[AT] tractor wreck

[Bigdog]

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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