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Mike, I am very sorry to here about your uncle. My dad knows a guy up near Glencoe Ont, i think it was 1990 or 91, he was out feeding his beef cows, He got a roundbale on the end of the loader. So he pulled back the handle and it came up, he let go, looked back to back up and all of a sudden the bale came down the loader, and paralized him from the waste down, his son found him a few minutes later, He said to his son, and the EMS, DONT TOUCH THAT CONTROL, IT STICKS. HE did lots of research about the kind of tractor and control, it ends up that the place in the UK building the valves, were using old used parts, and thats why it stuck. Not sure how he made out in court. We were in the 4-H farm safety club last here, went to Can-am case ih for a meeting, He was the speaker. He drove up and got his wheel chair out of the back with a crane. He said when the bale hit, everything that happened in his life went through his mind, Wife, kids, family, farm, and many other things. He said when that was down and noticed what happened, all he said was O Sh!t. usually at 4-H meetings there is always a couple kids that don't pay attention, and you know what, THey were all paying attention! Now this man has his little dodge rigged up with hand controls and a crane in the back, Has all stations at his farms and house were he can get in and out of the tractor easilly, He goes to fairs and judges Beef and sheep shows. If you ask him how long ago it happened, he wont say o about 15 years ago, he will say how many years, months, days, and hours ago it happened. He didn't let this accident stop him from what he loved to do. FARM! CKNS is right about the more expieriened people get hurt, I think myself to be an expierienced operator when it comes to tractors and skid steers, I'm always aware of whats around me, and use the apprpriate gear for the work and location, now my bosses son, Theres only one gear, thats As far right or as far forward as the shifter will go. He hit there pump house with the plow and moved it about a foot. Tried to pawn it off on me, said i hit with the Manure tank. So i always try and coach him on driving skills, but he's 14, I am only 16, so not much older, and i cant tell him a thing. Sorry for such a long post. If you have a probablem i'm sorry.
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