npinks wrote:

tractor with cruise control

Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,

dodge the pylons that are in every farmers field and off again

Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,
Set speed, press cruise , get to end of field, press brake, turn, set speed again,



why o why would you need it

Thats tractor driving in a nutshell Want a summer job?

The cruise control doesn't hold the tractor at a set speed, what it does is change gear/alter the engine revs for you to keep the tractor engine in its optimum power band. You just tell the tractor what speed you would like to go, it will try and keep to that if you come to a slope or a harder area of soil to plough, whilst choosing the best gear/engine revs to save you fuel.

Tim in Scotland wrote:

It was supposed to happen this January, but in the UK the motorcycle lobby said no it would be too dangerous for ALL vehicles to drive round with their headlights on - thats what makes them more visible! Would help also if motorcyclists also travelled at less than the speed of light...............................

From a motorcyclists point of view everyone with their lights on would (in my opinion) make us less visible so I'm glad we've put this off for a bit. No doubt the labour government will cave in to the European bureaucrats sometime soon.

Not all of us drive at the speed of light - now we're a bit older the speed of sound is our limit  08 Santorini Black HSE manual with DAB and privacy glass