Battery operated interior lights for trailer

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FfionWinnie

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Any ideas. Ideally something I can bolt on to the roof of the trailer and still access to change batteries without unscrewing it. Need to be ok for exterior use as will be right near the open top bit so high chance of getting wet.
 
Will be very interested in replies to this as looking for something similar for my little lorry. I didnt think i really needed them untill i got back in the dark last night!
 
Don't know if this will work, but we have a field shelter with a door for haylage store, and we have a caravan awning light fastened on the roof there. It attaches by a lead and clips to a leisure battery, which could be secured at the front of the trailer and would be easy to connect and undo . It gives out loads of light..

A different idea - my friend fitted a spotlight to the rear of his landrover, which shines through the window of his trailer, illuminating inside the trailer, but also lights up the area outside the trailer - really useful when trying to brush off horses and put travel gear on in a dark carpark after evening showjumping..
 
We have Bedazzled lights in our stables which are great. They are bulk lights and they link to a holder that you pop this special rechargeable torch into. You can use with 1,2 or 3 light and when you take it out of holder it is a powerful torch.
 
I use the self adhesive LED lights that you can find in any DIY store. Although they aren't powerful when it's pitch black they give off enough light to see what you need to in the lorry.
 
Any links carthorse, can't find them.

Thanks honey, I was more thinking of a couple of small ones at the back shining forward. All animals are pretty good and load in the dark but it would be nice to have the option.
 
i have a leisure battery and caravan light fitting, but what about a good hanging up torch, i used to muck out using a rechargable on.
 
The self adhesive led ones would be ideal but I can't see them sticking long as the trailer is used for livestock and power washed out. I really want something fixed so I can't lose/forget them. :o
 
Thats exactly the light I was talking about - the caravan awning light that we have in our shelter, except we use a battery to power it! It lights a 12x12 shelter easily.
 
FW we bought some of these for the stable this weekend, as the 'proper' electric has given up the ghost, I think two of those in a trailer would be absolutely brill. The best bit is that they can be switched on and off as you want :)
ETS we got the solar shed ones for a pound less from B and Q
 
YorksG said:
FW we bought some of these for the stable this weekend, as the 'proper' electric has given up the ghost, I think two of those in a trailer would be absolutely brill. The best bit is that they can be switched on and off as you want :)
ETS we got the solar shed ones for a pound less from B and Q
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Oh even better yorksG as then I can get them tomorrow and get my long suffering pa to fit tomorrow night :D

Do you think I'd need two. It's aluminium trailer so shiny inside.
 
I would get two to be on the safe side, they are a bit dim, fine for seeing where the horse is and to ensure no major problems, but not bright enough for a close inspection. We have put one in each stable, but will be going back for more when the shop has some, as we bought all the ones our local B and Q had :D
They are very easy to fit, I'm sure you could do it yourself and save your pa the job :D
 
Not totally sure on this but I think its a legal requirement for you to have an interior light which stays on when travelling in the dark. New trailers have them, they come on with the side lights, or at least mine do.

I fitted one to my old Rice trailer, just a standard car interior light from a van at the scrap yard. You just need to run a wire to it and T it into the lighting cables under the trailer.
 
Have never heard that before. This is a new trailer as well.

I would have thought if anything it would be a legal requirement not to have white lights showing from the back as its distracting for other road users!
 
FfionWinnie said:
Have never heard that before. This is a new trailer as well.

I would have thought if anything it would be a legal requirement not to have white lights showing from the back as its distracting for other road users!
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Might be wrong then, not sure who told me. It is easy to fit one with a switch though.
 
Just about every farmer in the UK must be breaking the law then! Never heard it when I did my livestock hauling test either. Will look into it further since we have several trailers for livestock, none have interior lights.
 
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