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[T J Blazek]

Saw some of those at a parts house DJ; would definitely light up a grave yard. I have been looking online and haven't found what I'm looking for yet; but I'll keep looking. Show pics when yours are mounted; locations are interesting to see.T

 

[djdicetn]

Saw some of those at a parts house DJ; would definitely light up a grave yard. I have been looking online and haven't found what I'm looking for yet; but I'll keep looking. Show pics when yours are mounted; locations are interesting to see.T

T J,
Will do...got the Gravley gassed up(non-ethanol only for that baby), the battery juiced up and the tire pressure checked(about all that was needed with only 5.4 hours on it last Fall) & the string trimmer serviced last weekend. Now, if the Middle TN's "winter's last hurrah" weather would get back to Spring I'll coax the Gravely out of the garage and post some pics to show off my Christmas presents(the new sunshade and driving lights on it) as well as the new(matching red) 6x10 Lone Wolf heavy duty tube rail utility trailer I bought a couple of weeks ago. I'm pretty happy with my new big boy toys I invested in for my upcoming retirement!!!

 

[T J Blazek]

Sounds like somebody is anxious to work up a sweat. Woke up this morning; it was 31; supposed to hit 70; just right for grass cutting. While on my 2nd cup of coffee; I saw a a add on the tube about a LED flashlight(30) bulbs for $15; buy 1 get the second one free; just PFS. Then I remembered that Kenny showed a pix of a Cateye light he put on his snow blower; used 3 AA batteries. Still thinking about the magnet mount; I am thinking about rechargeable flashlights; will look into it. Just a thought? T

 

[djdicetn]

Sounds like somebody is anxious to work up a sweat. Woke up this morning; it was 31; supposed to hit 70; just right for grass cutting. While on my 2nd cup of coffee; I saw a a add on the tube about a LED flashlight(30) bulbs for $15; buy 1 get the second one free; just PFS. Then I remembered that Kenny showed a pix of a Cateye light he put on his snow blower; used 3 AA batteries. Still thinking about the magnet mount; I am thinking about rechargeable flashlights; will look into it. Just a thought? T

Yeah, I had someone suggest the high-end "bicycle lights" powered by a rechargable battery, but a visit to a few bicycle shops and seeing how tiny(and expensive) they are(the real good ones set you back $30-$40 apiece) they didn't seem to be the best option for a ZTR mower. So I decided to check out a few auto parts stores and Wal-Mart to see what kind of 12-volt lights were available and found a plethora of options(all pretty reasonably priced). I'm pretty happy with the ones I got for ~ $40!!

 

[djdicetn]

Saw some of those at a parts house DJ; would definitely light up a grave yard. I have been looking online and haven't found what I'm looking for yet; but I'll keep looking. Show pics when yours are mounted; locations are interesting to see.T

T J,

Well I finally posted some pics of the final product(the Gravely Sunshade and Advance AP Driving Light kit I installed over the winter). Posting the pics was prety painful, so if you want to take a look see, go to the link below(you may have to scroll up sevearl posts from the bottom of that thread to see all of the pictures...I couldn't get them all to upload in a single post). I think you'll like what you see for what it cost me!!!

http://www.lawnmowerforum.com/gravely-ariens-forum/879-gravely-ariens-owner-check-read-first-5.html

 

[T J Blazek]

Does look good. As I said; it"s interesting to see how and where you mounted the lights. My problem is I have about 600' of barbed wire fence and the third wire down would probably eat the light up. I've done some checking; and you're right; those rechargeable lights are pricey; especially for the amount of use they would get. Also like the sunshade; I saved the one off the old rider. All you need is a cooler and you are ready to "Rock and Roll." T

 

[djdicetn]

Does look good. As I said; it"s interesting to see how and where you mounted the lights. My problem is I have about 600' of barbed wire fence and the third wire down would probably eat the light up. I've done some checking; and you're right; those rechargeable lights are pricey; especially for the amount of use they would get. Also like the sunshade; I saved the one off the old rider. All you need is a cooler and you are ready to "Rock and Roll." T

Wow, maybe you oughta consider trimming that 600' of barbed wire with a string trimmer(a lot of walking I know), because if you mounted your lights like I did and there's danger of them hitting the barbed wire I would guess there is also a high chance of scratching the whole side of your lawn mower as well. Of course on my ZTR the cutting edge of my deck is 4"-6" more to both of the sides of my mower than my lights(don't know without "seeing" your mower).

 

[txzrider]

So... I finally got my peco z-trimmer Z-Trimmer (ZT-3000) | PECO . And immediately hit a snag. The peco is designed to mount on the outside curve of the deck (opposite from the chute). Well on my Country Clipper there is a lever that facilitates releasing the deck to slide out from under the mower right there. I had to come up with a fairly rough proof of concept to mount it. It works, I took a piece of plywood and made it so it bolts to the deck and then the peco mounts to it just forward of the lever. It works, though now I want it to be a quick disconnect soo... more work to do.

In any case as a trimmer around and under trees, it works great. As a edger, it is hard to control, part of that may be that I have a joystick equipped ztr instead of the traditional lap bars. Also I have been remiss in edging for quite awhile so once I get it cleaned up, maybe it will be easier. Overall it is very easy to use and manage as a trimmer, as an edger, it will take some practice. Also, something I had not thought about at all is... what happens if you lift the arm to raise it with it turned on? Well it has a safety switch that disables it. Ask me how I know?