megotatractor
Veteran Member
iN THE DARK???
Due to the extreme heat this week and the grass just loving the greenhouse-like atmosphere I saw little choice but to attempt to mow after sunset.
I had thought that my 2210 had decent lighting until now. Good lighting I should say as long as you want to go straight and have nothing off to the sides. I have a rear facing light which allowed me to back up. However turning and trimming were a nightmare I don't care to repeat. What's more, turns around trees with the front facing lights giving me a view of spinning scenery was giving me a not so mild case of vertigo accompanied by nausea.
The apple trees were another matter entirely. Ever been hit on the head by an apple? That hurts! Each time I tried to carefully manuever around an apple tree to avoid the ROPS knocking apples off the branches I would be unexpectedly smacked from behind by a fruit-laden limb!
Fortunately the heat wave is about to break tomorrow. The extreme humidity has done well to preserve the 3 inches of rain we had last week so the grass is growing quite well thanks. If the heat were to continue I would have to mount some cheap fog lights somewhere around the platform area to be able to mow after dark.
I see there is an auxiliary light kit offered with the new 1026 tractor , and I hear the State Lottery is back in business... Hmmm, thinking CAB and A/C....
Side note; the garden is doing fantastic! Greenhouse like weather has caused the tomatoes to grow to almost 5 feet and the sweet corn shot from 3 feet to 6 feet and silking in less than a week!
Due to the extreme heat this week and the grass just loving the greenhouse-like atmosphere I saw little choice but to attempt to mow after sunset.
I had thought that my 2210 had decent lighting until now. Good lighting I should say as long as you want to go straight and have nothing off to the sides. I have a rear facing light which allowed me to back up. However turning and trimming were a nightmare I don't care to repeat. What's more, turns around trees with the front facing lights giving me a view of spinning scenery was giving me a not so mild case of vertigo accompanied by nausea.
The apple trees were another matter entirely. Ever been hit on the head by an apple? That hurts! Each time I tried to carefully manuever around an apple tree to avoid the ROPS knocking apples off the branches I would be unexpectedly smacked from behind by a fruit-laden limb!
Fortunately the heat wave is about to break tomorrow. The extreme humidity has done well to preserve the 3 inches of rain we had last week so the grass is growing quite well thanks. If the heat were to continue I would have to mount some cheap fog lights somewhere around the platform area to be able to mow after dark.
I see there is an auxiliary light kit offered with the new 1026 tractor , and I hear the State Lottery is back in business... Hmmm, thinking CAB and A/C....
Side note; the garden is doing fantastic! Greenhouse like weather has caused the tomatoes to grow to almost 5 feet and the sweet corn shot from 3 feet to 6 feet and silking in less than a week!
