Road Feed Switch on Dash (1 Viewer)

[TX75FJ40]

Has anyone hard wired a road feeder to their FJ40 (or, any other vehicle)? Curious what works best.

Looking to hard wire the feeder in where it’s just plug and play, avoid running wires every time I’m at the ranch.

I’ve seen in ancient post in other forums (not IH8MUD) that have some good info, but nothing recent. Hoping there is a option out there that I’ve not found online.

Another option is to have the 12v battery in the feeder and use “the-remote”, although an attractive option—I’ve heard the 12v will run out fast, have to keep a second one on hand.

TIA

 

[ferg]

What's a 'road feeder'?

 

[TX75FJ40]

What's a 'road feeder'?

A corn feeder that mounts to the bumper.

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[charliemeyer007]

People throw alfalfa on the side of the road in the winter, I think they are bumper hunting.

 

[672FJ40]

Has anyone hard wired a road feeder to their FJ40 (or, any other vehicle)? Curious what works best.

Looking to hard wire the feeder in where it’s just plug and play, avoid running wires every time I’m at the ranch.

I’ve seen in ancient post in other forums (not IH8MUD) that have some good info, but nothing recent. Hoping there is a option out there that I’ve not found online.

Another option is to have the 12v battery in the feeder and use “the-remote”, although an attractive option—I’ve heard the 12v will run out fast, have to keep a second one on hand.

TIA

I spliced a 2-wire connector into the rear taillight wires. Turn the lights on and you are ready to broadcast.

 

[45Dougal]

It looks like the sort of thing that takes more current than you could comfortably add to an existing circuit.
I'd probably add a discrete switch below the dash, with a dedicated fuse from the battery, and use a spare contact on my trailer connector to plug it into

 

[mattressking]

Off the fuseblock there are two open +12v spade terminals. Use one of them, wire a switch inline (use an OEM Fog light switch and get a custom knob that says Road Feeder, for example) then you have the nicest oem option. I'm not sure the ameprage on the feeder, but if needed, you could relay it so you aren't drawing heavily off the circuit.

If you have an open dash hole (most trucks have one or two unused openings with a plug, you can use that provision.