CHECK YOUR SEATS!

Willyr · Post by **Willyr** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:58 am

71-year-old northern Maine man dies after falling off tractor and going under bush hog

Please, dont be a statistic. These tractors are fun, yet this is not the first story I have heard about where some one had loose bolts on a tractor.

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/3 ... ctor-Death

drummer · Post by **drummer** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:49 am

I bought a 60 row crop from a guy in Missouri. Somewhere in southern Illinois at night on the haul coming back the entire seat frame assembly fell off. My hope is that it went into the ditch. Just the latch assembly was the only thing holding it on the seat slide. When i checked my other tractors some latches were stuck. Just a little lube was needed but now I'm going to make sure they are truly secured. Drummer

kedorland · Post by **kedorland** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:57 pm

WOW...what a way to go.

A neighbor of ours lost an arm a few days ago in a corn picker. Muck like men did in the 60's. He is old enough to know better but became relaxed around running machinery.

Kevin

treeman4646 · Post by **treeman4646** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 6:12 am

Boy, that's scary.... I know the seat on my bush hog tractor needs attention, I guess it'll get it pretty soon now.
Thanks...

boon40 · Post by **boon40** » Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:12 pm

I just finished doing some work on a friends 40 crawler.While in the shop,we had the seat slide off and after reinstalling,it wasn't locked. Lack of judgement ,he loaded the crawler on the trailer front first vs.backing off. When he went to unload,backing down the ramps,the seat that wasn't latched slide out,he fell down behind the trailer and damn near got run over. So,these things do happen every day. Lesson learned,life spared!!

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