Lawn Mower Safety

MRCo. said:
Another thought- effective sopping for zero turn in a lied would be he think, to me, that needs to come about in terms of a is to a safety failing. Ted brakes are out there and I would live to see how they work. They claim they do as when you brake, the front end of the vehicle / mower / whatever dips (which it does) adding pressure and thus braking performance from the front wheels. My only question on that would be that if the mower is inning away, bouncing, and the front wheels do not have constant and sold ground contact, then where is the brake power coming from to make the front dip to add braking power to the front wheels. Am I making my point? It's a chicken and egg thing. Just a thought.
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Uhmmm what?
 
MRCo. said:
Another thought- effective sopping for zero turn in a lied would be he think, to me, that needs to come about in terms of a is to a safety failing. Ted brakes are out there and I would live to see how they work. They claim they do as when you brake, the front end of the vehicle / mower / whatever dips (which it does) adding pressure and thus braking performance from the front wheels. My only question on that would be that if the mower is inning away, bouncing, and the front wheels do not have constant and sold ground contact, then where is the brake power coming from to make the front dip to add braking power to the front wheels. Am I making my point? It's a chicken and egg thing. Just a thought.
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Ok you lost me. Slow down and try it one more time
 
Problem with stats they lump zero turn and riding mowers together. I personally saw one 24 year old die this year on a zero turn. We lost 27 in TN this year on zero turn mowers. TOSHA has done little to push requirements for training and safety equipment. Franklin,TN parks lost a 20plus year employee on almost flat ground in zero turn rollover. Next most common death is riding out in front of cars.
I have training and safety meeting weekly and comply with OSHA And TOSHA i encourage all to do same.
 
Mid TN Lawn said:
Problem with stats they lump zero turn and riding mowers together. I personally saw one 24 year old die this year on a zero turn. We lost 27 in TN this year on zero turn mowers. TOSHA has done little to push requirements for training and safety equipment. Franklin,TN parks lost a 20plus year employee on almost flat ground in zero turn rollover. Next most common death is riding out in front of cars.
I have training and safety meeting weekly and comply with OSHA And TOSHA i encourage all to do same.
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Too bad this has to happen, The next thing will be that you will need a license to operate a lawn mower.
 
Mid TN Lawn said:
Problem with stats they lump zero turn and riding mowers together. I personally saw one 24 year old die this year on a zero turn. We lost 27 in TN this year on zero turn mowers. TOSHA has done little to push requirements for training and safety equipment. Franklin,TN parks lost a 20plus year employee on almost flat ground in zero turn rollover. Next most common death is riding out in front of cars. I have training and safety meeting weekly and comply with OSHA And TOSHA i encourage all to do same.
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That's the problem and probably the leading cause of injury or death for lawn mower related accidents, lack of training, whether it be in safety of experience. Everyone gets in a big hurry and I understand that time is money, but your life and having all your fingers and toes means more. I would like to know how long these operators have been mowing and how long they have been using the piece of equipment that they had their accident on.
 
MRCo. said:
Another thought- effective stopping for zero turn in a slide would be the thing, to me, that needs to come about in terms of safety. 'Ted' brakes are out there and I would love to see how they work. They claim they work as when you brake, the front end of the vehicle / mower / whatever dips (which it does) adding pressure and thus braking performance from the front wheels. My only question on that would be that if the mower is sliding away, bouncing, and the front wheels do not have constant and solid ground contact- then where is the brake power coming from to make the front of the mower dip to add braking power to the front wheels? Am I making my point? It's a chicken and egg thing. Just a thought.
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So, front end brakes work by a feedback loop of braking making the front of a vehicle dip, adding traction to the front tires. This makes braking better, which deepens the dip...etc. so- these Ted brakes need the mower front to dip in order to get traction and work. But if your zero turn is sliding, how do you ensure the front dips to give you traction for the caster wheel brakes?
 
If you start to slide you have to accelerate out of it. Catch the wheels up and drive out of it if possible. The answer is 4wheel drive zero turn if your on a slope or walkbehind or stander
 
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