Re: Tractor Accident
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Posted by Steve (Okla) on July 16, 1998 at 16:27:08:
In Reply to: Tractor Accident posted by Jason on July 14, 1998 at 20:01:31:
: This past weekend, a 35 year old fellow who lived about a mile and a half from me was killed while working with his tractor. Apparently, he was trying to uproot a bush with a Ford 8N while his fiance watched. The tractor reared up and came right over on top of him and the steering wheel crushed his head. I went over to see the situation. I noticed that the tractor did not have a drawbar nor any implement attached. I was later told that he had the chain attached to the seat support bracket. I had figured from what I saw that it had been attached to the upper link of the three point hitch. In either case, it was too dang high above the axle. It was a reminder to me that you can never be too careful. Many folks have tractors these days who really have never worked with them. Some old-tractor people I have met fall into this category also - they like the old tractors, but don't know how to use them. When the opportunity arises to use their tractor for some purpose, they go to it. If yall know anybody like this, please teach them the basics about tractor safety. Until yesterday it my 9n boxbladed around the pond, plowed the garden this spring,leveled the
ground for the barn, and brushogged.
Yesterday while leveling around the house(for a new lawn)I hit a rock about as big as a compact
car. Needless to say when the angle blade let go of it, the tractor went one way and I went the
other!!! I was lucky that I didn't end up worse than a sore kne and back. I was lucky that I was
able to reach the kill stitch before it pulled me under the wheel!!
It taught me a lesson.
PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND HANG ON THE THE STEERING
WHEEL!!!
I have more respect for my tractor this morning.
Thanks for letting me ramble.
Steve
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