Tinted windows

pholt · 07-16-2007, 11:23 PM

Has anyone tinted the cab windows. I bought a new TYM 451 and I am going to be using is pretty heavy in commercial mowing, and I was thinking about tinting the windows of course with good metal tint, but it was 98 today and the best the A/C could muster was 74, and I thought tint might help?
I have never tinted a cabbed tractor?
Anyone?

radman1 · 07-17-2007, 01:30 AM

I have toyed with the idea also. I think it could have substantial benefit. Let me know how it works for you! Downside may be visibility when dark but I rarely use mine at night.

MrJimi · 07-17-2007, 06:29 AM

Some things to consider, if your windows are not real glass, I mean like plexi-glass,,DON'T
and if your windows are double curved, you will have seam in your vision and the difference will be small but noticeable and like redman says, at night you ain't gonna see very well at all
It's easy to do, it's hard to get rid of lint/dust that will leave small bubbles
Jim

RoyJackson · 07-17-2007, 07:06 AM

Even at dawn or dusk, it's going to be more difficult to see with tinted windows. I'd guess you're more likely to miss mowing spots (which would require more work, or you'd have an unhappy customer).

I'd suggest you stick with wrap-around sunglasses and forget the tint for at least one full season. Then you can make a better decision.

The only advantage of tinting would be reducing the load on the AC, but the disadvantages may outweigh that.

07-16-2007, 11:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
pholt Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 36	Tinted windows Has anyone tinted the cab windows. I bought a new TYM 451 and I am going to be using is pretty heavy in commercial mowing, and I was thinking about tinting the windows of course with good metal tint, but it was 98 today and the best the A/C could muster was 74, and I thought tint might help? I have never tinted a cabbed tractor? Anyone?

07-17-2007, 01:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
radman1 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: midwest Posts: 1,347	Re: Tinted windows I have toyed with the idea also. I think it could have substantial benefit. Let me know how it works for you! Downside may be visibility when dark but I rarely use mine at night.

07-17-2007, 06:29 AM	#3 (permalink)
MrJimi Elite Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NorthEast, Florida Posts: 2,507	Re: Tinted windows Some things to consider, if your windows are not real glass, I mean like plexi-glass,,DON'T and if your windows are double curved, you will have seam in your vision and the difference will be small but noticeable and like redman says, at night you ain't gonna see very well at all It's easy to do, it's hard to get rid of lint/dust that will leave small bubbles Jim __________________ Click here for my current weather Case 1845C with dirt bucket, forks, 3 point quick hitch on the front, 30'. boom, 6 & 1/2 foot disc harrow, 5 foot Howse RC, root and tree bucket and Grouser tracks and a Ford F-550 pick up,7.3 Turbo with Auto and a Crosley 25' X 8'.6" X 14 K D/O trailer. PDF files don't like me !! Making a F-550 Pick Up thread My Gallery My other Gallery Revielle video here Dear Eliot

07-17-2007, 07:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
RoyJackson Elite Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 4,384	Re: Tinted windows Even at dawn or dusk, it's going to be more difficult to see with tinted windows. I'd guess you're more likely to miss mowing spots (which would require more work, or you'd have an unhappy customer). I'd suggest you stick with wrap-around sunglasses and forget the tint for at least one full season. Then you can make a better decision. The only advantage of tinting would be reducing the load on the AC, but the disadvantages may outweigh that. __________________ Roy Jackson JD 790 w/ FEL The 790, a tractor with a vertical exhaust and a hard gear shift lever...symbolic of the MANLY man Last edited by RoyJackson; 07-17-2007 at 07:23 AM.

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