(07-09-2021, 09:07 PM)Jags Wrote:

(07-08-2021, 05:40 PM)Senor Fantastico Wrote: I have to work through the weekend, and at night. 

Driving a tractor around all night at 2.54mph makes a looooooooooooooooong night.

often times I wish we could mow lawns at night. Do you work at night because there is a benefit to doing it at night? Or is it because you can?  2.54 mph.  That’s about the only time you made your job sound “boring” or monotonous.  Otherwise, sounds cool as [BLEEP]!   I can’t imagine if I was reduced to that speed on the mower.  Do they have GPS tractors/combines (or whatever you use) that can do it for you?  Maybe they too require supervision even if so.  

Here it is, Friday night!! Woohoo!! Until about 30 minutes from now.  Have a slap full day of making grass shorter than it was when I got there ahead of me in the morning.

Most of the important stuff is done by applying chemicals diluted in water with a giant fan blown sprayer. Basically you're blowing water all over the foilage.
Anything sprayed on green tissue (even just water) when it's above 90 degrees will damage/wilt/kill the foilage. Which basically rules out 11:30am - 8pm for us. Somi can get up at dawn or do it at sundown. I prefer night because I'm just more of a night person but also because there's no clock to run up against (Noon).
Also, night is slightly better for the application because the vine tissue will stay wetted just a bit longer and it has a better translaminar effect imo. 
There are GPS tractors that are mostly used for planting purposes now. No more wavy rows. But from what I understand you still have to make the turns and get it lined up properly, then it will drive in a perfectly straight line. They're just barely starting to come out with autonomous equipment but guys like me can never afford something like that. 
I still use stuff that old farmer's built out of washing machines and stuff lol.

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