[AT] yanmar

[Greg Hass]

The rollover guard isn't a bad idea for this use. A guy I know quite well 
was mowing a pasture fence row a year and a half ago, he had mowed this 
same fence before, with a 25 hp Kabota and brush hog when he hit a washout 
that hadn't been there before and which tall grass covered. It rolled over 
in a ditch and pinned him underneath. He lay there for 6 hours before his 
brother found him underneath and called for help. He was in bad shape for 
awhile but has since returned to work after a lot of rehab although he 
still has some nerve damage. Actually, the biggest amount of his problems 
was caused not by the rollover, but by being pinned for so long and not 
having the proper blood flow. When doing this type of work, it is probably 
a good idea to let someone know your plans so if they don't hear from you 
in a certain amount of time they will check on you.
On another note, last week at a John Deere dealer 40 miles from here, a 20 
year old was working on a brush hog attached to a tractor. He was doing 
this after hours and was working  under it on a creeper. For some reason it 
lowered and pinned him underneath. He was under it for 10 or 12 hours until 
someone came to open the dealership the next morning. When found he was 
alert and talking. For whatever reason he died a short time later at the 
hospital before they could flight care him to a bigger hospital. Sad.
Greg Hass