[AT] tractor wreck

[Danny Tabor]

        Driving a tractor trailer, I've learned a half
hour early will save you a couple hours in rush hour.
If you can't do that it just pays to wait and let the
rush clear. With the way log book laws are its kind of
hard to explain losing that time just to allow traffic
to clear and save headaches.
        Now on another note, I've made mistakes
driving. Dagone it I've come up on a farm
tractor...seen it for  from a distance away but just
never registered. Thankfully I slowed her down and no
contact was made but shooo it was close. I still think
about that. And try not to throw stones when someone
is not
 as fortunate as I was.   
       I try to get on the "CB" and give warning
anytime I see a tractor or amish buggy on the road.
One time I was surprised when the John Deere pulling a
spreader came back "Thank ya driver". Kinda made my
day

Danny Tabor


--- Lyle Myles <lyle45859 at adelphia.net> wrote:

> 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-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [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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