Security & Theft Kids Riding

[TripleR]

remember those times well. Riding on the fender of an open cabbed tractor. Never had seen a ROPs on a tractor. Rode the back of alot of equipment. Not saying it was right or wrong, just the way it was. usually the smallest kid would drive the hay truck, could hardly see over the steering wheel, let alone get your feet on the pedals.

Yep, the youngest always had it made on our farm as he drove while the rest of us bucked bales, hand picked corn, melons etc.

I am pretty sure no one ever put it in "granny low" and hopped out to buck bales or anything like that, naw, pretty sure they didn't.

I taught my kids to shoot, ride motorcycles, run chain saws, axes, drive tractors etc., surprised they are still alive according to the admonitions of many.

There was a really interesting video posted on here once about a family harvesting hay in one of the western states.

 

[bigbull338]

that is truely sad,but sometimes things happen an we dont know why.its always tobe safe an alert when you have your kids with you as you work.ive rode with my dad meny times as he worked with the tractor.an even rode with him on the combine.so yes i know bad things can happen in the blink of an eye.thats why i work alone most all time,so if something happens itll just be mean alone.i was also raised in the milk barn as was my neices an nephews.an we took them with us when we could todo things.now you can never take your kids on the tractor 4 wheelers an other things.but 1 day youll regret not spending time with them.

 

[TripleR]

that is truely sad,but sometimes things happen an we dont know why.its always tobe safe an alert when you have your kids with you as you work.ive rode with my dad meny times as he worked with the tractor.an even rode with him on the combine.so yes i know bad things can happen in the blink of an eye.thats why i work alone most all time,so if something happens itll just be mean alone.i was also raised in the milk barn as was my neices an nephews.an we took them with us when we could todo things.now you can never take your kids on the tractor 4 wheelers an other things.but 1 day youll regret not spending time with them.

My wife and I were probably bad parents as we seldom went anywhere without our kids even if that meant riding on the back of a ATV, dirt bike etc. I once rode my 7 year old son 400 miles on the back of my Triumph Bonneville and all my kids loved the back seat of my Harley. They worked in the woods with me to learn hard work and to properly use equipment.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

To all my friends that think kids riding inside a cab of a tractor is as safe as a car (and I did), think again. In southern Wisconsin yesterday a farmer was allowing his 3 and 5 year olds to ride with him while plowing with a cabbed tractor. They hit a bump and the 3 year old steadied himself by grabbing the door handle. It opened the door and he fell out and was run over with the tire before the father could stop and was killed. It's a heart breaking story to say the least, but I never would have dreamed that would have been unsafe.

Sad story. Is there a news article you could re-post in the safety section?

 

[beenthere]

Grew up riding on tractors, standing on the axle and there were not even fenders. Had to be carefull the seat of the pants didn't rub on the tire and get mud or dirt on them.

Kids riding is dangerous, and the unexpected does happen. But we each have to assume responsibility and take some risks.
And the kids deserve to learn what riding on a tractor is all about, IMO.
Are there more kids killed on farms than on the joy rides at the carnivals? Maybe, maybe not. But a loss is a loss, no matter from what. Not even going to compare this tractor death to highway deaths, or parents taking the lives of their own children.

There is a news article, but no more information than what the OP stated (in fact, there was less in the Madison news )

 

[Deere Dude]

3-Year-Old Rock County Boy Killed In Tractor Accident | News | Rock County News

This is the story, My heart goes out to the parents. I kind of expect things like that on an open station, but in a cabbed unit, I was surprised.

 

[TripleR]

The death of any child is tragic and it is often if not always hard not to over react.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

3-Year-Old Rock County Boy Killed In Tractor Accident | News | Rock County News

This is the story, My heart goes out to the parents. I kind of expect things like that on an open station, but in a cabbed unit, I was surprised.

Thanks for the link...Very sad...

 

[F1520]

Sad story. Is there a news article you could re-post in the safety section?

3-year-old killed in Rock County farm accident identified - JSOnline

 

[Gale Hawkins]

I and others can think back to near death risks we took as kids. When I was 7 was driving the Model B AC pulling my mom, 5 yo sister and 2 yo brother to and from the tobacco patch while dad was at work at the sawmill. We are not talking on the flat but in very hilly conditions.

Just say no is the only right answer but today I know a mom who drives the combine while dad drives the truck with a two year old in the combine cab. He loves it but that door handle story shows that is not safe.

I decided to live with the kids being upset when they were small than having to go on living with a bad memory.