Florida man in hay field...

[Qapla]

Yesterday a local county farmer mowed his 20 acre field beginning at he "crack-of-dawn. Since the day was the usual extremely hot weather for this time of the year, he was able to fluff and row the field by early after noon.

Following the fluffing, he exchanged the rake apparatus for a round-bailer. He baled the entire field, finishing just before dusk. "Not letting the hay get dew overnight makes for much better hay," he commented.

Today he used another tractor equipped with a "bale-spike" on the front to move all the bales (each bale weighing approximately 900 lbs.) from the field into his barn. They were all stacked tightly several bales high.

"This is just one of several cuts I need each year," he said as he successfully finished the job and parked his tractor for the night.

I'm sure things like this happen every day all over, but no one ever seems to mention them.

 

[Duffster]

What is your point and why is it in the safety forums?

 

[foreman Etexas]

What is your point and why is it in the safety forums?

He was wearing a "Hard Hat":thumbsup:

 

[Lineman North Florida]

Seems like it must have been some mighty short grass and not none to thick either.

 

[Qapla]

The point is that tractors can and are used safely every day. However, we only seem to hear about when things go wrong.

 

[Duffster]

The point is that tractors can and are used safely every day. However, we only seem to hear about when things go wrong.

Good point. Hundreds of thousands of actions a day are done with absolutely no ill effects and they are never mentioned.

That said how do we know this was being safe and isn't just lucky?

 

[20 20]

Now for the rest of the story.................. the bales of hay that were neatly stacked came crashing down. The farmer noticed what was happening so he jumped. He had left the bale spear on the tractor which caught his shoe lace which inturn caused him to flip through the air landing on the baler. He is okay but has decided farming just isn't worth it anymore just kidding.

 

[Marveltone]

Now for the rest of the story.................. the bales of hay that were neatly stacked came crashing down. The farmer noticed what was happening so he jumped. He had left the bale spear on the tractor which caught his lace which inturn caused him to flip through the air landing on the baler. He is okay but has decided farming just isn't worth it anymore just kidding.

You've been spying on me, haven't you??!!!:laughing:

Joe

 

[retiredmgn]

Now for the rest of the story.................. the bales of hay that were neatly stacked came crashing down. The farmer noticed what was happening so he jumped. He had left the bale spear on the tractor which caught his shoe lace which inturn caused him to flip through the air landing on the baler. He is okay but has decided farming just isn't worth it anymore just kidding.

Guy walks into a bar...

 

[Tollster]

I'm sure things like this happen every day all over, but no one ever seems to mention them.

The farmer is outstanding in his field.