uglyboywith11fingers
Gold Member
What a trajedy... It is just amazing what can be turned into a projectile when hit by a mower blade...
Not to make light of such a horrible thing, but I always wear safety glasses now when mowing... you just never know.... Years ago when mowing with my old Bolens 1050, I was going around a tree on the right side of the mower (no deflector on that old deck), when I saw a big old toad hop away around the tree and out of sight. Wouldn't you know it, that crazy toad came around the far side of the tree trunk when I got there and hopped right into the throat of the mower deck. About a half cup full of minced toad ricoched off the tree trunk and right up into my face. I guess I was just lucky it wasn't something hard.
Pete
Not to make light of such a horrible thing, but I always wear safety glasses now when mowing... you just never know.... Years ago when mowing with my old Bolens 1050, I was going around a tree on the right side of the mower (no deflector on that old deck), when I saw a big old toad hop away around the tree and out of sight. Wouldn't you know it, that crazy toad came around the far side of the tree trunk when I got there and hopped right into the throat of the mower deck. About a half cup full of minced toad ricoched off the tree trunk and right up into my face. I guess I was just lucky it wasn't something hard.
Pete
