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Posted by paul on April 09, 2000 at 22:29:29 from (216.161.109.26):
In Reply to: Re: T-man and stumps posted by Robbie on April 08, 2000 at 20:56:06:
Robbie, I hope you are still reading this forum, & still contribute in other topics. However, what you have said in this thread, including your follow-ups, is very frightening. I'll bet 1/2 of us reading here have done some of the things you said - but you are _suggesting_ people try this. It is dangerous. There are many messages listing the dangers, and they still haven't covered all the things that could go wrong with your suggestions. Tractors flip over. Cables, chains & 'stretch' tow ropes break & come back like a bullet. I had one of those tow strap experiences when I was in 6th grade, bus got stuck, yahoo with a Bronco came along with a tow strap, & jerked the bus rear end side to side until the strap broke with a very loud snap onto the end of the bus frame. Three feet higher up & through the window & how many heads would the metal end have taken off? From that day on, I won't get near one of those. Ever. Robbie, in this one case, your messages are irresponsible. I read them & cringe. What you are suggesting is the big reason people get hurt & killed with tractors. Yea, a lot of people reading this have done these things. And it's ok if you want to do them. But please, don't suggest others do these things, at the very least without pointing out how dangerous it is. And everything you have said is very dangerous, in several ways. If people are still reading this thread & message, they must be into safety a bit, so one more story: My great uncle cut 1/2 way through a rotten tree branch, hooked up a cable, & pulled with the tractor to avoid dropping the branch on a roof. What he didn't realize was that the tree trunk itself was even more rotten than the branch. The whole tree came over, landed on him, knocked him off the tractor, & he was under the wheel, with the tractor spinning against his leg. He lost that leg. Dad never was much for safety, but every time we work on trees, dad would alway say, use a chain/cable longer than the tree is tall, no matter how little you plan on taking off the tree. This is a lesson ingrained on my brain, and some good advise I think. Don't know if it matters to anyone else. Happy farming, Robbie. Hope it's a long one. :) --->Paul
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