Yesterday a 69 year old dairy farmer 35 miles from me lost both arms in a pto accident. I knew him quite well and had sold him bred heifers in the past. He farmed with his son on a 5th generation farm. Before I knew him, he had lost a foot in some other farm mishap as well but one would never know it, just limped a bit. One arm completely gone, the other from the elbow down. Critical condition. Kinda makes a fellow feel numb in side. Take care guys.....Ron
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Texasmark1
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Well it just takes accounts such as this to force me to obey the rules. It only takes a second to shut down the tractor and a minute or two to restart it when finished. A small price to pay for keeping your faculties intact.
Mark
Mark
rossow (mn)
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Back in the mid-1960s my uncle had a similar accident. He got caught in an unshielded PTO on a corn sheller. He lost his right arm at the shoulder and had his left arm badly broken; it eventually healed after several months. Always sad stories.
I've been hammering my kids when they are around anything with a PTO to walk around even if the tractor is off, just a good habit to get into.
I hate seeing these stories because they are almost always preventable. Thoughts for a positive outcome for your friend with minimal complications.
I hate seeing these stories because they are almost always preventable. Thoughts for a positive outcome for your friend with minimal complications.
Gary Mitchell
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I've been grabbed by one of those and was extremely fortunate to have gotten loose with as little permanent damage as I have. I happens REAL fast. gm
fixerupper
Well-known Member
That's gotta hurt awful bad and it will hurt for the rest of his life, not even considering the disability.
A few years ago Iowa State University was showing a short video of a shirt being ripped off a man by a PTO. This was not a mannequin, it happened for real. They were making a video of trees being planted using a post hole auger to make the hole. While the camera was rolling the PTO grabbed a man's shirt and took it completely off his body while he was standing there. The shirt was off of him and wrapped tight around the shaft before he even flinched. They ran it in slow motion to show the real effect. It happens quick.
Years back a dairy farmer noted for wearing
ragged clothes for work clothes around the farm
stepped over a PTO that was unguarded. They
think he went around and around for a couple of
hours before he was discovered. Just what I
heard. I would think there would not be much
left after that long of a time.
That rotten raged garment can still pull you
into a rotating piece of equipment, whether it
is in the shop or on a piece of machinery. Shut
it off
ragged clothes for work clothes around the farm
stepped over a PTO that was unguarded. They
think he went around and around for a couple of
hours before he was discovered. Just what I
heard. I would think there would not be much
left after that long of a time.
That rotten raged garment can still pull you
into a rotating piece of equipment, whether it
is in the shop or on a piece of machinery. Shut
it off
Texasmark1
Well-known Member
I have a sign on my JD round baler that says it'll grab you before you know it and it doesn't let go.
I take it as good advice. Not a pleasant thought to be rolled up in a bale.
Mark
I take it as good advice. Not a pleasant thought to be rolled up in a bale.
Mark
Yers ago I was brush hoggin with my 8n. I had started early while it was chilly enough for a jacket. When it warmed up I took it off and sat on it. That PTO grabbed it and snatched it out from under me just slicker than snot. If not for having a good grip on the wheel, I would have gone with it.
Yeow, I do this when cutting firewood. Get warm and take off the jacket/coveralls and sit on it when pulling a load out of the woods on the 8N. I will do different from now on. Thanks for sharing this as it could save me or someone on here from getting pulled back into the pto. Those coveralls are pretty long and could easily get snatched while hanging down. :shock:
This prompts me on something that I have noted in a few pics/comments over time on this website. Guys like to take their dogs with them in the cab when working in the field. My question is, do you turn the machine (not just pto or whatever) off while working on a problem? Could the dog hit a pto or hydraulic lever at the wrong time? Just a thought.
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