[AT] another harvest picture/Dust

[John Hall]

I went to Auto-zone and bought 2 halogen lights that I mounted to the 
operators platform and shined right in the header. Sometimes I can see 
better at night than in the afternoon. The only drawback is if there is very 
little moonlight, the regular lights on the combine are so poor at shining 
through the dust that you can sometimes have trouble finding the truck!!

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Dotson" <gdotsly at watchtv.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] another harvest picture/Dust


>    John;
>    I was cutting beans one night with about a 3 mile per hour wind. Going
> with the wind, the dust would get so thick that I couldn't see at all.
> Finally started dead heading to the downwind side and cut facing into the
> wind. This worked and I was able to finish the field that night.
>
>                        Gene
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 8:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] another harvest picture
>
>
>>I don't know about itchy but the amount of dust from beans can get
>> ridiculous. I planted one variety one year that was so bad that the dust
>> would completely cover my pants before I could cut a bin on my 55. I used
>> a
>> full face respirator in that stuff--dust mask wouldn't cut it. Easy
>> cutting
>> though---dust was so bad you couldn't see the front of the header so I
>> just
>> rested one foot on the clutch and drove, while praying I didn't hit any
>> rocks!! Of course facing due west in the afternoon sun wasn't helping
>> either.
>>
>> John Hall
>>
>>