PTO shaft cover problem and Q's

Anonymous Poster · May 29, 2003

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 This is supposed to a joke, right? OK, I'll bite. How did he dial? 

No, it is not a joke. I remember seeing the story [or a similar one] on a tv news program.

The kid did have his arms ripped off by a pto shaft. The arms were pulled out and the skin shrunk and reduced the bleading to a trickle. That is what saved his life.

He got to the house and no one was home. He was able to dial the phone by using a pencil held in his mouth...

This is REALLY a true story. Some kid...eh?

Amazes me when I think I get light headed when blood is drawn for a routine test!

daffyduk · May 29, 2003

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I probably shouldn't tell this but I have never chained the plastic shield to keep it from spinning. If the shield is in good shape, when something causes resistance or comes against the shield it will stop spinning while the shaft is still turning inside... I keep all shields well lubed and I have a great deal of respect for the pto but chaining the pto shield has not been a habit of mine...I know many farmers that do this as well.

Gene

markie61 · May 30, 2003

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( If the shield is in good shape, when something causes resistance or comes against the shield it will stop spinning while the shaft is still turning inside... )

This certainly can work. I guess the difference between chaining or not chaining is knowing the cover is working properly and thinking it is working properly.

Mark

jinman · May 30, 2003

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( Eliminates the whole PTO shaft shield problem. )

Of course, it doesn't eliminate safety stickers. I see no less than four stickers around that hydraulic motor. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
I bet at least two of them are safety warnings. One thing I do like about that toolcat.... It has better visibility than even your CRJ. How long before tractors have a full Master Warning system and a "glass cockpit"? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Some of the big ones may already have it.

Rick Jay · May 30, 2003

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( He got to the house and no one was home. He was able to dial the phone by using a pencil held in his mouth...
)

O.K. Now I'll bite. I'll accept the part about dialing the phone with a pencil in his mouth. What I'm having trouble with is the part that no one was at home. Then how did he open the door? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

I don't wish to make light of the severity of such a tragedy, but some stories do tend to be a bit exaggerated over time.

~Rick

P.S. I hope no one is going to suggest that he brought an arm with him to open the door. (Sorry....this sick sense of humor of mine sure can get me in trouble.)

Anonymous Poster · May 30, 2003

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Rat, I'm with you... I just sold my Ford 8N that had an old Rotary cutter... Plain common sense and precautions are what people need to use... My new NH TC35 and all the new implements have all these nice "safety" features (part of how I sold the CFO on the purchases) BUT, they are meant for bozos who don't think. Not that any of you or I are bozos /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif... I just like staying alive and unmangled... /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Anonymous Poster · May 30, 2003

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actually, I was wondering the same thing but I concluded that he kicked the door in like Kojak /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

Bird · May 31, 2003

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Rick, you can read just a little bit about that accident at this site, and of course you can read his biography if you want to buy the book. John Thompson was 18 at the time of the accident (January 11, 1992).

Rick Jay · May 31, 2003

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Bird,

Thanks for the link. It seems to be quite a touching story. Has anyone here purchased the book? I might just put it on my summer reading list.

I really didn't mean to sound disrespectful of this unfortunate fellow, but I have this real sarcastic streak that sometimes gets me in trouble. I apologize if I offended anyone. I have just read so many different stories of "urban legends" that propagate around the internet and most of them turn out to be unsubstantiated.

Thanks Bird.

~Rick

Bird · May 31, 2003

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( many different stories of "urban legends" that propagate around the internet and most of them turn out to be unsubstantiated )

Quite true, and I'll have to admit this one sounded that way, too. I just remembered hearing about it on the news, but couldn't remember when, so had to look it up.