Re: Tractor Accident
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Posted by Big Mike on July 21, 1998 at 17:41:11:
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. The boss told us of a story, years ago, about a old fellow who somehow got his arms cut off in a old A/C round hay bailer.The belts cut off both arms, but he didn't bleed to death. The heat and friction from thebelt cut his arms off,but cauterized the wounds as well.I guess he laid out in field for sometime before he was found, but lived! mike.....
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