Finally Rolled One

[FJRay]

STOP that **** Don. I'm not done with the Beemer projects yet.

 

[08FJR4ME]

Now you need a pic in your signature for a rolled over mowie.

 

[El Toro]

My old Barber, Tom, was getting ready for retirement ... and he had a small farm he was planning to "develop" as his project.

He got a small bulldozer at an equipment auction, and he had a ball moving dirt here and there ... for a while.

Then he rolled the dozer. As bad as a mower rolling can be, a dozer rolling can be worse. It killed him . Literally.

One of my best friends, a Brit who'd settled in the USA and was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at a major university, rolled his mower once, and was knee capped. His mobility was never the same. You'd think that a Professor of Mechanical Engineering would value safety features ... and I think he does today.

Sigh....

I am glad that your incident was no worse and I look forward to your complete recovery.

FWIW, the roll bar and the seatbelt are a good idea, but you've got to use them. I've got a commercial mower powered by a water cooled 750cc Kawasaki Industrial V-Twin (the only V-Twin I've ever owned that I really liked). There's an interlock to shut down the engine if pressure on the seat is reduced. Seat belt and roll bar too. It seems pretty stable, but on a significant slope, none of them can be trusted.

Be careful ... it's a jungle out there.

 

[Jer]

Hey Don, I like people who fess up when they F__k up.

 

[Niehart]

Hope your feeling better my entertaining friend.

 

[UberKul]

Glad your'e OK Don and now that you've come out I can come clean. About 10 years ago, hit a steep bank, high centered on top, rocked it for traction and looped it over backwards. Stayed in the saddle and sorta leg pressed it to keep the whirling blades of death at bay.

Not my proudest moment but I checked that box.

 

[exskibum]

Fokking squid stunter!

 

[airboss]

Don' next Mowie Mowie

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[gregory]

Glad you came out unscathed Carver!

Safety crap???????? Nawwww

 

[Hudson]

Carver, please tell us you don't own a chainsaw.

 

[SwollenRaccoon]

Maybe you need to stick to something safer, say...........riding a fast, capable, modern sport tourer at terrifying speeds.

 

[dcarver]

Carver, please tell us you don't own a chainsaw.

Actually, two of them! I cut branches as I mow the weeds to save time..

I'll have pix of the hill soon.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Carver, please tell us you don't own a chainsaw.

Actually, two of them! I cut branches as I mow the weeds to save time..

:facepalm:

 

[Bugnatr]

I saw your mower on FB. You must have removed the beer holder before taking pictures.