I wanna know

BoatBuoy

Rear Admiral
Joined
May 29, 2004
Messages
4,856
Why they put headlights on all riding mowers? Am I the only one who doesn't mow in the dark? Anyone here ever burned out one of their headlights and had to replace it?
 

Speedwagon

Petty Officer 1st Class
Joined
Jul 5, 2005
Messages
389
Re: I wanna know

Yes, you are the only one who doesn't mow in the dark. You can actually mow better at night. You don't have to worry about hitting things in the grass, cuz you can't see them in the first place. :D
 

scrapper

Ensign
Joined
Sep 6, 2005
Messages
937
Re: I wanna know

They put them on ther so you can use them at night for finding dew worms so you can go fishing the next day! :D :D
 

bigskydrift

Petty Officer 2nd Class
Joined
Jan 25, 2006
Messages
107
Re: I wanna know

Maybe they install them because they think that they should be street legal because soon thats all we will be able to afford to drive to work!
 

JasonJ

Rear Admiral
Joined
Aug 20, 2001
Messages
4,163
Re: I wanna know

'Cause it just looks weird to drive something without headlights...
 

roscoe

Supreme Mariner
Joined
Oct 30, 2002
Messages
21,859
Re: I wanna know

I've only seen headlights on lawn tractors, front engine.<br />Not on lawn mowers, rear engine.<br /><br />Why are they there?<br />To drive the base price of the unit up.<br />Company profits are a percentage of sales.<br />Higher sales numbers = higher profits.<br /><br />Same thing with cars.<br />You can't buy a car these days without 15-50 items on them that we don't need.<br /><br />power antenna<br />27 speaker stereo<br />5 zone air conditioning<br />4 zone heating<br />temperature controlled heat and air<br />refrigerated glovebox for your chocolates<br />3 sun visors - per side<br />turning headlights<br />wipers on the headlights<br />rear camera systems<br />power locks<br />power windows<br />9 way power seats<br />heated seats<br />cooled seats<br />8 airbags<br />4 wheel disk brakes<br />anti lock brakes<br />moon roof<br />sun roof<br />skylights<br />luggage racks<br />radio controls in the back seat<br />multiple dvd players/screens<br />multiple audio jacks<br />5 cigar lighters<br />AWD<br />variable progressive steering<br />auto unlock doors<br />auto start<br />remote start<br />keypad locks<br />OnStar<br />cell phones<br />cloth seats<br />leather seats<br />rear window wipers<br />Nav systems<br />touch screen controm systems<br />"heads-up" driving displays<br />moveable petals and controls<br />Multiple driver seat and controls automated adjustments<br />Power mirrors<br />cars that talk to you<br />Tire pressure sensors<br />auto inflate systems<br />4 wheel steering<br />fender side shower nozzle with hot water<br /><br />Who needs this carp? No one I know of.<br />Yet it is getting hard to find a vehicle without this junk.<br />Just more stuff to break/fix.
 

heycods

Captain
Joined
Nov 11, 2005
Messages
3,941
Re: I wanna know

Originally posted by roscoe:<br /> I've only seen headlights on lawn tractors, front engine.<br />Not on lawn mowers, rear engine.<br /><br />Why are they there?<br />To drive the base price of the unit up.<br />Company profits are a percentage of sales.<br />Higher sales numbers = higher profits.<br /><br />Same thing with cars.<br />You can't buy a car these days without 15-50 items on them that we don't need.<br /><br />power antenna<br />27 speaker stereo<br />5 zone air conditioning<br />4 zone heating<br />temperature controlled heat and air<br />refrigerated glovebox for your chocolates<br />3 sun visors - per side<br />turning headlights<br />wipers on the headlights<br />rear camera systems<br />power locks<br />power windows<br />9 way power seats<br />heated seats<br />cooled seats<br />8 airbags<br />4 wheel disk brakes<br />anti lock brakes<br />moon roof<br />sun roof<br />skylights<br />luggage racks<br />radio controls in the back seat<br />multiple dvd players/screens<br />multiple audio jacks<br />5 cigar lighters<br />AWD<br />variable progressive steering<br />auto unlock doors<br />auto start<br />remote start<br />keypad locks<br />OnStar<br />cell phones<br />cloth seats<br />leather seats<br />rear window wipers<br />Nav systems<br />touch screen controm systems<br />"heads-up" driving displays<br />moveable petals and controls<br />Multiple driver seat and controls automated adjustments<br />Power mirrors<br />cars that talk to you<br />Tire pressure sensors<br />auto inflate systems<br />4 wheel steering<br />fender side shower nozzle with hot water<br /><br />Who needs this carp? No one I know of.<br />Yet it is getting hard to find a vehicle without this junk.<br />Just more stuff to break/fix.
My old truck dont have any of that stuff :D It didnt even come with a lighter.
 

ZmOz

Captain
Joined
Aug 13, 2003
Messages
3,949
Re: I wanna know

Last week I tied my HID spotlight to my push mower and mowed the lawn at about 2AM. :D The neighbors love it when I do that...
 

Kenneth Brown

Captain
Joined
Feb 3, 2003
Messages
3,481
Re: I wanna know

Now ol HC is pulling your leg a little. His "mower" is 125 horsepower and pulls a 18 foot batwing mower. $ pass'es and the yard is done. I like the lights on my mower. About mid June I wait till 11 PM or so to start mowing because of the heat.
 
Top