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Yet Another Death

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Michael Soldan

04-21-2005 15:40:45




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Today's news at noon announced an 81 year old Perth County farmer was killed when the tractor he was trying to boost ran over him. He was jumping the terminals of the starter with a screw driver...I'll bet he was on the tractor ,pushed the clutch in and tried to start it,then climbed down and crossed the terminal with out thinking about it being in gear....sad...and yet another reminder to us all how quickly a tractor can cause our demise...Mike in Exeter Ontario

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Okla Kansan

04-23-2005 18:06:12




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 Re: Yet Another Death in reply to Michael Soldan, 04-21-2005 15:40:45  

Ive tog a 48 Cub among others, and I had heard of an old man getting killed on his and his daughter (i think) was selling the cub, and I wondered how the heck he could get killed on a Cub. One day, I stopped the tractor, (still running tho), had my foot on the clutch, and it in, grabbed hold of the steering wheel, reached down with the right hand and put it on the right wheel and started to swing off. The clutch engaged, the wheel went forward with my hand on it, which went down with my body fgollowing. All that saved me was I instenctivly held tight with my left on the steering wheel, and pushed back the clutch. Id bet the older gentleman did the same thing, but he paniced maybe, or might not even had his hand on the steeringwheel, and went down and she went over. Its sad, when youve been doing somthing for 50+ yrs and slow down, so it seemes like youve got to be constantly going just to keep up. And sooner or later, just one thing forgotton, and your gone. But then, like somone else said, it somwhat beats slow cancer, or nurseing home

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EricB

04-22-2005 05:02:53




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 Re: Yet Another Death in reply to Michael Soldan, 04-21-2005 15:40:45  
You can say whatever you like but you only have to be wrong once!
At 81 I am sure the mind slows down a bit and its easier to forget a step. Hey I've got 25 years to go before I get there and I just about killed myself a year ago forgetting the same thing. Spent 2 months recovering.
People who say "I always" speak in good faith until they forget!



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wilko

04-21-2005 22:57:32




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 Re: Yet Another Death in reply to Michael Soldan, 04-21-2005 15:40:45  
Yes, this is sad, especially for this gentleman's family. On the other hand, he got to go with his boots on. At 81, or much even much younger, you have to start thinking about the ugly, lingering options. Sorry to be morbid.



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PAULIH300

04-21-2005 16:10:16




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 Re: Yet Another Death in reply to Michael Soldan, 04-21-2005 15:40:45  
Believe me,everytime I think of starting that tractor with myself OFF the seat,I am reminded of what can happen when a person is standing in the line of the rear tires.I instinctively slap the shifter side to side just to make 100% sure its in neutral.And now that I have the parking brakes working again (the handle/rod was snapped off) I religiously set them anytime I get off the seat.I think that once you get much older,some things get forgotton,or just dont seem important anymore (the dont treat me like a child theory),and the lessons of life and the threats to ones safety are pushed aside....and sometimes it catches up and rears its ugly head ever so suddenly.Its stories like that one that reminds us all no matter who we are/how old we are/how smart we think we are,we can all fall victim to a force greater than ourself,or pay the ultimate price that we ourselves help bring on.

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scot_c

04-24-2005 17:51:32




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 Re: Yet Another Death in reply to PAULIH300, 04-21-2005 16:10:16  
make sure anyone who drives it knows to use the p/brake. our former cow milker raked hay one day with the brake set and couldn't figure out why the tractor was having so much trouble with the rake. HE told my uncle we should park it in gear so people don't forget the brake. He was told that it's never been parked in gear, and don't dare start that's why there's a brake and a dummy light. Well, one day they were working on something that our milker broke and brought back from the feild. Uncle says stand back i'll run it make sure it works. He got lucky I guess only coming out of it with a fake hip. Drives him nuts though he can't be out working now because they had to replace the first fake hip he worked it loose within the first 9 months.

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