WATCHING THIS VIDEO COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE. Take the five minutes.

We don't preach safety to be boring, but because it's the day you stop thinking about it that you wish you hadn't! We need reminders ourselves to be as safe as we can on our machines, and today's video is one heck of a reminder of that.

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This video is for entertainment purposes only. Good Works Tractors (Good Works Lawn & Power, LLC) cannot be held responsible for content found in any video. Always reference your owners manuals, use extreme caution, and proceed at your own risk.

[jaredf]

I remember reading a report on the local sheriff's office website about an elderly man who died after his zero turn slid down an embankment, rolled over and trapped him underneath. Glad this guy was okay. Be careful everyone.

[treylem]

Yeah, any slope can get sketchy in a millisecond when you're on a Zero Turn, tractors too. So thankful someone was close enough to hear him, help and call 911

[kavemanthewoodbutcher]

I worked for a country club, with my dad, for years. Dad rolled a mower into the one shallow spot in the ponds. From then on, we unbuckled our seat belts on those particular banks, because you'd be tied to a sinking mower with at least 18ft of water to fall through. Be Safe yall!

[thomasambler]

Fractured my hip and broke 4 ribs this summer on a zero turn rollover. My first time on one, I was asked to show the homeowner how to operate it. Grass was wet, on a sloping lawn. I lost control, went backwards down an embankment, and had it roll over on me. No ROPS or seat belt. 4 screws and a plate in my hip holding it all together. Be safe out there, it can turn bad in a heart beat.

[bigtimeja]

Thank you for this video. I have shared with all my friends.
Glad he survived and THANKS to the first responders.

[milonkelveyberry]

Thanks for reviewing this topic, I work for fire and EMS I have been on numerous calls that did not have the outcome this one had.

[drozcompany]

Who heard the guy? There was no one around when the first deputy showed up. Guy's super lucky.

[cdayejr]

I had not seen it so thanks for sharing

[billvilla]

Great video! Thank you for sharing. I would add one more caution...Comfort and confidence builds carelessness! I have seen more accidents with experienced operators than newbies.

[ryanclawson]

This is definitely a video that needs to be shared far and wide. Someone from my hometown was killed in the last year, similar situation. Mowing around a pond with a zero turn, it rolled over and the way it rolled killed him almost instantly.

Growing up mowing, garden tractor and not a zero turn though, my granddad (old school heavy equipment operator) hammered safety around slopes and water into us. One of many equipment lessons that I’m thankful for and that sticks with me to this day.

[TheFlatlander]

I purchased my very first Toro Commercial grade zero-turn mower this past May and I will say it's quite the learning experience going from a garden tractor to a zero-turn. I have over 40% grade hills on my 20 acres especially right behind the house and it's impossible to mow it now using a zero-turn since I have to mow it from side to side as there is no room to turn around at the base of the hill with my house being right there. I kept forgetting it has no front steering nor brakes which made for some interesting scenarios until I got used to it. The yikes factor was on a scale of 11 out of 10 for the first few times mowing. I always keep the ROPS up and my seat belt fastened. Safety first since I'm almost 70 and live alone in a very rural area of northern Vermont. Thanks for the vid. Cheers!

[Noah_E]

In September 2020 I had a fawn run out from a thicket, in front of me while heading down a steep hill with a trailer in tow. I instinctively jerked the wheel to the right and over we went, with the trailer shoving us 15 yards down the hill on its side. My shoulder still hurts from that. My uncle had the momentum from a bushhog shove his old Ford through a fence and to a 45 degree angle. It didn't have ROPS, but a rear wheel hit a fence post, keeping it from tipping further. When things go wrong it tends to happen quickly. Be careful folks and have your ROPS up as much as possible.

[GooseGosselin]

Thank you. New property and new tractor owner here. I have a pond on my place and this scares the sh!t out of me.

[whenworkisplay]

Courtney, thank you. We need to be continually reminded of just how easily things can go horribly wrong. As a relatively new tractor owner, much of my learning has been through YouTube. You mention the importance of ballast in every one of your videos. As a result, I now have fluid in my rear tires to lower my center of gravity. Big improvement in the feel of the tractor. Wheel spacers are next. Glad this incident had a happy ending. Take care, Ben

[thomaswilson]

GREAT video!! Thank you for taking the time to talk to your audience about the importance of safety. Your wheel ballast should be stock equipment on all tractors, and I personally feel manufacturers are doing a disservice by not properly balancing these tractors.

[pedrosmits]

I grew up with tractors on the farm. Learned it as a kid.

[Outdoorsy]

How ironic, I just installed wheel spacers on my b7800 yesterday. Tested it out on a spot that gave me a scare before and WOW what a difference. Highly recommend on small tractors and mowers

[davidhayden]

Great video Courtney! I do mow with a rotary cutter in some steep areas but always mow up and down the hills. Also have Rim Guard in the tires and keep the ROPS up at all times. Thanks for the safety reminder.

[JohnSmith-djgf]

More incentive to buy that offset flail mower I’ve been looking at.

[adamreed]

You DO NOT. I repeat DO NOT mow banks like that with a zero turn. Hes beyond lucky.