Let me say respectfully W R O N G!!!!!! In order for a solution to be workable it has to be realistic. What is our expectation that education is going to take place? How many of us when getting our first tractor enrolled in an operator safety course? How many were given a safety course when first hired to work on a farm? how many were REALLY trained by a parent or older brother before being told to jump on? FFA and 4H to a great job for what they do but that is only a drop in the bucket. There can be no expectation of a cure when the solution is one that will not be applied. We all know someone who is reckless but really how often do you get up in the morning and say I guess I will be careless today? What I see is the best prevention of tractor upset is ballasting. Weather wheel weights suitcase weights, tire loading or just a 55 gallon drum on the 3 point, even though a portion of the weight may be above the CG, most of it will be below and regardless of what you are driving or carrying in a bucket, it will often make the difference when the high side tire goes up over a rock in the grass or the low side goes into a chuck hole. ballasting is something that we can get done before taking delivery of the tractor. It can also be done on any given day when one knows that a conscious step towards safety needs to be taken. Once it is done it is not a miracle cure-all, but after that time when it is done, every time the key on that tractor Is turned the operation is a very significant increment safer.
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