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jackinok · Aug 8, 2012

posted a couple of days ago about having lots of pasture to mow,to begin to control broomweed. Decided to try to use my sycle mower to cut down these places, and i am trying to rig up a light so i can see in front of mower.Will be using a 8n,with a model 100 McCormick mower. probably 100 acres or so where broom weed has gotten really bad.I have headlights and a rear work light, but I need something shining to the side,anyone done something like this?Im not sure that simply mounting a light on the rear fender would let me see because of tire in the way,i think Ill have to get some height to shine over tire. any ideas?

Anonymous-0 · Aug 8, 2012

Just a thought, but what about a worklight mounted on a strong magnet and just set it on the hood or as needed...

oldtanker · Aug 8, 2012

Seeing as there are a few bolts in the fenders why not just make a easy to remove bracket that will use those holes and run a temp wile with an alligator clamp to the battery?

Daves Idea amy work to but with having to angle it slightly tword the rear of the tractor could be a little had on your eyes.

Rick

jackinok · Aug 8, 2012

i thought about one on the hood ,but I hate a light shining in my eyes. used to be able to work all night with no problems,but the nights have gotten darker now for some strange reason.fender bolts are a good idea,and i could move it if i had too. just plain old too hot to be out during the day,,

notjustair · Aug 8, 2012

How tall are the weeds? Clamp something in front of your right foot on the radius rod.

jackinok · Aug 8, 2012

that may work also,weeds are not all that tall,nothings is after three or four years of drought,theres just a jillion of them.for the life of me i cant undersand how a weed can be fully green when you have to look really close to see any green at all on grass.i read once that broom weed will soak up every bit of rain that falls within a foot of it.and since absolutly no known animal will eat it its one of the most useless plants around. not quite as hard to get rid of as snake weed though which is my next project.the trouble is they need to be sprayed at different times to get any effective control because ones a subshrub while the other is a annual weed.my own fault though,this is a piece of family ground in a trust and since it was leased to a neighbor for many years i havent given it much thought over the years.if i had paid more attention i might have controlled the over grazing and that would have stopped this in the first place. it wont happen again.

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