Drowning in knee-deep water ...

[CincyFlyer]

I want to know more about this; was there a ROPS? If so, he should have had enough space to get out. Lawnmower overturns trapping man in Springfield Township pond | WKRC

 

[Wilco]

Ooooh....what a terrible way to go. You would think it'd be a good size mower if a 29yr old couldn't get out from underneath it.

 

[tcreeley]

Happened to a kid on a farm back in the 1960's. He got pinned and drowned in a small puddle. They tried to find a hose for air, but there weren't any available on the tractor. Before rops.

 

[CincyFlyer]

Ooooh....what a terrible way to go. You would think it'd be a good size mower if a 29yr old couldn't get out from underneath it.

Yeah, knowing what is happening would make your last moments awful. This guy worked for a landscaping company, so it could have been an 800 lb. zero-turn. Still, with a ROPS, you'd figure you can get out. We're gonna find out either no ROPS or no seat belt, I fear.

 

[Thomas]

Years back guy in our area was kill in freak accident small dozer seat belt fasten in roll cage,dozer over turn but 4" limb struck/etc. his head... guess there no such thing as 95+ safety.

 

[rd_macgregor]

Yeah, knowing what is happening would make your last moments awful. This guy worked for a landscaping company, so it could have been an 800 lb. zero-turn. Still, with a ROPS, you'd figure you can get out. We're gonna find out either no ROPS or no seat belt, I fear.

Or ROPS folded down...

 

[robbyr]

Flipped a small Ford tractor with 4’ mower in a pond when I was 19 or 20. Had mowed that pond many times over the years but when I tried to turn slightly to climb the bank I could feel it start tipping. Jumped off into the water and had time to get out of the way before she flipped. Strange sight seeing four tires and bottom side of mower at water level. Told myself I’d never wear a seat belt on a tractor.

 

[ning]

I can imagine that if there was a ROPS, it could've sunk into the soft bottom of a pond, rendering it considerably less useful.

 

[CincyFlyer]

Flipped a small Ford tractor with 4’ mower in a pond when I was 19 or 20. Had mowed that pond many times over the years but when I tried to turn slightly to climb the bank I could feel it start tipping. Jumped off into the water and had time to get out of the way before she flipped. Strange sight seeing four tires and bottom side of mower at water level. Told myself I’d never wear a seat belt on a tractor.

No ROPS, no seatbelt; ROPS, seatbelt. That's the rule.

 

[k0ua]

has anyone ever seen a zero turn with the rops up? I never have.