Landscaping Lesson 101:

[Eric McCarthy]

Landscaping Lesson 101: When operating self propelled equipment and you trip over a root and fall. LET GO of the controls so you don't plow under a lawn. I've still got skid marks on my chest.

 

[traildust]

Landscaping Lesson 101: When operating self propelled equipment and you trip over a root and fall. LET GO of the controls so you don't plow under a lawn. I've still got skid marks on my chest.

OMG! First you had skid marks from a snake - now you have skid marks from being dragged


Scott

 

[Eric McCarthy]

I was cutting grass with the Toro walkbehind I have. I was feeling energenic and went for a stroll. Well a stroll in 4th gear is like 5 or 6 mph. Needless to say I tripped over a tree root and I forgot if you let go of the controls the mower stops. So I held onto it in an effort to keep from hiting a house. I went face first in the dirt and was dragged for like 10 feet. I managed to kick it off to the right and now the lawn looks like it has a gian J on it. I really wish I had used to velke and rode the damn thing LOL

 

[traildust]

I was cutting grass with the Toro walkbehind I have. I was feeling energenic and went for a stroll. Well a stroll in 4th gear is like 5 or 6 mph. Needless to say I tripped over a tree root and I forgot if you let go of the controls the mower stops. So I held onto it in an effort to keep from hiting a house. I went face first in the dirt and was dragged for like 10 feet. I managed to kick it off to the right and now the lawn looks like it has a gian J on it. I really wish I had used to velke and rode the damn thing LOL

The sad part is if you had video you could have won lots of $$$ on Americas Funny Videos

Scott

 

[Eric McCarthy]

NO NO NO! I dont need a painful reminder of that little stunt.

 

[traildust]

NO NO NO! I dont need a painful reminder of that little stunt.

You mean like this

I was cutting grass with the Toro walkbehind I have. I was feeling energenic and went for a stroll. Well a stroll in 4th gear is like 5 or 6 mph. Needless to say I tripped over a tree root and I forgot if you let go of the controls the mower stops. So I held onto it in an effort to keep from hiting a house. I went face first in the dirt and was dragged for like 10 feet. I managed to kick it off to the right and now the lawn looks like it has a gian J on it. I really wish I had used to velke and rode the damn thing LOL

I would do it for the money. I'd look stupid but I'd look stupid with $$$$


Scott

 

[dusty-t]

I had a walk ransomes mower. I bought it for next to nothing and it didn't take much to fix it up. But I pretty much paid my neighbor to take it away after the first time I ran it. He wanted something to cut around his summer trailer at the lake. He loves it, he says he cuts down small trees with it. One mans garbage huh? Dusty

 

[traildust]

So dusty, did you end up doing the dirt crawl like Eric?



Scott

 

[Will In Tx]

I see you felt abit lower than a snake belly after that stunt Eric....
I can see you now in Las Vegas, "Stuntman Eric and his Tricked out Mower!!!!" (crowed clapping)
Remind Santa for a reel mower

 

[Will In Tx]

You mean like this



I would do it for the money. I'd look stupid but I'd look stupid with $$$$


Scott

After & Before shots......

 

[Foisy]

Hey Will, whats going on in the second photo? Did someone actually get "mowed over"?

 

[traildust]

Hey Will, whats going on in the second photo? Did someone actually get "mowed over"?

I'll second that question - I can only wonder how the guy fell off of that thing



Scott

 

[Eric McCarthy]

Judging by the fact they are at the bottom of a hill and the steering wheel is flat and the gang reels on the mower are trashed. I dare say it was a roll-over and dude got cruched

 

[Will In Tx]

Yeah, a DOA (Dead on Arrival)
Note: paint on tires and cloth where the dude is

Might I add no ROPS

 

[Blkvoodoo]

Yeah, a DOA (Dead on Arrival)
Note: paint on tires and cloth where the dude is

Might I add no ROPS

....or seat belt !!

 

[Eric McCarthy]

Im kinda stumped. You'd thin tke seat and the little strobe light on the back would be smashed

 

[traildust]

Im kinda stumped. You'd thin tke seat and the little strobe light on the back would be smashed

Lucky for the strobe light the guys head saved it

At least they can part some of that stuff out on ebay.

By the way, that was a good catch noticing the slope and messed up mower things on the front.


Scott