Love doing night mowing !!

[JDgreen]

Safety, my friend - for those times when there are rogue mowers roaming the countryside mowing up people's property in the wee hours. It's good that they can see you when they come up on you. Govt. regs say so. :laughing:

Or, if you're helping out the State on the freeway by mowing the median for them. :smile:

Or, if you are using your MOWER as transportation on said freeway.

There are a LOT of regulations forbidding using lawn tractors, garden tractors, etc on any public road UNLESS you have good cause to do so. As for me, I cannot take my tractor off my property without buying a $700 insurance policy to cover liability and property damage. I cannot even drive a quarter mile down the road to another property without voiding my homeowners coverage on my tractor.

 

[ha4145]

just that the red lights dont really have much of point they're only there to light up the cutting deck hights and hanbrake lever.

 

[twall]

There are a LOT of regulations forbidding using lawn tractors, garden tractors, etc on any public road UNLESS you have good cause to do so. As for me, I cannot take my tractor off my property without buying a $700 insurance policy to cover liability and property damage. I cannot even drive a quarter mile down the road to another property without voiding my homeowners coverage on my tractor.

The downside of having stuff worth insuring I guess - I wouldn't know. :biggrin:

 

[JDgreen]

The downside of having stuff worth insuring I guess - I wouldn't know. :biggrin:

You mean you are not going to insure that priceless, one-of-a-kind $5 mower you just purchased? :laughing:

Attachment shows the rear work light I put on my JD, it was a car driving light, I made the silver mount part from steel strap, it fastens to the existing drawbar holder and swivels vertically. Most of the use is while rear blading snow in the dark.

 

[bakerg]

You mean you are not going to insure that priceless, one-of-a-kind $5 mower you just purchased? :laughing:

Attachment shows the rear work light I put on my JD, it was a car driving light, I made the silver mount part from steel strap, it fastens to the existing drawbar holder and swivels vertically. Most of the use is while rear blading snow in the dark.

Here's a pic of the lights I installed on my Massey, Two 4" halogens. Use it just like JD does, for moving snow.:biggrin:

 

[JDgreen]

Here's a pic of the lights I installed on my Massey, Two 4" halogens. Use it just like JD does, for moving snow.:biggrin:

OH MY, LOOKS LIKE YOU DRILLED YOUR ROPS..... That is a no-no!!! Looks good, though.

I have to fold mine down to park indoors and didn't want to have anything on the upper half. Want to tell us how you powered your lights? For mine, I ran a hot wire from one tail light, and on the bottom of the driving light I installed a push button on/off switch, a weatherproof one. I use a 35 watt halogen bulb and it gives a fair amount of light, but doesn't draw enough current that it blows the light fuse.

 

[bakerg]

OH MY, LOOKS LIKE YOU DRILLED YOUR ROPS..... That is a no-no!!! Looks good, though.

I have to fold mine down to park indoors and didn't want to have anything on the upper half. Want to tell us how you powered your lights? For mine, I ran a hot wire from one tail light, and on the bottom of the driving light I installed a push button on/off switch, a weatherproof one. I use a 35 watt halogen bulb and it gives a fair amount of light, but doesn't draw enough current that it blows the light fuse.

Ran the power through the ROP to the markers lights and tied into the red marker, When headlights go on so does the rear lights.:wink: If the ROP fails because I drilled two 1/4" hole in it then I think I would not survived the accident either way.:biggrin:

 

[Two-Stroke]

This past weekend was picture-perfect for night mowing: full moon, low temperatures (48F when I started -- 43F when I finished) and the ground had enough moisture so the dust didn't kick up.

I now mow every other week and soon it'll be every three weeks. Summer's almost gone. :frown:

 

[JDgreen]

This past weekend was picture-perfect for night mowing: full moon, low temperatures (48F when I started -- 43F when I finished) and the ground had enough moisture so the dust didn't kick up.

I now mow every other week and soon it'll be every three weeks. Summer's almost gone. :frown:

I have spent about 23 hours in the last three days cleaning my PVC deck rails (white) of grime, then powerwashing the deck and scuff sanding the surface, then putting a coat of stain on half of it plus both stairs. It's a BIG, BIG deck, 12X24, with two sets of stairs. Would cost a fortune to have it done and be a p--- poor job, with stain splattered all over the railings, so I do it myself. Hope to finish the other half today....:thumbsup:

 

[Two-Stroke]

I have spent about 23 hours in the last three days cleaning my PVC deck rails (white) of grime, then powerwashing the deck and scuff sanding the surface, then putting a coat of stain on half of it plus both stairs. It's a BIG, BIG deck, 12X24, with two sets of stairs. Would cost a fortune to have it done and be a p--- poor job, with stain splattered all over the railings, so I do it myself. Hope to finish the other half today....:thumbsup:

I know exactly what you mean about hiring out that kind of job. If you did hire someone -- as a helper -- the only way to get it done properly is to supervise closely 100% of the time.

It's good that you're getting that done. Very soon it will be too cold for pressure washing and staining in Michigan -- we've got a little more leeway here in the deep South. :biggrin: