[lotsagrass]

I guess it's a good time of year to remind everyone to be safe and even more importantly, don't let your kids get anywhere near a mower. Too many sad accidents happen every year for no good reason.

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[Hoy landscaping]

yea that sucks. in my first year i had a kid run into a shed with a riding mower. his first and last day on the job.

 

[topsites]

yea that sucks. in my first year i had a kid run into a shed with a riding mower. his first and last day on the job.

No...
Well, kinda...

But we were talking about letting a 4-year old ride on daddy's lap,
and things such as removing or never getting ROPS systems,
unfortunately it's no dented shed or scraped paint that comes of it
and it apparently happens at least once every year, too.

Then again running into a shed is usually the result of speeding or not paying attention,
which in and of itself could result in a disaster as well, however I find few things result
in more sad cases as serious safety violations that go strictly against mfg warnings.

Read your OM's.
And then at least try to follow what it says.

 

[Think Green]

After 9 years, I am still trying to recreate the incident with a Ex-employee.
He took a spare 20 hp Craftsman mower, while mowing a large back lawn that has a 4 ft. brick wall that surrounds a pool. There is a 12 inch lip or brick cap that prevents water from rolling down the back lawn and ending up in the pool. This employee, somehow, ran up and over this lip and flipped the riding mower over on him. Broke 3 ribs and gave him plenty of bruises. Thank goodness nothing more severe happened as the unit shut down after his 115 lb butt came off the seat. No--this employee wasn't a child, he was a 40 year old man---------small for his age. He wasn't drinking, nor was he listening to a radio or anything. He somehow ran over that wall and fell overboard.
I have tried to recreate this incident with other machines at high speeds and it is just impossible to do so..........????? I think he was pushed off by a ghost!!

 

[mowerbrad]

This is something that always needs to be in the back of your mind whether it be while out cutting your customers' lawns or your own personal lawn. Accidents like the one described in the video are completely preventable (and yes I did say completely), all it takes is the right operator and to be observant of their surroundings.

Stay safe!!

 

[Cboy7]

After 9 years, I am still trying to recreate the incident with a Ex-employee.
He took a spare 20 hp Craftsman mower, while mowing a large back lawn that has a 4 ft. brick wall that surrounds a pool. There is a 12 inch lip or brick cap that prevents water from rolling down the back lawn and ending up in the pool. This employee, somehow, ran up and over this lip and flipped the riding mower over on him. Broke 3 ribs and gave him plenty of bruises. Thank goodness nothing more severe happened as the unit shut down after his 115 lb butt came off the seat. No--this employee wasn't a child, he was a 40 year old man---------small for his age. He wasn't drinking, nor was he listening to a radio or anything. He somehow ran over that wall and fell overboard.
I have tried to recreate this incident with other machines at high speeds and it is just impossible to do so..........????? I think he was pushed off by a ghost!!

you tried running up over the lip many times to recreate it?? you trying to spend a weekend in the hospital too? lol

 

[Kennedy Landscaping]

One time I smacked into the side of my shop as I came around the corner on the mower not paying attention. Nice little dent in the metal on the shop now. Oh well, nothing too bad. Only other bad thing I've done was run into my trailer fender because I lost brakes on the mower. Just bent the mower muffler a bit, didn't do anything but scratch the fender. So far nothing major has happened though and hopefully it stays that way. Good luck to you all this season.