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Sal

11-04-2001 16:41:54




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Thought this might be of interest since there was talk of hayrides here. This was in today's paper here in Syracuse, NY.

...anything can go wrong.

-Sal

Hay Ride Accident A haywagon filled with 4th & 5th graders from the Onondaga Nation School tipped on its side Friday afternoon. The riders spilled to the ground ... nine children and three adults had to be taken to area hospitals.

The Onondaga Reservation Fire Department was joined by five other area departments in tending to the injured. A tri-age area was set up at the intersection of Everingham Road and Buffalo Road. Ron Shenandoah, Nation Fire Chief: “Looks like mostly bumps and bruises, nothing that I saw that was life-threatenning.”

Another dozen children were taken to the Reservation school for check-ups and to help them settle down before heading home.

The tongue on the tractor pulling the wagon had broken off at its point of connection -- spilling the kids onto the road not far from the buffalo herd on the southwest side of the reservation.

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Dave in Mo

11-05-2001 09:38:57




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 Re: Hay Ride Accident. in reply to Sal, 11-04-2001 16:41:54  
I work with a guy who fell off the front of a haywagon years ago. It crushed both his hips and he's now on his second set of artificial ones. First thing I did when I found this out was to put a railing on the front of the wagon. Falling from the side is bad. Falling in the front is a disaster. I also have a safety chain from the front axle to the 8N's axle trumpet with slack. I don't trust those old steering arrangements either. Going down any grade at all, I hold the gear shift since the engine does all the braking. The foot brakes are pretty useless with a loaded wagon weighing about as much as the tractor does.

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Barnstormer

11-06-2001 05:40:03




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 Re: Re: Hay Ride Accident. in reply to Dave in Mo, 11-05-2001 09:38:57  
I used to have safety chains when the wagons had wooden tongues. I have four sided boxes on the wagons, too. I stay clear of ditches and trees and don't go on the road. Everyone must stay seated with adults controlling their children. But, still no guarentee. Besides it isn't even safe to get out of bed in the morning.
The brakes are stronger than you might think if they are in proper repair and the pedals are aligned to be able to stomp on both. That's another reason I like the Farmall H to pull my hayride. The pedals can be locked together.

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Stan in AL

11-05-2001 08:36:38




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 Re: Hay Ride Accident. in reply to Sal, 11-04-2001 16:41:54  
Sorry to hear of the accident. I posted about pulling my first hayride with the Earthmaster I restored. I'm glad to see that there are still lots of people who don't just shout "shut down the offending activity" everytime an accident happens. I was very concerned about safety before and during the hayride. I'm 48 years old, and still remember very well how it is to be young and not recognize the danger of my "fun" until the result slaps me in the face. As long as proper precautions are taken, it's still a great thrill to see the kids and adults have some good fun. Be safe and keep having fun!
Stan

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chuck

11-05-2001 06:05:09




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 Re: Hay Ride Accident. in reply to Sal, 11-04-2001 16:41:54  
One of my 8N's regular tasks is hayrides (or trailer rides since most of the time we don't have hay laying around). For 13 years many times a year they happen and while the kids beg for them I always have an excess of adults who want to go. So far so good as far a safety. No roads, hands inside the trailer, no getting off and on while moving (try enforcing that with adolescent boys!!!). The biggest thing is to not give into the constant pleas for "let's go faster".

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Barnstormer

11-05-2001 07:21:38




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 Re: Re: Hay Ride Accident. in reply to chuck, 11-05-2001 06:05:09  
Amen to all that you said. An 8N or a 2N used to pull the rides, but because I use 2 farm wagons with sides, I couldn't see everyone. I bought the Farmall H because I wanted one. I prefer it for pulling the hay ride because I can see everyone.
Plenty of adults helps, however I had one 2 years ago acting like an idiot. He has not been invited back. This is intended to be family oriented fun, safely.

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ZANE

11-05-2001 04:39:36




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 Re: Hay Ride Accident. in reply to Sal, 11-04-2001 16:41:54  
One of my friends grand daughters was injured last week in a hay ride accident when she tried to mount a trailer in the dark and fell under it. The trailer ran up between her legs up the full length of her body and across the side of her face. She had some broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung but is doing OK considering. Probably would have killed a grown man. She is 13.
Lucky to be alive!

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Barnstormer

11-05-2001 07:14:12




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 Re: Re: Hay Ride Accident. in reply to ZANE, 11-05-2001 04:39:36  
It really hurts me to hear of a child getting injured, or anyone for that matter. Young people are invinceable until they get injured. I hope she recovers fully.
This does not change my plans for next year. I'll just have to be more imphatic about safety.



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Barnstormer

11-05-2001 04:24:20




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 Re: Hay Ride Accident. in reply to Sal, 11-04-2001 16:41:54  
Yes, anything can happen, but, don't invite it by being wreckless with equipment.
Hayrides are an annual tradition in our family and it is getting tougher to do it each year. I hooked two wagons behind my Farmall H this year (that I bought this year). The wagons are hooked with locking pins. We go through a safety review about sitting while riding, no climbing between wagons, no smoking. I also do not go on the road. The best lights and a slow moving vehicle sign are not enough to stop stupid drivers from crowding the wagons or passing recklessly.
This year we had a cookout before and the usual bondfire after the hayride. All of the kids (young and old) had a good time. That made the effort worth it.
My three year old granddaugher was the most excited riding, then, the most upset when it was over and again when she saw all of the straw gone out of the wagons the next day. She already wants next year.

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