Custom Light Sends Message From Trailer Hitch

Custom Light Sends Message From Trailer Hitch HITCHES Hitches 25-6-8 You can promote your favorite sports team - or farm equipment company - from the back of a car or pickup with new "Hitch Lights" that fit into a receiver hitch. "The message shows up well at all times," says Bob Werner, Leddew Ltd., Carleton, Neb. "During the daytime you see the white plate with colored lettering. At night you see just the lighted up lettering. We've made lights for Deere, Case-IH, and Caterpillar. Deere uses a green plate with yellow lettering, Case-IH uses a black plate with red lettering, and Cat uses a black plate with yellow lettering." The lights are 4 in. high, 8 in. wide, and 2 in. deep and fit into a standard 2-in. receiver hitch. They're equipped with a plug that fits into a standard trailer plug receptacle. A steel plate with letters laser-cut into it and a colored plastic lens behind it attaches to one side of the box. The message lights up as soon as the driver turns the lights on. "Most of the lenses we make are in red or yellow although we do make some blue ones," says Werner. "Some colors may not be available due to state laws prohibiting them. A standard light sells for $59.95 including S & H. Custom messages sell for about twice as much. "The box is designed to fit Class III and IV receiver hitches equipped with a 5/8-in. dia. pin. It's also available for smaller 1 1/4-in. receiver hitches, and we have an adapter for mounting on a bumper hitch. It fits a standard 4-wire trailer plug, but adapters are also available for other types of plugs. Locking pins are also available to prevent theft." For more information, contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Leddew Ltd., E. 3rd St., Box 147, Carleton, Neb. 68326 (ph 888 560-7719 or 402 356-4371; E-mail: leddewltd@alltel.net).

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