JayC
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Wow. That is truly a tragic situation. Mowers can be very, very dangerous. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
2 YO run over by lawn mower
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JayC
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( That's why the mfr's make the chutes so that the clippings are sent out in a downward arc, and why I would never flip the chute up while mowing, as some folks do. )</font>
No little kids are ever out when I am cutting, but I still leave the shute on. I tried cutting with it off once (to try and cut down on the windrowing), and got more grass on me and the tractor than the lawn! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Needless to say I put the shute right back on. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
No little kids are ever out when I am cutting, but I still leave the shute on. I tried cutting with it off once (to try and cut down on the windrowing), and got more grass on me and the tractor than the lawn! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif Needless to say I put the shute right back on. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
NIXON
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It's very sad to think that a father is grieving the loss of his child tomight . Let alone that He was part of the cause . I truly hope that He can find peace with himself
Currmudgeon
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</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I know many people have talked about lawnmowers that don't let the blades engage in reverse... what manufacturers are using those? I know my murry will mow in reverse.. etc )</font>
My JD-110 lawnmower will shut down if you step on the reverse pedal with the PTO engaged, unless you hold down an override button. Of course, the 855 goes forward or backward with the PTO engaged.
My JD-110 lawnmower will shut down if you step on the reverse pedal with the PTO engaged, unless you hold down an override button. Of course, the 855 goes forward or backward with the PTO engaged.
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That brings tears to my eye's, i can't even imagine the pain that they are enduring.
The loss makes my hart heavy.
The loss makes my hart heavy.
Many kids who are injured by lawn tractors never come in contact with the blade - they simply get run over by the heavy machine. Even if they are not fatally injured, driving over a 30-lb 2YO with a 600 to 800lb machine is going to break some bones.
The no-mow-in-reverse featureis probably more effective in that it prevents extended cutting while reversing (and not looking back). Forces the operator to go forward more.
Rick
The no-mow-in-reverse featureis probably more effective in that it prevents extended cutting while reversing (and not looking back). Forces the operator to go forward more.
Rick