sgt: It doesn't have to be this way. Tractors don't have accidents, people do. My dad and I farmed 2 generations, put well over 100,000 hours on tractors with as many as 9 on the go at one time. Often we had as many as 6-10 employees operating tractors. Reckless and careless operation was not tolerated. Folks without tractor or mechanical smarts, were not tolerated either. Some folks just don't have the coordination for skilled operation of a tractor. We and those folks, parted company very quickly. The result, we had 50 years with no lost time accidents.
I should point out, my dad in his senior years took the time to show young folks, safe operation of tractors and equipment. I can think of roughly two dozen of his students, that have gone on to operate farm equipment, forestry equipment, heavy equipment and trucks. I can remember one young lad in particular, dad had him raking hay by the time he was 6-8 years old, probably enough for 2,000 plus bales per day. This kid stayed with me on the farm until he was 23, then got a hankering to go long haul trucking. He's pushing 50 now, has trucked every province in Canada, every US state on the mainland and some Mexico. I haven't talked with him for about 5 years, however at that time he has yet to have an accident. I suspect that is unchanged as I talked with a guy who drives for same company just last month, they don't hire or keep drivers with an accident history.
I have seen this all around me in my lifetime, far too many farm operations don't put enough emphasis on safety and training. Farmers are also famous for hiring cheap help, most of them would be considered enemployable around other comparable equipment. Farmers are also quite famous for operating equipment with items broken. During my lifetime in the farming community, I've seen many accidents in the seat of a tractor, just looking for a place to happen.
I hired one young lad, his dad told me he was a good operator. I talked with him a few min. before sending him down the drive with Farmall 300 and rake. In less than 5 min., I caught up with him, told him to park the tractor and go home. I didn't need an accident looking for a place to happen. You can call this cold and uncaring or whatever you wish, that is the way it has to be in my books.
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