[AT] tractor wreck

Almost-Running Deere deereman1000 at hotmail.com
Mon Sep 25 06:12:43 PDT 2006


Some farmers also work off the farm and evening is the only daylight they 
have.
Besides in my mind as long as you eat, one should support agriculture .

Farm equipment is no more of an problem than truckers who think they have 
the right of way because the viechle weighs 70,000 lbs of the 82 year old 
half blind lady on the way to her hairdresser and doen't have time to 
consider on coming traffic.

>From: "Bigdog" <dbigdog at columbus.rr.com>
>Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
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>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] tractor wreck
>Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:07:30 -0400
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>Lyle,
>    Farmers, like other industries cannot afford downtime just for the sake 
>of convenience.  We always moved equipment only when necessary.  If you 
>finish a field at 5 in the afternoon you couldn't just sit and wait until 
>the next day to move it and start another field..  There were still 5 or 6 
>hours of workday left.
>    I don't believe it is a matter of wanting to move equipment at that 
>time, it is a matter of necessity.  We'd much rather move it when there is 
>no traffic but sometimes you just can't help it.
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: Lyle Myles
>To: 'Antique tractor email discussion group'
>Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 11:01 AM
>Subject: RE: [AT] tractor wreck
>
>
>I just wanted to say something on this. I also was brought up on a farm and
>the one thing I do not understand about farmers is that they want to move
>their equipment during rush hour traffic on a very busy highway. To me this
>is inviting a nuisance and disrespect for their fellow drivers that have to
>use the road. It is getting close to harvest time here in Ohio and I have a
>job now where I'm on the road a lot during the day. For some reason I 
>hardly
>ever see a farmer moving equipment during the day time but soon as five
>o'clock comes around they are on the highways when people are trying to get
>home from a hard days work. I would think that farmers should judge their
>times better for moving equipment to cut down on the chances of having an
>accident and not be on the road during the busiest time of the day.
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of charlie hill
>Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 9:40 AM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>Subject: Re: [AT] tractor wreck
>
>Hi John,
>
>Sorry to hear about your  friend.  I hope his condition improves soon.
>
>I think you are correct about the problem.  I grew up on a farm and have
>been on and around tractors all my life and know how slow they are.
>However, I have personally run up on tractors on the highway and overtaken
>them much faster than I thought I would.  Even knowing the difference in
>speed it's still hard to adjust, hard to realize how fast you overtake 
>them.
>
>In many places tractors just don't run out on the highway.  I can see some
>tired trucker making that error in judgement when he is just not used to
>that much speed differential.
>
>My best to your friend.
>
>Charlie
>----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Sent: Sunday, September 24, 2006 8:22 AM
>Subject: [AT] tractor wreck
>
>
>>A friend of mine got sideswiped by a tractor- trailer the other day on a 4
>>lane highway about a mile from my house. The road was straight and the
>>trucker would have been able to see him for over 3/4 mile. They never have
>>found one of the rear tires off the tractor---think it rolled off in a
>>briar patch/woods. Punctured lung, broke ribs, broken verterbrae in his
>>neck etc. He's in ICU and appears to be there for a while. The trip he was
>>taking took about an hour on his tractor--he was changing farms to mow 
>>hay.
>
>>I know it could happen anywhere at anytime but I somewhat believe this is
>>to blame on practically no agriculture left in our area and drivers just
>>not expecting to run up on something driving going 17mph. To those of you
>>who have to get out on the road with you tractors be careful.
>>
>>John Hall
>>
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