Brings back memories of old school Ford 555-B backhoe that was one of the cleanest trade-ins that I've ever seen. It was nearly a new backhoe. We sent it out to rent while a customer's machine was in being repaired. A week goes by and all's well. One day we get a phone call saying there's something faulty on the machine. I go out to see what's going on. It appears that this company is removing sections of hi-way to replace them. The operator left the reverser lever on forward and gearshift in gear. He turned the seat around to operate the backhoe . It wasn't running fast enough to work well.. Well he reaches around to bump up the hand throttle, The backhoe lurches forward and pins a laborer against the removed section in front of him. One leg got severed and the other was hanging by a thread.. The operator was not sued , the renting company wasn't sued due to owner paying operator and victim. So they went to the deepest pockets , Renting dealership and Ford New Holland had to pay damages.. I'm thinking why ? It appears that the backhoe should have been equipped with a safety switch to disconnect the transmission when the seat is turned.. Back in those days that was unheard of. Nobody had that feature.. It all boils down to common sense. Whether common sense is in you or if it's taught to you. , it needs to be there. I still feel that the legal system sucks in that respect. In short... Common sense ! Use it or loose it.
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