Re: Tractor Accident
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Posted by Mickey on July 15, 1998 at 15:09:11:
In Reply to: Tractor Accident posted by Jason on July 14, 1998 at 20:01:31:
: This past weekend, a 35 year old fellow who lived about a mile and a half from me was killed while working with his tractor. Apparently, he was trying to uproot a bush with a Ford 8N while his fiance watched. The tractor reared up and came right over on top of him and the steering wheel crushed his head. I went over to see the situation. I noticed that the tractor did not have a drawbar nor any implement attached. I was later told that he had the chain attached to the seat support bracket. I had figured from what I saw that it had been attached to the upper link of the three point hitch. In either case, it was too dang high above the axle. It was a reminder to me that you can never be too careful. Many folks have tractors these days who really have never worked with them. Some old-tractor people I have met fall into this category also - they like the old tractors, but don't know how to use them. When the opportunity arises to use their tractor for some purpose, they go to it. If yall know anybody like this, please teach them the basics about tractor safety. How many times have you walked up to the side of a tractor to start one a friend of mine did to a Farmall C thought it was out of gear in his shed the tractor tire caught his foot when it started and moved forward pulled him under the tire while it was trying to push the wall of shed down he spend 3months in hospital with leg and arm pulled off if the tractor had not pushed through the shed he wouldn't be hear. it took 20minutes for this to happen and life time to live with ." always think before doing ,even if you have done it before" Mickey
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