Re: Is this true?

Posted by Ron in Nebr on February 13, 2005 at 02:41:33 from (65.169.97.49):

In Reply to: Re: Is this true? posted by Nebraska Cowman on February 12, 2005 at 16:40:01:

Cowman's right, especially with his comparison to the kid on the gravel road. I have an additional "hobby" outside of old tractors, that has me going sideways at up to 100mph on dirt tracks every summer weekend. I feel that I'm a pretty fair driver. But last Sunday afternoon on I-80 between Grand Island and Lincoln NE in the middle of a snowstorm on solid ice I was putting along and cars and trucks were flying by. I passed lots of them later on when they were sitting in the ditch. Being a "good driver" isn't all about skill, it's also about using your head and not doing something that's dangerous.

Same deal with operating a tractor. I've been on 'em all my life and usually try to avoid anything potentially dangerous. But, being human, there's probably not many among us who've never done something at some time that's made us cringe, thinking "gee, what if..." I know I have.

Normally we get by with it. Sometimes it ends up being one of those "close call" stories, and sometimes, sadly, it's the final story.

One thing though, is that you can't really compare an accident caused by an operator doing something they shouldn't to one caused by equipment failure. Two different things. Sure, when you're doing something, like Cowman's example of carrying an engine with a chain, you should always keep in mind that the chain COULD fail. I had a neighbor killed that way.

But you can't always go through life avoiding every potential failure. Nobody limits themselves to ten miles an hour on the freeway in order to be safe in case a tire blows. And nobody limits themselves to only raising their loader three feet off the ground in case something on their tractor breaks either.

Might not be the proper place to say it, but I've always been a firm believer in the theory that when your time's up, it's up. Whether you're on an airplane, driving down the road, or lying in bed. You can be the most cautious person in the world but when you're number's called, that's it....

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