SmallChange
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- Joined
- Apr 19, 2019
- Messages
- 674
- Tractor
- New Holland WM25 with 200LC front end loader, filled R4 tires 43X16.00-20 and 25X8.50-14 (had a Kubota B6200D with dozer and R1 tires)
Two neck spinal fusion surgeries here, C4-C5-C6-C7 all fused into one piece. Also a tumor removed from the base of my neck, and a lower spinal surgery just to round things out. I had to make accommodations, and they turned out well.
For one thing, I bought very big glass golf cart mirrors, convex ones, and mounted two of them butted together side to side just above my line of sight, underneath my canopy. If I didn't have the canopy I would have clamped a framework to my ROPS. I get really good vision straight behind and pretty far out to the sides.
For another thing, I put a third one of these mirrors above and slightly behind me. It's basically horizontal. It lets me look down on the 3PT, the drawbar, the PTO, and the backs of the rears. It's especially useful for lining things up while connecting, and also for pulling roots. I tilt my head back about as far as I comfortably can to use it.
Though, these don't sound as good to me as any of the front PTO or reversible tractor options. There was a NH reversible tractor which looked almost symmetrical front back (I don't think they make it anymore but am not sure), a pretty big sucker too, and videos I've seen sure look nice.
You don't want to be one of those people who wind up needing to have their neck removed. What an ugly ugly procedure, and an ugly ugly way to have to live.
For one thing, I bought very big glass golf cart mirrors, convex ones, and mounted two of them butted together side to side just above my line of sight, underneath my canopy. If I didn't have the canopy I would have clamped a framework to my ROPS. I get really good vision straight behind and pretty far out to the sides.
For another thing, I put a third one of these mirrors above and slightly behind me. It's basically horizontal. It lets me look down on the 3PT, the drawbar, the PTO, and the backs of the rears. It's especially useful for lining things up while connecting, and also for pulling roots. I tilt my head back about as far as I comfortably can to use it.
Though, these don't sound as good to me as any of the front PTO or reversible tractor options. There was a NH reversible tractor which looked almost symmetrical front back (I don't think they make it anymore but am not sure), a pretty big sucker too, and videos I've seen sure look nice.
You don't want to be one of those people who wind up needing to have their neck removed. What an ugly ugly procedure, and an ugly ugly way to have to live.