Why do ride on lawn mowers have head lights?

[pjdm1980]

Just had saw a ad for the new Victa ride-on lawn mower and it has WIDE BEAM LED HEAD LAMPS, but why it's not like it's to warn people as they're pretty loud and I don't know many people that would mow there lawns at nighttime???
Anyway just thought I'd mention it no matter how irrelevant it is.

[Rufys]

Just had saw a ad for the new Victa ride-on lawn mower and it has WIDE BEAM LED HEAD LAMPS, but why it's not like it's to warn people as they're pretty loud and I don't know many people that would mow there lawns at nighttime???
Anyway just thought I'd mention it no matter how irrelevant it is.

A lot of lanscapers/gardeners/farmers/etc start before the sun comes up. I know at my agricultural boarding school we were up at 5:30am every day so we needed headlights on all our machinery - including the ride ons.

[Darren_L]

so they don't hit kangaroos

[franck]

i disconected mine as i thought it would maybe save the battery life, but since most of these are made in the states i would say for the visibility factor to people, so that no one gets injured, to possibly avoid litigation, or maybe the insurance requirement...im surprised there is no seat belt, but thats probably next with all of the rest of the safety bullshit they impose on us

[OFF T4P]

so you can find your way home from the pub

[STEEV888]

farmers, 4am, mowing their house paddock.
and dont forget bobby bouche.

[minux]

so you can find your way home from the pub

Years ago (around 13) our local policeman confiscated our ride on for me driving it home smashed along the service road beside the train line (pub was perfectly located where you didnt have to go along any "public" roads). I was shattered...had no light, was pitch black and woke up the next day with cuts and bruises from all my falls. I am sure thats why they have head lights!!

[Troy711]

Years ago (around 13) our local policeman confiscated our ride on for me driving it home smashed along the service road beside the train line (pub was perfectly located where you didnt have to go along any "public" roads). I was shattered...had no light, was pitch black and woke up the next day with cuts and bruises from all my falls. I am sure thats why they have head lights!!

Lucky he didn't do you DUI.

[Dum*P*ster]

So the cops dont hassle ya.

[OFF T4P]

Years ago (around 13) our local policeman confiscated our ride on for me driving it home smashed along the service road beside the train line (pub was perfectly located where you didnt have to go along any "public" roads). I was shattered...had no light, was pitch black and woke up the next day with cuts and bruises from all my falls. I am sure thats why they have head lights!!

tolds use it was to get home from the pub lol

[Jaymz]

Mowing the lawns at night, it is like flying a kite at night, you can do it but it just doesn't seem right!

[LUMPY 8]

i have a mate that lives inland and he mows his weeds at night cause its 2 hot during the day

[Jaymz]

i have a mate that lives inland and he mows his weeds at night cause its 2 hot during the day

Australian problems

[GothicKidd]

Because it's necessary.

[KimiClaire]

i disconected mine as i thought it would maybe save the battery life, but since most of these are made in the states i would say for the visibility factor to people, so that no one gets injured, to possibly avoid litigation, or maybe the insurance requirement...im surprised there is no seat belt, but thats probably next with all of the rest of the safety bullshit they impose on us

Ive seen a ride on with a lap sash :/

[MikeCuzzy]

Ive seen a ride on with a lap sash :/

Was it this one?

[HSV5L]

Ask victa 1800 356 632 problem solved .

[pjdm1980]

Ask victa 1800 356 632 problem solved .

Not that keen for a answer, just bored and thought I'd post it up!

[minux]

Lucky he didn't do you DUI.

If we ever thought he was going to DUI us then no one would of driven home to their farm along that service road. I don't think in the 4 years he was there that he booked one local for anything lol.

[yogi_b]

I have a few ride ons (up to a 30hp tractor with cutting decks) I added extra work lights to it so i can quite happily keep working til 10pm in the far paddocks etc. I work on a 200acre property for a bed and breakfast retreat type place, a lot of lawns to be cut!

[detox_nath83]

so people can get u for excessive noise after the cutoff times mowing in the dark,

u mosie along with a stubbie mowing the law at night

neighbour has a sook... u get a fine..

[LittleMissVE]

My old next door neighbour started mowing his lawn at 11pm on a weeknight once - with a freaking ride on with lights... Fark it was loud.

I think he got more of a fright seeing the other half come out in his jocks to tell him to stop (being 8 months pregnant and only sleeping a couple hours a night makes one cranky missus..!)

But I guess it makes sense if you live on a farm etc. Just not in suburbia.