Horrible Farm Accident

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Woman had both arms severed by the pto on a post hole digger in our area yesterday. Husband was on the tractor but couldn't get it stopped in time. Another life lost in a farm accident. 49 years old. Be careful out there.
 
You can never be too careful around a PTO and a post hole digger. I don't like anyone even near when I turn on the post hole digger.

Rick
 
Geez,not to say that it's the bright side,but if I lost both arms I think I'd rather die.
Sympathy and condolences to the family.
 
Terrible story. . .

I don't know if I could live with that image if it happened to my wife.
 
That's a terrible situation for everyone involved. That's why I prefer to work by myself. If anyone gets killed or injured by me it will only be me, although I do try to pay attention and be safe.
Zach
 
I try not to use other peoples misfortunes to get work, and I sure dont know all the details but every day I see people get dinky little pto p.h. diggers from places like TSC and get out and try to lever them into rocky ground. Then they spend weeks trying to get holes drilled in rocky ground because its 'highway robbery' that I charge 100.00 an hour for a rock drill on the front of a skid steer. One more example of it being way cheaper to hire it done....
 
that's horrible ,,if that happened toany of my family members .. I WOULD BE DONE ....serveral yrsago ,, got my leg in the pto of grain auger ,, dam hammer hook in new coveralls hooked on the a 1/4 inch bolt ,kilt the tractor , little 15 hp 1010 ferguson ,, neighbor backed it out and got me loose ,, he land I both laffed when coulple nuts thatwere in my pocket fell out as he cut me out ,, I told him as long as that's all we find we will be alrite ,,, couple weeks later had a big ol bone bruise swell up ,, ,,
 
I second your opinion. We don't have the rocks, up here, but someone with no experience + an over worked dinky tool, with the shields removed=disaster.
 
That is what sometimes happens. When somebody tries to "get er done" with a minimal budget, shortest period of time and with what is handy nearby.
 

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