Bad day

[tmc_31]

Had a bad day yesterday. I was clearing thistle and pear off of about 30 acres over in Brown county in my nice comfy skid with the enclosed air conditioned office when I punched out the glass in the door with a tree stump Had to finish out the day.

 

[TCJatko]

Little dry out there, is it?

 

[yellowdogsvc]

Get the lexan.. it's worth it. Worst case is you will scratch it up or tear up the door but it will keep something from pinning you (hurting you) in the cab. I switched to Lexan years ago.

 

[tonyoz]

Gees I look like that on a good day.:laughing:

 

[ovrszd]

Brother broke his door glass last year. Ran it for about an hour. I have no idea how people run them with no cab. Too close to the work being done.

 

[tmc_31]

Went back for 8 more hours of it today. Didn't look so bad today, remembered to dump upwind of the pile Called the dealer today, said he had new glass in stock so that will be the first stop Monday. Also going to price lexan.

Tim

 

[kiwi mulcher]

I found it cheaper to go to the plastic supply place and cut my own lexan to fit heaps cheaper and very easy to work with.There was two types of lexan when I went to get some last time,one is more scratch resistant than the other.

 

[Gary Fowler]

Regardless of how scratch resistant plastic is, it will still scratch up. I would prefer to have glass and just be a little more careful or perhaps put some protective bars on the outside of the glass. After a little work in the field, Lexan will get scratched and when facing into the sun it is nearly impossible to see anything thru it.

 

[yellowdogsvc]

I get 2-3 years out of lexan before I replace. I'm coming up on my 3rd year and 1200 hours on this particular piece. Anti glare coating on sunglasses helps a lot as the lexan ages.
It's a cost of doing business and I personally prefer the lexan over glass for safety but the glass can't be beat for visibility, cleaning, and dust shedding (lexan has a charge that attracts dust).

 

[tmc_31]

Anybody ever try something like an expanded metal screen on standoffs over the glass door?

Tim