pfrederi 19,018 #1 Posted September 9 Cut open the end of a mower deck so you can have a bigger blade....then run into a propane tank https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/luzerne-county/propane-explosion-sends-two-to-the-hospital-for-burns-near-berwick-luzerne-county-salem-township-beach-haven-main-street/523-0122e32f-dcb3-4e10-9e5e-d080d5f88370 11 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 29,389 #2 Posted September 9 Hold my beer and watch this... 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 43,165 #3 Posted September 9 Lucky guy. If he hadn't hit the tank, just a matter of time till he amputated some body parts. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 8,963 #4 Posted September 9 48 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said: just a matter of time till he amputated some body parts Yeah that! And the thought of he ain't done yet. I figure we will read about him again. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 7,400 #5 Posted September 9 He had a pretty good plan to eliminate a little of the stupidity, darn failed again. 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 10,131 #6 Posted September 9 Now don't go giving Kevin any ideas..... In a case like the modified mower, stupid usually fixes itself. 2 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 8,183 #7 Posted September 9 Aren't you supposed to remove all potentially dangerous objects from the area to be mowed before starting? Nah. A 20 pound propane bottle is steel. A mower can't possibly hurt it... 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 62,349 #8 Posted September 9 4 minutes ago, 8ntruck said: remove all potentially dangerous objects from the area to be mowed before starting In this case that would include the driver. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 68,323 #9 Posted September 10 Poor guy’s gonna hafta build another one…. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 15,798 #10 Posted September 10 (edited) 7 hours ago, ri702bill said: Now don't go giving Kevin any ideas..... Several folks named Kevin here... And I just had a thread trimming a deck back to 1/2 past the blade tips... BUT it's still covered and can't touch exterior obstacles. And in general I don't trim the skirt on my propane tank. Edited September 10 by kpinnc 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 23,831 #12 Posted September 10 Some lawyer will get those guys a nice settlement. And new mowers will have to have some notes in the manuals from here on out about not modifying the deck for larger blades . It’ll be in the paragraph right under the “Don’t drink the battery acid” warning! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 8,105 #13 Posted September 10 2 hours ago, Sparky said: Some lawyer will get those guys a nice settlement. And new mowers will have to have some notes in the manuals from here on out about not modifying the deck for larger blades . It’ll be in the paragraph right under the “Don’t drink the battery acid” warning! Maybe they need to require 40 pounds of steel to make a 20 pound propane bottle. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRF857 291 #14 Posted September 12 On 9/10/2025 at 9:56 AM, Ed Kennell said: The fact that Jelly Fish have lived for 650 million years without a brain must bring great comfort to a lot of people! 1 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 15,798 #15 Posted September 13 On 9/11/2025 at 9:27 PM, CRF857 said: The fact that Jelly Fish have lived for 650 million years without a brain must bring great comfort to a lot of people! Maybe not comfort, but it does make me feel better about my own limitations... No one can say I'm the dumbest creature on earth! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 62,349 #16 Posted September 13 (edited) 4 hours ago, kpinnc said: No one can say I'm the dumbest creature on earth! They can still say it but now you can prove them wrong. Edited September 13 by 953 nut fat finger 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
