Safety Warnings

I ignored a recall/safety warning on my ford pickup. This was to fix the brake fluid leaking onto the main computer and causing a fire. I lost the truck and since I was in the process of moving also lost many items.
 

One of my favorite safety warnings is from big pharma ads ... "do not use XYZ if you are allergic to it or its ingredients". Another were instructions that came with gigantic rocket type fireworks ... "do not use indoors".
 
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What do I frequently ignore?

Safety goggles, because I wear eyeglasses anyway, and breathing masks, because the jobs don't last long enough to worry about it and they fog up your glasses.

Don't pull the wire off the spark plug when working on a lawn mower, and I tie a rope around the handle so it won't shut off every time you let go of the handle.

I'm working on how to stop the riding lawnmower from stopping, whenever you get off the seat, and same thing with the tractor. Haven't figured out how yet.:(
 
NancyNGA said:
What do I frequently ignore?

Safety goggles, because I wear eyeglasses anyway, and breathing masks, because the jobs don't last long enough to worry about it and they fog up your glasses.

Don't pull the wire off the spark plug when working on a lawn mower, and I tie a rope around the handle so it won't shut off every time you let go of the handle.

I'm working on how to stop the riding lawnmower from stopping, whenever you get off the seat, and same thing with the tractor. Haven't figured out how yet.:(
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I don't work on the grand scale that you do Nancy, but I too try things, to make life easier but not safer. .:D .. like keeping the lawn mower running by tying something around the handle.


As for a riding lawnmower ... have you tried this? ...
(found this in Answers on the Internet)

Find the sensor which is located under the seat, there will be two wires connected to it. Cut them off the sensor and join them together. ... Most tractors will stay running if you put every thing out of gear.
 
Bonnie said:
As for a riding lawnmower ... have you tried this? ...
(found this in Answers on the Internet)

Find the sensor which is located under the seat, there will be two wires connected to it. Cut them off the sensor and join them together. ... Most tractors will stay running if you put every thing out of gear.
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Thanks, Bonnie. I'll look into that with the riding mower. You run up on a stick or something in the yard, and you can't even jump off to pick it up without the mower stopping.

The problem with the tractor is going down hill, straight ahead. Your weight shifts more to the pedals, and away from the back of the seat, and the tractor will stop because there isn't enough weight on the seat. Maybe I should tie a cement block to the back of the seat. Ha!
 
The other side of the coin is that if you fall off or flip over on a grade, you don't want the riding mower to keep going, or worse, have the blades grind you to a pulp.
 
NancyNGA said:
What do I frequently ignore?I'm working on how to stop the riding lawnmower from stopping, whenever you get off the seat, and same thing with the tractor. Haven't figured out how yet.:(
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If your riding mower is like mine, you have to set the parking brake, and disengage the blades, before you leave the seat, or it will shut the engine off. On the tractor, I just have to set the parking brake, then I can hop off. That is just good basic safety....sure would amuse the neighbors to see someone chasing a mower or tractor that was "self driving".
 
Don M. said:
If your riding mower is like mine, you have to set the parking brake, and disengage the blades, before you leave the seat, or it will shut the engine off. On the tractor, I just have to set the parking brake, then I can hop off. That is just good basic safety....sure would amuse the neighbors to see someone chasing a mower or tractor that was "self driving".
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Don, with the tractor the problem is going straight down hill, not trying to get off the tractor. Your weight shifts from being straight down vertically into the seat, to more of an angle, with weight shifting onto the pedals. I can't explain it very well, I guess. Apparently the safety mechanism goes by the amount of vertical pressure downward on the seat. Not enough weight, the tractor stops.
 
NancyNGA said:
Don, with the tractor the problem is going straight down hill, not trying to get off the tractor. Your weight shifts from being straight down vertically into the seat, to more of an angle, with weight shifting onto the pedals. I can't explain it very well, I guess. Apparently the safety mechanism goes by the amount of vertical pressure downward on the seat. Not enough weight, the tractor stops.
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I see...the safety switch under the seat is probably set for a man's weight, and may be too sensitive for a lighter woman. You might try moving the seat forward a bit, so you don't shift off the seat as much, or use your tractors seat belt...if it is so equipped...if you are going to be driving down a fairly steep grade, snugging the seat belt down will keep you firmly in the seat. Bypassing these seat switches is fairly easy, but that's a bad idea, from a safety standpoint.
 
I was a nurse, who worked in the Emergency Room. People really do stand on limbs they are sawing off from a tree. Never underestimate the intelligence of the average human. It is an impossible thing to do.
 
The last mower I had, you could disconnect the switch under the seat to keep the mower running, on my new mower, you can not do this, I'm going to try the
parking brake thing.....good to know.
 

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