Anyone ever make their own buddy-seat? Made one for my Kioti.

[pmsmechanic]

In reply to above:

First of all if my grandkids ask for a tractor ride I am NOT saying no. I might say later or something like that but no is not an option. None of my grandkids have a rural lifestyle and I'm not going to cheat them out of some rural experiences.
They don't realize it but there are several rules though. I'll give kids a ride using the rototiller but not the mower. They always have to be touching me in some way. Either my arm around them or holding on to my arm or standing between my legs or something. There is always another adult supervising so that there are more than one set of eyes.

I realize than this doesn't cover every possible danger but I feel I've mitigated the risks to an acceptable level. If no one ever took any chances we wouldn't be driving motorcycles or cars. We wouldn't have climbed Mount Everest and we for sure wouldn't have gone to the moon among many other things.

 

[lilranch2001]

It is a difficult subject but…….
So is burying a child…..

 

[lilranch2001]

I wonder how many people have “ if only” to do over, what they would do…..

 

[dadohead]

First of all if my grandkids ask for a tractor ride I am NOT saying no. I might say later or something like that but no is not an option. None of my grandkids have a rural lifestyle and I'm not going to cheat them out of some rural experiences.

Nonsense. My young grandkids have their own pedal tractor w/ wagon to play with. They've climbed on my larger tractors in the shed; they have never seen the mowers. They aren't missing out on anything.

To those that have kids/grandkids that have had tractor rides... be  extra vigilant. Remember, the accident scenario is that the child follows the machine unbeknownst to the operator. It's not about "holding them tight" or "only during certain operations." I know this may ruffle some feathers but giving rides is not worth the risk.

 

[tacticalturnip]

You're not going to stop people from giving children tractor rides by being as abrasive as sandpaper on the internet; personally, I applaud the OP for looking for a relatively safe alternative to just setting his daughter on his lap.

Is it dangerous to mix children and equipment, yeah, and it's been that way since the creation of these machines. So, why not try to find a way to make mitigate the danger some? Things like, a buddy seat- with a seat belt, or not giving rides when performing work, and most of all- entrenching a sense of safety and responsibility into the children from a young age.

Or maybe you can just yell at people online; get off my lawn!

 

[lilranch2001]

And some grandparents feel the need to spoil their grandchildren to “death”….

 

[rgr33]

My first thought was child security, but you got that handled deezler.

Nice job on the seat.

 

[K5lwq]

There are good reasons tractors don't have buddy seats!!!

I was an engineer in the tractor industry for 30 years

There are plenty of tractors that had buddy seats and plenty of the new ones today still do.

 

[tacticalturnip]

And some grandparents feel the need to spoil their grandchildren to “death”….

Yeah, plenty still that will load them up with sugar and throw money at them too, all things that can lead down a deadly path. Drinking too much water will kill you as well.

It comes down to responsibility, with both the adult and the child, something that must be taught.

 

[oldnslo]

How do children learn about equipment by playing games on their phone or getting out in the real world and getting their hands dirty.

How many of our parents and grandparents were hurt by horses and horse drawn equipment.

I applaud parents who teach their children values and to respect equipment other peoples property etc.