tractor safety

By RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press Lynn Hageman sits on his tractor that has been upgraded with a steel roll bar, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, on his farm near Calmar, Iowa. Hageman was driving his John Deere tractor to a cornfield last November when a momentary distraction caused him to veer from the road, toppling the 10,000-pound machine into a ditch and pitching him violently to the ground.

Safety tips for Tractor Rides This morning I was reading a tractor safety report put out by the State of Iowa department of education. The report discussed general tractor safety. Although the rules apply to a tractor ride there also some additional situations that apply on the rides you would not normally encounter. With the large number of Antique tractor rides taking place in the upcoming summer months, I thought now would be a good time to remind readers to think safety while on the ride. Below are some that came to my mind right away.