Safety concern

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Originally Posted by bacrappie

Yes I do. I have a John Deere with a 54" deck. It was a nuisances to get off the tractor with the engine running...not the mower deck, and the engine dies. I found on the John Deere forum how it can be done to remove couple wires and the driver and get off and the engine still runs. So much for safety for those that mower their lawn tipping the beer can.

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I was hinting that there is always a way around engineered devises.

I too had a close call last spring and now I am much more careful. It wasn't too cold(mid 50s), but the water temps were low and Hypothermia set in quickly. If I hadn't been able to call a friend who was fishing the same lake, I am not sure I would have made it. Luckily my cell phone was not in my pocket.

3 lessons learned for me that day....
1)Always wear your life jacket while motoring.
2)Pack an extra set of dry clothes in your boat when fishing cold weather.
3)And don't keep your cell phone in your pocket, but rather in a safe place in the boat where it will stay dry and functional.

Wow! What a wake up call. Glad youre okay.Thanks for the reminder,safety first on the water,always.

Glad you are ok man. I need to get mine and start using it..

Several years ago I pulled a couple of guys out of Horseshoe Lake near Hughes. The operator started the outboard in gear, full throttle. The boat spun around in circles and threw both of them out. The boat finally turned upsided down. I was only 100 yards or so from them and immediately went to their aid. The operator wasn't wearing a PFD, but he kid with him was. Both made it out fine and very cold, but that sure was a scary thing to watch--especially in November. It was because of that incident that I got certified to teach the Arkansas Boater's Safety class. I've since taught the class to hundreds of people, mostly my students in my high school agriculture class. Safety features like the lanyard shut-off switch should always be used.