willedoo Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 I'm not sure about other states, but I'm fairly sure the legal age here to ride a quad bike is sixteen. It's one of those regulations that gets broken all the time. For a long time now, quad bikes have overtaken tractor accidents as the leading cause of farm fatalities. 5 or 6 is way too young to do a lot of things. I grew up on a farm and didn't drive the FJ farm ute until the legs were long enough to reach the pedals comfortably, probably around 10yo. Tractor work being more dangerous, I didn't start until I was around 13. The hand clutch and gear shift needed a certain amount of strength. I think I started arc welding at 12, but that's a relatively safe activity compared to some on farms. I started grain harvesting around 14. Most farmers wouldn't let their sons on a header until they were sure they were mature enough to get all the grain in the bin and not on the ground. I started on bikes around 13 when I bought a BSA Bantam 175cc. I already knew how to ride from riding the neighbour's Francis Barnett. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacesailor Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 And yet ! . The " minimotorcycle " clubs are going well . Teaching groups of " junior school. Children " . How to ride a motorcycle safely. I didn't have Any ' riding school ' instruction . If you can Ride a cycle , you can ride a motorcycle , just don't Pedal. spacesailor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Quad bikes are dangerous. but most farm equipment is especially where Hydraulics are concerned. A torn "O" ring can make it do things that Kill you.. What's worse than a post hole digger? Though it's Safer as a hydro drive. Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 My dad broke his leg when he rolled a Quad bike on top of himself. He came home from the bowls club with a few beers under the belt and turned the quad too fast and sharp when rounding his sheep up. They are a lot more unstable than a lot of people think they are. A brother was also lucky not to be killed on one. He was roaring along flat out chasing a bull and hit a wire that was strung across a small gully. It got him in the mouth and lifted him straight off the bike onto his back. His mouth was a fair bit wider until they sewed it up. He was just lucky the wire didn't hit his neck or it probably would have been fatal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willedoo Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 4 minutes ago, facthunter said: Quad bikes are dangerous. but most farm equipment is especially where Hydraulics are concerned. A torn "O" ring can make it do things that Kill you.. What's worse than a post hole digger? Though it's Safer as a hydro drive. Nev Old post hole diggers and PTO shafts are scary. So too are grain augers, although they just cut limbs off and don't usually throw people around like a rag doll as a PTO drive or post hole digger can do. I can remember seeing more than one farm hand in the Lockyer Valley with half a hand gone from chaff cutters. It's a big lucerne growing area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenaroo Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 19 hours ago, facthunter said: Quad bikes are dangerous. but most farm equipment is especially where Hydraulics are concerned. A torn "O" ring can make it do things that Kill you.. What's worse than a post hole digger? Though it's Safer as a hydro drive. Nev yeah, one of the common ones is kids working behind tractors spotting a leak in the hydraulics. and thinking that they will put their hand around it to stop it... injects oil under the skin. real nasty horrible injury. oh your lucky means cutting and draining. if not, well amputation or worse 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tuncks Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 Farming sure is dangerous, and this danger makes it impossible to afford an employee. The cost of providing the employee with legally sufficient training and safety equipment would be prohibitive, especially given the fact that the job changes all the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenaroo Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 oh fun bit of information. Hydraulics is an unregulated industry. unlike electrical or plumbing there is no license needed (or exists) for hydraulic work 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 It's nearly always of less quality than you'd do yourself, unless you strike it lucky. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenaroo Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 thats part of it. though the lack of knowledge with fittings can be disasterous. had plenty of valves junked because someone decided to tighten an leaking fitting that was tapered. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I always did my own hydraulic repairs and modifications including making the Hydraulic pump bigger to power a hydraulic controlled and actuated pruning bar about 4 feet long. You can also get a hydraulic Power Pack that goes on the PTO. shaft. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography." – Ambrose Bierce "It would be nice to spend billions on schools and roads, but right now that money is desperately needed for political ads." – Andy Borowitz 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted December 13, 2023 Share Posted December 13, 2023 Without a lot of money backing you up you won't get far in the USA. Any one can make it Myths by a mile. Plenty of "Lemonade Kids" are going to be disappointed. Money is GOD. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onetrack Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 This YooToob video is a classic, taking the piss out of American gun culture. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Was the bloke who got shot Gay? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadpete Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 1 hour ago, old man emu said: Was the bloke who got shot Gay? Probably. What would YOU expect in the Land of The Free? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tuncks Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I liked the way that the negro was arrested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 I saw a meme today (didn't save a copy) which showed two photos - Joe Biden and a tomato. The caption read "Technically, only one is a vegetable". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 OH Very funny. Actually a Tomato is a FRUIT. . Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 34 minutes ago, facthunter said: OH Very funny. Actually a Tomato is a FRUIT. . Nev The original meme was posted by a Yank. Distinguishing between a vegetable and a fruit is probably an intellectual quantum leap for most of them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Sometimes I wonder about you lot. Of course, the inference is that Biden is a vegetable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man emu Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 2 hours ago, red750 said: Of course, the inference is that Biden is a vegetable. I knew that! I was only responding to Nev's lead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 That was only someone's opinion and was a "gratuitous" comment from a Trump appointee.. Trump makes bloopers as well but what he's coming out with should make everybody take stock of the risks involved with backing him. Anyhow referring to any body as a "Vegetable" is pretty OFF. Anything goes in the dis United State of America. Calling people VERMIN Just as Adolphe did and the military are "Suckers and Losers" according to the hopeful Commander in Chief who will have access to the RED Button. Nev 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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