[AT] Tractor rollover

Jerry Rhodes jerry38 at alltel.net
Wed Sep 13 06:19:13 PDT 2006


Walt, check your Paypal

Jerry NW Ohio

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Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 1:32 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Tractor rollover


> OK guys I have about 4 people out over 100 on the list who are sending a 
> few
> dollars for flowers and a Teddy Bear. I was hoping for a little more from
> the rest of you.  Please, lets show the family and our fellow tractor 
> lover
> that we care enough to send the very best.
>
> Walt Davies
> 14125 Fishback  rd.
> Monmouth, OR 97361
> PayPal   _daviesw739 at aol.com_ (mailto:daviesw739 at aol.com)
>
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>
> In  a message dated 9/10/2006 7:58:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> mmman at netscape.com  writes:
> careful out there
>
> The Lone Star Antique Tractor and Engine  assn show was this weekend was 
> this
> weekend and was the best by far for our  short seven years.  BUT at the 
> end
> of the day Saturday, we has a tragic  accident.
>
> One of our members was loading a narrow front JD 720 LP row  crop on his 
> high
> deck trailer and it flipped over on top of him.  He was  loading forward 
> and
> parked his trailer uphill which both contributed to the  problem.  He
> completed a 3 year restoration on this one last week.
>
> If the tractor had not had the LP tank, it would have crushed him
> completely.  He was able to drag himself out from the fenders and was 
> crushed between
> the seats but the steering wheel did not get him.  I was  announcing the 
> pull
> and saw the accident out of the corner of my eye.  I  radioed for EMS/FD 
> who
> were on the grounds and ran to the site.  He was  soon being taken care of 
> and I
> was able to cut the ignition on the tractor and  cut the feul off-- the
> tractor was still turning the wheels in its upset  position. I had to get 
> loud to
> get the crowd to move back and give EMS room to  operate and privacy for 
> the
> patient.   His new wife was standing  beside the trailer as this happened.
>
> Several mistakes were made  that contributed to this accident, but the 
> bottom
> line is a friend was hurt  and  will be a long time recovering.  He had
> lacerated liver, several  broken bones, left arm lacerated from wrist to 
> shoulder,
> broken ribs, bruised  lungs and hip.  He will recover, but will be in 
> rehab
> for a long  time.  He was removed from the ventilator this afternoon and 
> faces
> two more  surgeries on his arm in the next ten days.  We delivered the 
> tractor
> to his  shop this afternoon and are supporting his family all we can.
>
> I posted  this to remind all of you that this can happen and to remind you 
> to
> be safe in  this great hobby of ours.  I have loaded tractors on trailers 
> for
> 50 years  and I think I will relive this every time as we load and use our
> equipment.   We can "say what if" and rehash this, but in a split  second 
> a man
> was severely injured.  We have said lots of prayers at the  show grounds,
> last night and today.
> Be careful out there
> Bear
>
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