Air con , I hate it

[Henarar]

even in winter ( yes, it does get cold here. -4 C last night. Have had -7 at times ) I find I need to run the AC at a low setting. Sitting in a glass box on top of 12 ton of hot metal, with the sun coming through the glass straight at you, is a masochists idea of a sauna . . .
still need cool air around the face . . .

How did they use to manage without it out there

 

[Farmer Roy]

How did they use to manage without it out there

In winter they used to rug up with hessian wheat bags & ex army greatcoats. My father talked of wrapping his hands around oil filters to warm up, or grab a spark plug ( yes, spark plug - Kerosene ) to warm himself
In summer, a canvas beach umbrella was the high point of innovation in driver comfort. They drank a lot of water & black tea . . .

To be fair, most of our big Cropping areas weren't developed until the advent of higher horsepower tractors in the 60's & 70's, by which time AC cabs were being introduced on the US machines. In the 60's - 70's there was quite a large market for locally built aftermarket A/C cabs, but with the standardisation of manufacturers providing AC / soundproof cabs in the 70's that all ended

If you ignore the dust & the noise, a cabless tractor isn't too bad in the summer, as long as you have shade. However, ANY sort of cabin quickly becomes an oven without quality sealed air con . . .

 

[smcapstick]

I love A/C but it can give me a dry throat. As others have said, drink plenty of water.

They A/C unit in the little CS I have is ridiculous - run it full blast and it will kill you, you'll die of hypothermia! I guess you're closer to the sun when you're up an Austrian mountain, though

 

[milton-95]

I love A/C but it can give me a dry throat. As others have said, drink plenty of water.

They A/C unit in the little CS I have is ridiculous - run it full blast and it will kill you, you'll die of hypothermia! I guess you're closer to the sun when you're up an Austrian mountain, though

Can remember icicles hanging from the vents in our 110 when it used to do the baling

 

[Farmer Roy]

 

[oakleaf]

Mine packed in yesterday
Going to loose a few pounds baling hay over the next days.