Re: Is this true?

Posted by Hugh MacKay on February 13, 2005 at 06:42:59 from (209.226.106.80):

In Reply to: Is this true? posted by farmallkid From Ont, on February 12, 2005 at 16:12:13:

Mitch: Mike's uncle is in a catergory few achive. They are still out driving tractors, feeding cows, etc. well into their 80s. Most know they are not as quick and agile as they once were. Most will operate equipment away from others, so not to injure others if something goes wrong. Yes, they should be allowed to do these chores. And yes many of them have actually died a natural death, which resulted in what looked like an accident.

That whole situation is quite remote from guys your age. You fall in what I call 4 catergories; skilled and smart, lucky and smart, unskilled and smart and last accident looking for a place to happen. The skilled and smart will do well. The lucky and smart, we just hope his skills catch up with him before his luck runs out. The unskilled and smart will usually find other duties.

The dangerous one is the accident looking for a place to happen. 50 years ago this guy was no problem as no one would employ him, and he never had the resources to buy his own dangerous toys. With the advent of safety devices on cars, trucks, tractors, etc. society now believe this guy is actually employable, that he can operate most powered equipment and not get hurt, nor hurt anyone. Of course the driving force behind all this is society's desire to have these tasks carried out at minamum wage.

Just give you an example. Mack truck that I drive lost significant power. After much searching we found that an option the truck doesn't even have was working well. The truck is wired for a TORQUE LIMITER, and after 7 years this wiring harness chafed, shorting out and cutting engine torque in half, but in this case it was happening on the highway at highway speeds. One day between Tilbury and Chatham on 401 this started acting up. Truck was empty and could only achive 90KMph. The TORQUE LIMITER is actually only supposed to activate when brakes are on, truck is in reverse and some limit torque in lower gears. This is clearly designed so employers can hire an idiot to drive and not hurt the truck. I'm not quite sure these ideas are smart or efficient.

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