Yes, I'm guilty of doing it, but jumping the starter on a tractor is just about one of the most dangerous things you can do. I try to make a habit of only starting my tractor from the seat, even though it has a working neutral switch.
Something that got my attention was the story of a fellow who tried to start his tractor and, for some reason, thought the switch was defective and didn't realize it was in gear. He hopped down, and shorted the solenoid with his pliers. I think the tractor must have had duals; at any rate he was unable to get out of the way and had his legs crushed by the tires. I don't know how he avoided being run over by the implement, maybe it didn't have one. At any rate, this took place out in a field. With nothing to stop it, the tractor started a slow arc through the field and about 15 minutes later it came around for a second pass and nearly got him a second time. It eventually ran into a ditch and got stuck. That story taught me that you really can't assume anything, and certainly you should never assume that a tractor is out of gear. Taking ten seconds to climb into the cab can save your life.
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Today's Featured Article - A Cautionary Tale - by Ian Minshull. In the early 1950s my father bought an Allis Chalmers B and I used it for all the row crop work with the mangolds and potatoes, rolling and the haymaking on our farm. The farm and the Allis were sold and I have spent a lifetime working on farms throughout the country. I promised myself that one day I would own an Allis. That time event
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