Re: Tractor drivers w/ kids on tractors

Posted by RAB on September 28, 2003 at 13:42:54 from (195.93.34.7):

In Reply to: Tractor drivers w/ kids on tractors posted by CT on September 26, 2003 at 22:51:33:

'Risk' or 'teach' your children at your own place well away from the public gaze, if you must.
But the people who risk spoiling our hobby, by allowing their children to basically negate show insurances, are the ones who really rile me. They are inconsiderate to everyone by their actions.
There may not be an accident at the time but if there were, or on another occasion, the press would very quickly remember seeing children at 'x, y or z' show doing things which should not be allowed. Just remember how the steamer accident (when one exploded at Medina) changed the insurance risk at all subsequent shows.
Our responsibility is to follow the requirements of the show insurance and make sure that if/when an incident occurs, the insurers don't tell the organisers that they don't have cover because they did not meet the insurer's conditions.

Personally I think that no-one should ride on a tractor other than the driver when it is in use. Death or serious injury is always the worst which could happen and does - too often.
Btw, I grew up driving tractors as a kid. Started by tripping plough in and out on a fordson standard, at age about 7, while my brother (2 years older) aimed and steered it. I was also responsible for putting the governor rod back on when it came off (quite often), next to the fan, with the engine running flat out! Moved on to Oliver 90 before I could properly control clutch and brake in all situations and can remember tractor running down-hill through a bumpy gateway and giving me a big fright (at about age 9?). I learned to select a low gear before going downhill after that! But that was 1950's and things have changed since then.

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