Our thoughts on Zero Turn Mower Safety. . .
With fatal ZTR Mower accidents hitting close to home, Ted decided to try an idea he had with fabricating a pedal operated front brake system for his personal Bad Boy Zero Turn Mower. With a lot of welding, cutting, and flat out cash, he perfected a system concept that works. This "Through the Spindle" braking system (patent pending) is designed with the purpose of allowing an operator of a zero turn mower to use the brakes to prevent loss of control while mowing on slopes, and also to regain control of an out of control mower that is sliding down a slope . . .
Watch Part 2 below
November 5th 2009 -Lawn Service Owner Rescued By Hamburg Village Officers
You have GOT TO WATCH THIS VIDEO! This man was the luckiest man on the planet this day. Do you think he wanted brakes on his mower while this was happening?
See What Lawncare Professionals on Lawnsite.com are saying about it . . . - click here!
"For unknown reasons, the man and the large commercial riding mower both fell 12 feet over an embankment near a Cranberry Creek tunnel. The mower landed on top of the man. He was taken to a local hospital for neck and spinal injuries. The man narrowly missed landing in water or on large rocks 3 feet away in both directions, they said. Peck emphasized the man was “very lucky” because the accident could have been far worse.
"Howard County Police say a Columbia man who fell down a steep hillside and became pinned under a lawnmower has died. He was mowing the grass at a commercial property. Police believe he fell down a steep embankment after losing control of the riding lawnmower.
“We know that in a perfect world, everyone would mow on flat level ground. Unfortunately, this is not a perfect world and commercial Zero Turn Mower operators often times finding themselves mowing on hillsides with slopes greater than manufacturer recommendations.”
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“This is an amazing idea! Unfortunately, I knew a buddy who slid on a mid-mount Scag Super Z into a lake after rolling over an embankment wall. I am appreciative that you came up with this idea finally.”
Matt from IL
“Your project is extremely important! This past weekend, my wife had a relative to die from a zero turn accident where the mower could not be stopped as it slipped and went down a hill. Thanks.”
Roger from KY
“I think this is a great concept and if the big boys (exmark, scag, bobcat, toro, hustler etc...) are watching, this is a new way to sell a z. Take notice. ”
TurfSolutions - Lawnsite Senior Member
“I really like the looks of it, nice job. I for one, don' t want to push the hilly terrain with a ztr, but reailty is, either myself or a worker will sooner or later. I live on a lake, and we've talked about getting a ztr too close to the bank/edge.
Nice job with the design and implementation. ”
JHastRillo - Lawnsite Member
