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Posted by jdemaris on April 17, 2004 at 19:43:57 from (209.23.30.170):
In Reply to: BE CAREFULL posted by evielboweviel on April 17, 2004 at 17:35:51:
I've known half a dozen people that "bit the dust" on their tractors, and they were all seasoned and experienced operators. One dairy farmer near me, 70 years old, took some time off from crop work and commenced mowing his lawn and got killed on his John Deere lawn tractor - so there's no moral to the story, and no amount of planning or thought can completely safeguard anyone. It's human nature to make errors in judgement and it's often hard to foresee the unforseen. I used to think I was a pretty smart guy being around heavy equipment my whole life, and I've been in two bad tractor accidents, one breaking my neck. I was lucky though, I'm still here to tell about it.
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