My wife using our 2N

lastcowboy32 · Sep 19, 2019

She loves our "Little Blue 2". She had to surrender her driver's license about 7 years ago, due to eyesight issues. She can still see well enough to follow swaths with the tedder; so her time on the Little Blue 2 is really her only time to feel like she's still an independent driver.

lastcowboy32 · Sep 19, 2019

By the way, that Bush Hog tedder has proven to be worth every penny I paid for it.

We have seven foot haybines and we mow hay into a windrow...to leave ground to dry between them.

This is a "10 foot" tedder... but if you mow with a seven foot haybine into windrows... and then drive the little blue 2 right on top of said windrows... it tedds two rows at a time.

We've done about 10,000 bales with that tedder so far, and all it has needed is grease.

flembo · Sep 19, 2019

Wow that is a shame about her eyesight. When I first read this I assumed you guys were in your later years but I see in the picture she is young and very pretty. I am 71 and starting to have issues driving at night do to on coming lights and bright reflectors. I have an appointment with my eye doctor to discuss it in a couple weeks.

lastcowboy32 · Sep 19, 2019

Good luck.

steve19438 · Sep 19, 2019

70 and same here. last year I had the cataracts done and although I no longer wear glasses except to read it has not helped much with the night driving. diabetes does not help !

showcrop · Sep 19, 2019

I am 70 and I have been thinking about talking to our fire chief about how bright the flashing lights on the rear of our first due engine are. As driver of our tanker it is my job to stay right behind the engine and at night those lights are very bright!

Ultradog MN · Sep 20, 2019

I've been noticing that a lot lately.
The strobe lights on emergency vehicles
have gotten to be so bright that you are
blinded for many seconds after you pass
one on the side of the road or one goes
by you. I know it's all for safety but
think it's gone beyond any prudent level
and the lights are now a hazard.

deanostoybox · Sep 20, 2019

Agree 100%. If anything should be illegal it is strobe lights. Nothing is more dangerous than driving while blind.

showcrop · Sep 20, 2019

(quoted from post at 04:30:32 09/20/19) I've been noticing that a lot lately.
The strobe lights on emergency vehicles
have gotten to be so bright that you are
blinded for many seconds after you pass
one on the side of the road or one goes
by you. I know it's all for safety but
think it's gone beyond any prudent level
and the lights are now a hazard.

Lights on at night is a discussion that our department has every now and then. It is department policy that headlights be shut off upon arrival because the last thing firefighters need is blinded drivers in the emergency scene. I have been blinded by headlights myself when driving both fire apparatus or my POV. I know that most will not agree but I see a huge difference between the strobes and the headlights. I believe that it is because the strobes are for the most part mounted much higher than headlights.

HFJ · Sep 20, 2019

granted, i'm a punk kid compared to most of u ( i'm 'only' 64

) but i had been having issues with night driving as well. last year, i got new glasses and decided to shell out extra for the top level of Crizal coating for the lenses. boy, am i glad i did. it has made a huge difference for me.

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