Re: I should have known better

Posted by Paul in Mich on December 31, 2003 at 13:43:37 from (68.188.227.110):

In Reply to: I should have known better posted by tractorhead on December 30, 2003 at 13:48:36:

I am one of the lucky ones to have flipped an 8N and lived to tell about it. I was a 13 year old know it all kid at the time and was running wide open across a bean field steering the thing with my feet. (Those of you who know the 8N steering mechanism know what I'm talking about) I gave it a hard left, and ended up crawling out from under it. Yes, I should have known better. ONe year later my cousin who was the closest person I ever had to a brother, rolled a Farmall H in the middle of the road 2 days shy of his 14th birthday, and was crushed by the steering post. That got everyone's attention. To this day, the township has never been the same. To this day it brings tears to my eyes when I think that it could have all been avoided had we shown just a little respect for tractors and their potential to inflict the ultimate harm should we get too arrogant. I didn't know your friend, but my heart goes out to you because I do know what it is like to lose a friend that way. 50 years haven't taken the tremble out of my hands as I write this post. Lets all be careful at all times.

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