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Bootzz
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:12 pm Posts: 499 Location: DA BACK OF DA BACK,Louisiana
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 Hard Hat Headlight
i built a head light last night out of some stuff around the shop it was very easy and works a little better than the store bought since they use a 30 matt bulb and i used a 50 watt bulb (ma dad has about 20 of them layin around the motorcycle shop since they use them on the motorcycles) and i used a house hold electrical cord for my cord and an old metal funnel we had layung around for my light cone
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Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:23 am |
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Bootzz
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:12 pm Posts: 499 Location: DA BACK OF DA BACK,Louisiana
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
my pics didnt post ima try again
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Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:23 am |
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Bootzz
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:12 pm Posts: 499 Location: DA BACK OF DA BACK,Louisiana
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Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:46 am |
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mudgrappler
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:05 pm Posts: 340 Location: Gettin Unstuck
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
Sand Man will be proud.....
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Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:10 am |
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Sand Man
MMT F.E.
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:57 am Posts: 994 Location: Fort Worth, TX
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_________________ "Fight 'em until hell freezes over. Then fight 'em on the ice!"
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Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:19 am |
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mudgrappler
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:05 pm Posts: 340 Location: Gettin Unstuck
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_________________ Bog Hog......Release the Swamp Monster in your motor!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wed Feb 11, 2009 11:43 am |
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basinhunter
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:22 pm Posts: 1642 Location: Morgan City, LA
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
Looks like shit
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Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:54 pm |
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Pooh Bear
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Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:43 pm Posts: 612 Location: Everywhere.USA
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I bet even Just10 can do beter than that.... 
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Wed Feb 11, 2009 9:57 pm |
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bombdude
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 4:59 pm Posts: 229 Location: Walker, La
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
All from stuff layin around the shop. That's the best kind of project. Makin use outta junk.
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Wed Feb 11, 2009 10:50 pm |
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Mitschke
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:18 pm Posts: 971
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
So when you whack a branch and it slides off the top of your head, is it gunna turn your lamp off???
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Thu Feb 12, 2009 8:04 am |
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mcnemar1982
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Joined: Mon Jan 19, 2009 4:03 pm Posts: 2216 Location: Walker, Louisiana
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Now that b nnnice rite thire 
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Thu Feb 12, 2009 3:54 pm |
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cash
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:49 pm Posts: 352 Location: Ponchatoula, La
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Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:07 pm |
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tchredneck
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:39 pm Posts: 1812 Location: in the woods,la
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Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:33 pm |
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white1
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Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:33 am Posts: 722
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Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:27 pm |
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Mitschke
MMT F.E.
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:18 pm Posts: 971
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
I was being serious. I wasnt trying to be a smart ass.
I have seen branches and ducked, but when i pop up, there have been other branches behind the ones i originally ducked for.
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Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:36 pm |
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POKER1
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 6243 Location: Bossier City
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Sometimes you just got to be smarter than the branch. Obviously your tree didn't have many. 
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Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:38 pm |
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cash
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:49 pm Posts: 352 Location: Ponchatoula, La
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How do you know "down" is not the "on" position?
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Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:52 pm |
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shaggychat
MMT Member
Joined: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:49 pm Posts: 25 Location: Tx
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
Built one myself this year. I installed a 100 watt bulb and has been great. Wish I had done it years ago. Do NOT buy fog lights for your boat, never in right spot, hard hat light right all the time. Had mine come of as I was running rough water and trail behind the motor. Don't know how the prop didn't get the cord, but still workin. Gonna make another soon for passenger with a 55 watt.
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Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:33 am |
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Swamp Wader
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:16 pm Posts: 217
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Sun Feb 15, 2009 7:54 am |
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kibb
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:58 pm Posts: 2731 Location: Lafayette, LA
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
This is what mine came out like. I put my switch on the side for ease of access but I made sure the switch was flipped back for the on position, just as many of you had said in case of a branch catches it.
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Sun Feb 15, 2009 9:53 am |
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POKER1
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Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:02 pm Posts: 6243 Location: Bossier City
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_________________ 18x48 Charles Leonard / 36PD
"I do think there is a Squatch in these woods"!!!!!
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Sun Feb 15, 2009 11:32 am |
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Crews
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 9:07 pm Posts: 2260 Location: Lafayette
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
I have one from GoDevil I stole from a buddy. instead of having those little bolts and nuts to hold the bulb in, they ran some springs from the back of the bulb to the back of the hardhat to hold tension on it. it stays in there alot better than using those little bolts.
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Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:26 pm |
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coastal
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:29 am Posts: 1890 Location: South TX
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
I bought one from GO-DEVIL.Cut the clamps off and put a cig plug on it..Had no problems with it.I will never buy another spot light.
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Sun Feb 15, 2009 10:27 pm |
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Full Throttle
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 8:09 pm Posts: 1268 Location: North Texas
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I beat da hell out of mine during duck season, and it is still going strong.....
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:03 am |
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quackconsumer
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:54 pm Posts: 5582
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
I drilled several holes in mine for ventilation. Dem bright azz bulbs get your head hot.
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Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:37 pm |
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Bootzz
MMT Pro Member
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:12 pm Posts: 499 Location: DA BACK OF DA BACK,Louisiana
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Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:47 pm |
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kibb
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:58 pm Posts: 2731 Location: Lafayette, LA
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
Coastal,
I had the cig plug on mine and was doing so runnin around one night during duck season and that mf got hot enough inside to melt the solder. I had used it 4 or 5 times before and never had any probs though.
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Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:54 pm |
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coastal
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:29 am Posts: 1890 Location: South TX
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 Re: Hard Hat Headlight
I have used it for 4 hours at a time frog hunting and no problems.It could be the plug i bought.It looks like a good one and it twists and locks in place.Also my light bulb may not be as big as some.
_________________ I will keep my gun's,freedom and money.You can keep your change!
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Tue Feb 17, 2009 8:19 pm |
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white1
MMT Addict
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:33 am Posts: 722
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_________________ Just your basic cracka ass cracka
1840 gator tail with 35GTR 15xx Bateau with 15 honda
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Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:10 am |
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Sand Man
MMT F.E.
Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:57 am Posts: 994 Location: Fort Worth, TX
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_________________ "Fight 'em until hell freezes over. Then fight 'em on the ice!"
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Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:43 am |
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quackconsumer
MMT Elite Member
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 7:54 pm Posts: 5582
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Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:33 am |
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basinhunter
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 6:22 pm Posts: 1642 Location: Morgan City, LA
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Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:19 am |
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tchredneck
MMT 1000 Club
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 7:39 pm Posts: 1812 Location: in the woods,la
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_________________ 27 Contender twin 200's for sale 18x42 B.B skiff Lil daddy 36 pd Fighting da Koolaid brigade since 07'
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Thu Feb 19, 2009 10:28 am |
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white1
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Joined: Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:33 am Posts: 722
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_________________ Just your basic cracka ass cracka
1840 gator tail with 35GTR 15xx Bateau with 15 honda
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