as standard equipment. Series 3 behind the seat and Series 4 on the rear of the left fender. Older D-17's had two red tail lights on the fenders as I remember it. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 6:47pm
Were they the "bullet" type of red lights by any chance ?? I vaguely recall a bullet/torpedo shaped red light on the fender of the WD
 . Seems like the D 15 had a red bulb inside of the rear work light but I don't recall how it worked from work to "road" use ?? |
DrAllis wrote:Posted By: DaveWisc.
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 7:47pm
| It was in the switch one was red the other was light at least that is what Dr Allis said and I remember that is right too |
Posted By: john(MI)
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 9:31pm
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I had a WD with a work light under the seat. You could reach it sitting on the seat. Turn it one way it turned red, turn it the other way it was white. Off in the middle. It was a rotary switch not the toggle type. ------------- D14, D17, 5020, 612H, CASE 446 |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 09 Jan 2021 at 10:43pm
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Yes but you are talking about the switch being on the light housing itself and not the switch on the dash and that's how I remember certain D series being. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |