[AT] Who can apply for this?

carl gogol cgogol at twcny.rr.com
Tue Sep 28 16:40:27 PDT 2010


This program has been available in New York for about 5 years, the only 
problem is that there is no workable design for older AC tractors.
Carl Gogol - Manlius, NY
Tasty grazing in the Oran valley of Central NY
AC D14, 914H
JD 5320 MFWD
Kubota F-2400, B7300HST

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Rotigel" <rotigel at me.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2010 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Who can apply for this?


> Does anyone know if this is part of the OBAMA stimulus/hand out
> package? Does anyone know how a roll over bar can help "to prevent
> tractor rollovers?"
> Dave
>
> On Sep 28, 2010, at 2:12 PM, Dave Ernst wrote:
>
>> CABOT, Vt. (AP) - A rebate program aimed at helping to prevent tractor
>> rollovers is expanding to Vermont and two other Eastern states where
>> hilly
>> terrain can be deadly to farmers.
>> The program, which is already under way in New York, reimburses
>> farmers 70
>> percent of the cost of buying a roll bar and seat belt kit, saving
>> them up
>> to $765.
>>
>> Tractor rollovers are the leading cause of death on farms and
>> officials say
>> the Northeast has the highest number of them. On Tuesday, agriculture
>> officials gathered on a farm in Marshfield, Vt., to urge farmers to
>> apply
>> for the rebates.
>>
>> The program also will be expanded to Pennsylvania and New Hampshire.
>>
>>
>> Dave
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