Be careful out there guys...

you can say be carefull all you want.

crap like that happens all the time. been going on for years.

i feel bad for the guy. but there's a word that's been around for ages.

SAFETY. and some guys just don't seem to care about it.

although i understand that even safety don't care either. some jobs are just down right dangerous.

 

Hope the driver makes it ok. Sometimes lack of knowledge that something like this can happen maybe the reason he got tangled up in it.

 

Pto? What is that

 

Power Take off - an means to power something using the truck engine and trans.

Hydraulic systems [wet lines] and liquuid pumps are often driven via the PTO and drive shaft.

Farm Tractor PTO's kill a lot of farmers every year.

Anytime you are near the spinning driveshaft you are in danger of having your coat or some other article of clothing get caught and the spinning shaft will suck you in.

 

PTO is short for power take off it is a set of gears that bolts to the bottom of the transmission that is air operated. When sitting still you use it to operate accessory equipment such as a pump or blower for unloading product.

 

#### wisbang I guess we were typing at the same time you just got yours out quicker.

 

Guy I work with lost his son to that a couple years ago...got his hoody drawstrings caught and strangled him. I think it's a bigger problem being around it for a while and you become complacent.

 

If anyone gets the chance to watch the "Charlie Morecraft Story" I highly recommend to do so. It's very sobering and it reminds us that safety is OUR responsibility. No matter what the bosses say it's our life and our family that we go home to.

 

Although this warning label in my truck makes me chuckle, it's serious business.