Wheel Horse SAFETY SHEET from 1960's

[Lane Ranger 11,410]

I was given  this one page safety sheet that was given to tractor buyers in the 1960's (came from a pile of old Wheel Horse dealer manuals and papers) and thought it should be of interest to the Red Square Wheel Horse Forum Members.   I sent to Garry to post in the Wheel Horse Manuals area of this site.

[stevasaurus 23,281]

Great page Lane.  You would think that those stupid people are already dead....but they are still out there.   

[lynnmor 7,829]

The idiot across from me mows with a cheap green and  yellow tractor using one hand.  The other hand holds the baby or the small toddler.  Sometimes the toddler is in the tiny trailer while he holds the baby.  100% of his mowing is done this way.  I don't know how to report this, the various agencies don't seem to have a way to enforce this till after the Darwin Awards are handed out.

Edited May 7, 2016 by lynnmor

[C-101plowerpower 1,606]

i like the one with the plow, happened to me once, cable slipped and didn't raise the plow

[Lane Ranger 11,410]

Rember this was well before OSHA  and Consumer Product Safety Commission came along!

 

[slammer302 2,156]

I think I have one of those in my commando 8 paper work

[cleat 7,260]

6 hours ago, lynnmor said:

The idiot across from me mows with a cheap green and  tractor using one hand.  The other hand holds the baby or the small toddler.  Sometimes the toddler is in the tiny trailer while he holds the baby.  100% of his mowing is done this way.  I don't know how to report this, the various agencies don't seem to have a way to enforce this till after the Darwin Awards are handed out.

My daughter rides on mine with me sometimes but never while using any implement.

That holds true for my larger tractor with a cab as well.

 

[WheelHorse79 271]

I'm surprised that there isn't an illustration about mowing steep slopes.  That scenario gets more than a few people in trouble.  Sometimes it can be hard to judge a slope or part of a slope that's too steep to mow.

[Retired Wrencher 5,792]

18 minutes ago, WheelHorse79 said:

I'm surprised that there isn't an illustration about mowing steep slopes.  That scenario gets more than a few people in trouble.  Sometimes it can be hard to judge a slope or part of a slope that's too steep to mow.

If you have to mow while standing on a running board. Its to steep.

[AMC RULES 37,196]

A sign of the times...  

thought this one was cute.  

[953 nut 60,106]

I am particularly fond of this one because it is a 953.

[TDF5G 2,073]

On 5/7/2016 at 8:41 AM, lynnmor said:

The idiot across from me mows with a cheap green and  yellow tractor using one hand.  The other hand holds the baby or the small toddler.  Sometimes the toddler is in the tiny trailer while he holds the baby.  100% of his mowing is done this way.  I don't know how to report this, the various agencies don't seem to have a way to enforce this till after the Darwin Awards are handed out.

That just makes my stomach flip when I see or hear of someone mowing while having an infant on board.  That is a disaster waiting to happen.  I've never done that and never will.